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Having returned from holiday on Good Friday I was dispatched on Holy Saturday to find some Cadbury’s Mini Eggs. What I found were piles...

I enjoy teaching preaching. It is a particular delight to teach in a variety of contexts. Some settings are academic; others are more...

The BBC has been in something a muddle in the past week. Former England footballer Gary Lineker was stood down from his role as presenter...

What do preachers do after a busy day of preaching? I often like to wind down with a TV series or film. Yesterday, after a busy day of...

I have been moved this week by the graciousness and clarity of the words of Kate Forbes in dealing with the reaction to her candidature...

In the past few weeks two high profile female politicians have unexpectedly tendered their resignations. In January New Zealand’s Prime...

Last week I went to see the latest film by the film director Stephen Spielberg. The Fablelmans is a semi-autobiographical film that tells...

With apologies to the hymn writer Isaac Watts, the epitaph for many preachers could well be: ‘Ten thousand, thousand are their texts, but...

How emotionally connected to a congregation does a preacher need to be? Now that I preach in a variety of settings rather than in one...

As a parent and grandparent, one of my favourite requests is, “Tell me a story.” This weekend the power of story came home to me again...

I have written before on how helpful I have found the ministry of Tim Keller, formerly of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. For...

Yes, it is that time of the year again. How many times have you heard those words or said them in the past few days? For me the “Happy...