May 18, 2024
There has been an exhibition of Ian McKillop’s paintings ‘Stations of the Resurrection’ at Leicester Cathedral. I could include them all in this blog, they are powerful paintings, but I’ll include two that particularly arrested me. If you’d like to see more, they are...
Apr 22, 2024
Every year around Eastertime, we gather together with several thousand (!) Christians at Butlins for a week of worship, teaching, and fun. I have a long history with Spring Harvest, having attended there as Marketing Manager of Prospects for People with Learning...
Apr 8, 2024
Storms angrily raging all around, bringing fear at their mighty sounds, furiously flinging everything all over the ground, but, such peace in Jesus I have found. He paid my debt for all I’ve done wrong, so I’ll sing with joy a thankful song, for now all my...
Mar 26, 2024
“How great is the Lord and most worthy of praise” (Psalm 96:4) Recently I have found myself looking back over my life and thanking the Lord for the way he has always been with me and looked after me in every situation despite the fact I often haven’t known he was with...
Mar 25, 2024
Our recent online Conference focused on events of Holy Week. We thought we’d share some of the reflections from it, for those who were unable to join us on the day. Blessings at Holy Week. Palm Sunday (Anthea): Jesus walked ahead of His disciples, He knew He was...
Mar 13, 2024
Spring heralds in a New Creation. Life awakes for us again. Winter’s deadness swiftly leaves us. Birds’ songs heard in bolder strain. Lenten calm concludes in darkness Of Good Friday’s fatal day. Easter Day breaks forth in gladness. God’s love for all has had...
Feb 28, 2024
Please…. Three years ago, a group of women from Palestine sat down to write the 2024 World Day of Prayer (WDP) Service. They knew the service would be used across the globe. They knew they’d be leading the world in prayer. What they didn’t know, as they chose...
Feb 6, 2024
We’re probably all familiar with the term ‘Pay it forward’; it became very popular in 2000 when a film with that title was released. The film is based loosely on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde, and it tells the story of 11- to 12-year-old...
Jan 27, 2024
I first met Iris Fielder in October 2017. I was speaking at an Open Ears conference. It was my first Open Ears event, and I was not sure what to expect. I knew people would be kind – the team I liaised with before the event had shown me that – but I hadn’t...
Dec 18, 2023
Luke 1:26-38 The Angel Gabriel announces the Incarnation to the Virgin Mary. Imagine the young virgin Mary sitting in a room in a one-storey house on a street in Nazareth. There is possibly a wooden door on the latch, so the Angel Gabriel we are told entered the room,...
