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When refugees drown
“Let the exile come, let the stranger come let the weary come find rest.” So begins Robin Mark’s haunting song “Come heal this land.”...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 23, 2023


When we go back in time and place
Well here we are in the walled township of Villefranche-de-Conflent, nestled in the foothills of the Pyrenees, about 50k from the...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 16, 2023


When God bounced me up and down
I was ordained by mistake, or at the very least, the result of a big misunderstanding. There lies a tale and because the main events...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 9, 2023


Does God support Everton?
For me, it was more than the usual nerves. This was a spiritual battle as I desperately tried not to pray: “Lord, please, please don’t...

Ross Moughtin
Jun 2, 2023


Christian celebrities, the ultimate oxymoron.
The apostle Paul lacked personal charisma – and he knew it. And his opponents were quick to point this out. “His letters are weighty and...

Ross Moughtin
May 26, 2023


When the Son of God enters the Sun
Those of you who read the Sun would have been given a helpful lesson in theology in yesterday’s edition under the headline HEAVENLY DAY...

Ross Moughtin
May 19, 2023


The World Wide Web is today's Wild West
Thank you, many of you, for your warnings! The most recent was from Peter earlier this week. “Just wanted to let you know that, apart...

Ross Moughtin
May 12, 2023


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

Ross Moughtin
May 5, 2023


When Wrexham became good news
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,...

Ross Moughtin
Apr 28, 2023


What would I have done?
“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...

Ross Moughtin
Apr 21, 2023


Did Jesus make his own bed?
“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...

Ross Moughtin
Apr 14, 2023


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

Ross Moughtin
Apr 7, 2023


When my masterpiece floats in a puddle
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...

Ross Moughtin
Mar 31, 2023


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

Ross Moughtin
Mar 24, 2023


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

Ross Moughtin
Mar 17, 2023


But does God actually like me?
Invincibilized, not a word I am familiar with. However, whatever it is, it is worth having - according to midwestern pastor, Dane...

Ross Moughtin
Mar 10, 2023


Is Kate Forbes electable?
You may be following the SNP leadership contest north of the border following the abrupt resignation of Nicola Sturgeon as First...

Ross Moughtin
Mar 3, 2023


Defined not by our borders but by our bonds
“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...

Ross Moughtin
Feb 24, 2023


Is there any hope for TLR?
“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...

Ross Moughtin
Feb 17, 2023


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

Ross Moughtin
Feb 10, 2023
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