Time to Pray More
It has been nearly two months since my previous post: ‘Time to Pray.’ In that post I wrote the following …
Author Archives: David
Time to Pray
I’ve read quite a few books about prayer and how to pray. Some were good, some were not. But surely …
Time to Reflect
I travelled by train when I needed to be in Hereford one morning this week. It is only a twelve-minute …
Time Stops
To celebrate our 40th Wedding Anniversary Marilyn and I returned to one of our favourite places on this planet. To …
Time Flies
Christmas came and went. Now Easter has also passed. At Christmas we celebrated the birth of a special child. At …
What’s the Point of Church?
I struggle sometimes with the question of who church is for, and what church is for. What is the point …
Dregs
I looked expectantly into the mug, but only the dregs remained. Certainly not enough to satisfy my craving for coffee. …
Change is good. Right?
Work takes me to Scandinavia a couple of times a year, mainly to Sweden and Denmark, with visits to Norway …
How Lovely on the Mountains
My journey to attend a business meeting in Switzerland the other week included taking a train from Genève Airport to …
Up, Up and Away
Earlier this week I was one of sixteen people who met at Worcester Racecourse at six in the morning. Apart …
Poor in Spirit
Trust in the Lord Take delight in the Lord Commit everything you do to the Lord Be still in …
Stolen Joy
I watched The Shack for the second time the other night. I knew that I needed to watch it again, …
Unexpected
British winter isn’t what it used to be. The last significant winter event took place in 2010. During the winter …
A Distant Generation
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn …
Blessed not Stressed
I never imagined that three inches of snow would create havoc with the transport network in Switzerland. In the UK …
A Couple of Flakes
The announcement from the cockpit this morning advising passengers on a BA flight to Zürich that the snow was causing …
Weird
When I was a child I considered church normal. It wasn’t always fun, but it was normal. Most of my …
Clean Hands
Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has …
Books and Covers
Tempus fugit and it is nearly two months since a post last appeared on this blog. Christmas with family and …
Uncomfortable
Are you comfortable with your comfortable church, or does the fact that your church has become so comfortable make you …
Sweaty for Jesus
Thirteen folk from my church went to a Matt Redman concert last night. The trip was organised for the youth, …
What I Want
I have a confession to make: my study of the Welsh language has fallen by the wayside. Life seems to …
No Longer Here
I first blogged about my Aunty Beryl five years ago. By then Beryl had already spent one year in a …
Dinosaur Church
One of our children had a thing about dinosaurs. I can’t remember who it was but I do know that …
Dirty Coffee Cups
I have a corner in my home office where I retreat to spend time with God. It separates me from …
Wish You Were Here
Today I submitted a photograph to a competition for amateur photographers. The subject of the competition was ‘Wish You Were …
Whose Church?
I’m still having trouble getting Harvest Bible Chapel Miami out of my head, even though I am back in the …
Following
I wasn’t sure whether to look for a church during an extended business trip to the USA at the end …
A Miami Blessing
I don’t enjoy long business trips, but sometimes God uses them to catch my attention and speak to me. One …
Lessons from a Guernsey Holiday Cottage Garden
Ever since I had a Fitbit I have had difficulty standing still. Why waste the opportunity to accumulate more steps …
In Transit
I can’t tell you how I felt when the island of Guernsey appeared out of the mist on the starboard …
