“Do you speak English?” An elderly woman asked from the other side of the locked grilled front door of my rented holiday home near Benidorm. A second woman in her mid-40s stood alongside her. “I am English”, I replied; momentarily forgetting I was standing in just my budgie smugglers! Unfazed, she asked a supplementary question […]
“…so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands. But he told neither his father or his mother what he had done.” (Judges 14:6) Carl Beech went Dutch in April and the men at Redeemer Church in The Hague were the beneficiaries of his challenging message on Money, Power and Sex (or […]
Struggling with your faith and its outworking? Two people recently have shown me the contemporary truth of transforming grace in their lives (Romans 12:1-2). The second I know, the first I don’t. Faith Under Fire. Andrew White has been the vicar of St George’s in Baghdad since 2005. Remarkably by the age 10 he knew […]
“…let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:15) Bloated and fatigued by the excesses of the festive season, resolving to stick to New Year resolutions; spare a thought for Cluj. Cluj is an old Romanian university city […]
Looking down to Fishermen’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge and all the other wonderful sights San Francisco has to offer, high above the streets of San Francisco atop Nob Hill sit several buildings which have cameo roles in Hitchcock’s Vertigo (recently voted the best movie of all time). Across the square from the Fairmount […]
Where did you spend the summer? I was fortunate to spend mine in California/Nevada doing the LA, San Francisco and Las Vegas triangle. It was a trip of a lifetime that I will never forget. One of the highlights was the opportunity to visit Saddleback Church in Orange County. Since I’ve been a fan of […]
Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 Are you listening, are you acting? The challenging words above from Jesus’ brother are unequivocal. They call for us not only to open our ears and pay attention to the preacher or teacher, but to absorb the Word […]
If you want to walk on water you’ve got to get out of the boat! – John Ortberg
Don’t we just love to stay within our comfort zones, hiding behind our busyness and (over) commitments. I know I’m as guilty as the next man.
