We all love joy don’t we? No not the 1980’s TV programme about a roguish antiques dealer starring Ian McShane. It is not a word or a feeling we usually associate with evangelism. More often it is words like fear, unconfident and intolerant. Yet Jesus sends out the disciples in two’s in Luke 10 on mission into the field …Read More

Thank you for your interest, support and prayer for the work with churches I have been doing to help with sharing our faith in Jesus with those around us. As always for those of us in education, August gives a time for rest and reflection (it is a perk of the job – there are not many…) which I intend to make the most of…Read More

Recently I asked some young people at a youth club who don’t go to church to draw what they think God would look like if he / she / it did exist. I gave them a couple of examples – a Father Christmas look alike (classic) and a mirror (deep…). They came up with some far more interesting (and better drawn) pictures…Read More

My daughter was recently on a London underground train. It was busy but not packed so she managed to get a seat. Sitting diagonally from her was a lady, probably in her sixties, dressed in a smart suit. The suit was orange, bright orange. The woman was holding a coat. It too was orange, bright orange. My daughter…Read More

Once there was a man who had 100 followers on Twitter. But one day 1 of them stopped following him. What should he do? Once there was a man who had 100 followers on Twitter. But one day 99 of them stopped following him. What should he do? The picture that Jesus gives in Luke chapter 15 is that God goes after the 1. He loves and cares…Read More

There are many reasons for us to get involved with evangelism: we are commanded to (Mat 28 v 19), we should have compassion to (Mat 9 v 36), we are compelled to (2 Cor 5 v 14), we have Christ’s example too (John 20 v 21). But another reason to we can find tucked away in the tiny book of Philemon which I think is particularly apt for people…Read More

What do you call someone who is not a Christian? There’s no punch line. It is not a joke. Non – Christian seems to be the usual term. To me it sounds impersonal (non) and negative – emphasising what someone is not. I think God would have something much more positive to say about someone…Read More

When I was growing up tattoos were only seen on skin heads on their knuckles or necks. Now of course everyone has them everywhere, regardless of what their heads are like. At work recently someone told me that they had got their first tattoo. When I asked what it was they said it was a cross on their chest…Read More

Little and Large. No not the legendary comedy double act. Strangely though they did appear in a recent sermon of mine. Not in person though sadly. It is an ongoing discussion and debate about the strengths and weaknesses, pros and cons, balance between and relationship of large scale evangelistic events and personal…Read More

At Christmas there was a community event run by a pub where the organisers invited the local church who I am involved with to be part of. They wanted a nativity play so they asked the Minister for some general directions and then wrote the script themselves. They cast it themselves but asked the church if anyone wanted to…Read More