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I have known four recent pastors of East London Tabernacle in Mile End, London. The church began with the ministry of the first student...

I wrote last week about the anticipated Oasis reunion in 2025. In an article in the Times David Hepworth, whose book Hope I get Old...

One of my favourite psalms is Psalm 133 which begins: “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” The 2011...

Monday morning is a delicate time for the preacher. Some preachers feel exhausted or down after a busy Sunday, especially if things have...

It is that time of the year again when pastors or church members are on their holidays and each Sunday morning has something of the...

Two radio programmes in the past week have got me thinking about the power of storytelling. The first was Desert Island Discs featuring...

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris was notable for a variety of reasons. It was an imaginative spectacle that used Paris...

Preachers, politicians and stand-up comedians still speak to crowds. President Zelensky of Ukraine has combined the last of these two in...

The election campaign has underlined how bad politicians are at answering questions. It seems impossible to get a straight answer for a...

The United Kingdom is in the midst of both a general election and another visit by England and Scotland to the Euros. England, one of the...

The Dead Preachers Society is one of the several areas of interest that occupy me. We have held a conference on preaching past, present...

Last weekend I was in Kehl in Germany (just over the Rhine from Strasbourg in France) speaking at a preaching conference for Ukrainians...