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Getting a new job aged 74 is quite a challenge. King Charles III has served the longest apprenticeship in human history! I hope that...

It is said about the incarnation, that those expecting a shout when Messiah came missed his coming because he came in a whisper. I was...

I was sorry to hear this week of the death of George Verwer, the founder of Operation Mobilization. What a colourful and quirky character...

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...