The world’s most precious crown was, of course, made of thorns. John, as he records the crucifixion of Jesus, portrays his humiliation in...

For me Wrexham has always been a drive-past town: nowhere special. And yet there I was in a restaurant in Rijksweg of all places,...

“You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have.” Dutch saint, Corrie Ten Boom, learned that lesson just...

“Did Jesus make his own bed?” A key question for Easter and more to the point, one that I have never asked before until this week. By...

Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani? Terrible words, so terrible that both Mark and Matthew, record them in the original Aramaic. Not quite the...

Yesterday, it was just like one of those everything-going-wrong dreams. I looked – and my script wasn’t there, at least the first and...

“And you probably know someone,” writes Pete Greig, “who makes you fall in love with Jesus all over again.” I’m currently reading his...

“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon,” observed Napoleon Bonaparte. He could have added: “And a Parkrunner...

Invincibilized, not a word I am familiar with. However, whatever it is, it is worth having - according to midwestern pastor, Dane...

You may be following the SNP leadership contest north of the border following the abrupt resignation of Nicola Sturgeon as First...

“Putin’s calculation is simple: a Ukraine with a permanent war in its eastern region will never be fully welcomed by Europe or the rest...

“In this troubled town, troubles are found.” And don’t we know it, as the BBC series “Happy Valley” comes to its final dénouement. I’ve...

UK gripped by 'chuckle crisis', headlined the Daily Star this Wednesday. The strapline continued: 42% can't remember last time they...

Ross So good to hear from you. This email is amazingly timely!!! You will discover why shortly. You are on our guest list! You may...

For some books, the title tells you everything. How about: Spoon-Fed: Why Almost Everything We’ve Been Told About Food is Wrong? I’ve...

“I am going to get you back for all these pictures when I am there next month." So responded one daughter on WhatsApp on Monday, as she...

¡Hola!  Well, here we are again in Los Cristianos, on the southern tip of Tenerife, for our annual vitamin D fix. And like this time last...

“Dad, it would make my life much easier if you were dead!” So begins his story of the two sons as Jesus responds to the grumblings of the...

A remarkable story of the Holy Spirit in action to encourage us as we enter a new year. This week I stumbled across the Ethiopian Kale...

Just three words. You may have come across the app What3Words which gives a unique location, accurate to within three metres, for...