‘I will make you fishers of men, fishers of men, fishers of men, I will make you fishers of men, if you foll-owwww meeeee.’ Perhaps some of you remember that old Sunday School bible chorus – and apologies for the non-inclusive language, it was of its time! I certainly remember singing it… and no doubt … Read more
One of many people’s favourite passages, including those who would not call themselves Christians, is that famous text from the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes: (3:1-11 excerpts) ‘There is a time for everything… a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot…. a time to … Read more
I often get asked about the Trinity – this uniquely Christian understanding that God is one being with three natures: Father, Son and Spirit. How did we get to this point? Is there a bible verse which gives us ‘the Trinity’, all neatly packaged up? The truth is that there is no one single verse … Read more
Of the many characters in the biblical story, John the Baptist has to be one of the best, doesn’t he? The camel hair clothing, the diet of locusts and honey… Be honest: you’d travel out into the desert to see what all the fuss about, wouldn’t you? I think I would. John plays a vital … Read more
The message of Jesus is good news. Indeed, that’s what the word ‘gospel’ means – literally ‘good news’. And yet sometimes we can miss the wood for the trees; we can all too easily forget that, at its heart, this really is good news. Better than good: it’s the best news I ever heard – … Read more