Not long to waitI have just returned from Latvia. I was there for the first three Sundays of Advent. I tried to follow my own advice and preach on Advent…Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 2024
Reading the RoomI was asked about what strategy Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones used when he sensed that he might be losing his congregation on a warm Wednesday…Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 2024
Maintaining the LineI was thinking today about how much surface cultural noise invades the preacher in the first quarter of the 21st Century.Nov 25, 2024Nov 25, 2024
Read Mark LearnIt is always interesting to teach preaching in different settings.Nov 19, 2024Nov 19, 2024
In TouchI love the writings of the 5th century preacher Augustine of Hippo. I had not been aware of his recently published work: Instructing…Nov 11, 2024Nov 11, 2024
Learning to WaitTravelling home yesterday we passed a shop that had Christmas trees for sale leaning against the wall.Nov 4, 2024Nov 4, 2024
Untold StoriesLast week I spoke about reading Elizabeth Strout’s new novel Tell Me Everything.Oct 28, 2024Oct 28, 2024
Tell Me EverythingI have recently returned from holiday (hence the break from this blog). Although it is sometimes true that “a change is as good as a rest,”…Oct 21, 2024Oct 21, 2024
Being with itThe actor Adrian Edmundson speaks about his comic influences, these including Laurel and Hardy, Spike Milligan and Flannagan and Allen.Sep 30, 2024Sep 30, 2024
