Messy Prayers

What is your prayer life like? Are there times when you feel like it’s easier or harder to pray to God? Perhaps you know the feeling of wanting to pray about something, but working out where or how to start is like finding the start of a roll of tape,…

Spiritual CBT

We’re often encouraged in our culture to speak ‘your truth’. Apparently, it’s no longer enough to just speak the truth – the truth is now highly personal! And as well as being personal, your truth can even change or develop over time… in fact it…

Open your eyes to reality

I have recently been looking at 1 & 2 Kings. There are so many nuggets there that have warmed my heart as I’ve seen God’s faithfulness in taking care of his people, but I just can’t look past the recorded interaction between the prophet Elisha…

Sing a Song of Judgement

When did you last sing a song about God’s judgement in church? A few years ago I introduced a new song at my church. It was a new arrangement of John Newton’s ‘Day of Judgement! Day of Wonders!’. I was a little worried about how it might be received.…

A regular diet of Scripture

Although it shouldn’t surprise us, hearing the word of God regularly can be surprisingly helpful as we navigate life, mid-2021 included. The frustration of another lockdown, separation from loved ones, the monotonous grind of working life,…