THE FRAUDSTER Let’s face it- none of us likes paying taxes. And none of us agree with the way our taxpayers’ money is spent. Which is why “the taxman” has…

JOHN THE BAPTIST: THE FORERUNNER So- on a scale of 1-10, how would you rate John the Baptist’s life? He was the only child of very elderly parents; born into…

SINGING IN THE RAIN OK- why shepherds? Why did shepherds hear the angels and not weavers or ploughmen or shopkeepers or priests? What was so special about shepherds? You could…

OUR LIVES MATTER Someone remarked to me recently that he felt he was in the class of people now most in danger of discrimination. He is an able-bodied, white, middle…

WE SHALL REBUILD What does a man of God say to people whose world has fallen apart? The Old Testament scholar, Gerhard Von Rad wrote that, “when an individual is…

ROMANCE When you think of “romance” what comes into your mind? Mills and Boon books? Red Roses on Valentine’s Day? Love films that have you reaching for your handkerchief? Or…

LIFE SKILLS In a Stella Gibbons’ novel “Cold Comfort Farm,” a well-organised young lady called Flora Poste goes to live with her relations on a farm in Sussex. This farm…

GOD’S NEVER-ENDING STORY: THRILLER So, against incredibly high odds, Moses got his people out of Egypt. Some years ago, the Cubs acted out this story in a Church Parade and…

GOD’S NEVER-ENDING STORY: SUPER HEROES I had to edit this story to create a coherent reading for our service today. The story of Noah as told in Genesis is made…

PARTY’S OVER. OR IS IT? For St John, the party was, quite definitely, over. His years of following Jesus around had not always been easy but were filled with exciting…