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gives you a selection of my public teaching -
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I Hear You
Of the simplest things to make the world a healthier place, the gift of listening – patient, undistracted – must rank near the top. And it starts with God. Among the many characteristics of our generation, one failing stands out increasingly: we do not listen as well as we should. I doubt the human race has ever been good at this. How many times have we passed on a piece of information, only to find it horribly distorted once it has gone through the hands of several people? In our darker moments,
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Recent Topics You May Have Missed
What Does War Do To Human Relationships, Paul In Athens, The Autocrat And Their PR Problem, The Disciple, The Light Footprint Of Mission, On Standing In The Desert, Why Do We Get So Much Pleasure In Being Hard On Others, +
Recent Topics You May Have Missed
Why The Christian Journey Is More Like The Film, Elijah's Spot Kick, The Good Shepherd, Barnabas People, skin Deep, Light Touch Intercession,
Keeping Spiritual In An Over-Sceduled World
- As long as work – even work for the Lord – takes precedence over time spent with the Lord, we will lose our bearings. In the parable of the prodigal son, it is fascinating to see how many people
Pushy Parents
- The social phenomenon of the pushy parent has received a lot of attention recently. Can ambition be sanctified and put in the service of God? We all know pushy parents – the kind who are so intent on ensuring their children get ....
The Greatest
- True honour is to be found among those who take their turn at the back of a queue. The phrase ‘I get it’ is a pithy soundbite by which politicians mean: ‘I understand exactly how you feel and what you are trying to tell me .
Hannah's Prayer
- Out of one young mum’s anguish comes the joyful prediction of a world remade. .There is a critical difference between the Quran - the Muslim holy book - and the Bible.
The Rex Factor
- God is looking for people who can shape their world in the image of Christ. Those who shape their own lives first are best placed to do this.. Unlike Edith Piaff, most of us have regrets in life.
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Special One
- As John Lennon almost said, mission is what happens while we're making other plans. Our work for God is right in front of us, just where he intends it. There is no blueprint for how people come to faith. For many it is an incremental process,
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What Do We Do With Bad News About Other?
- If we allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by so much mediated human suffering, we may become less alert to the social needs we can do something about. Official news of victory in the Battle of Waterloo took three days to reach
The Anointing Of Jesus
- Mary poured onto the floor, via Jesus' feet, a whole year's wages of perfume. It was a show-stopping gesture; a remarkably sensuous act of devotion. The raising of Lazarus from the dead sealed the death warrant of Jesus
THE UNLIKELY CANDIDATE
- God is an idiosyncratic manager of the resources at his disposal, but then again, perhaps he has to be, as the numbers often don’t stack up in our favour
Reading the Book of Judges is an unsettling experience
The Body
- St. Paul’s metaphor about the body of Christ is one we are very familiar with and yet which remains surprisingly underdeveloped in our thinking..People struggle to think in corporate terms; we come at the world from our own ....
Mary's Song
- Life's key question is not what, but who makes us significant. Just ask Mary.. It has been said that saints were the celebrities of previous eras. There is some truth in this.
The Great Divide
- A fundamental detail of discipleship is to find the eyes to see the God we trust in the people we meet.. The parable of the sheep and goats has been a remarkable inspiration for Christian outreach through history