Thanking God for Jimmy Carter

Thanking God for Jimmy Carter

Almost all our heroes turn out to be ultimately flawed, but for me, one man who died very recently, undoubtedly disproved that sentiment. With the passing of Jimmy Carter on 29th December 2024, the United States lost the most authentically Christian president that...
Why do we never have ‘enough’?

Why do we never have ‘enough’?

Tidal surges of abundance and scarcity wash over churches with each festive season and recently, harvest celebrations provided a fleeting moment to notice the world of scarcity – a world of people without sufficient income to provide for their families. In the face of...
Light Fantastic

Light Fantastic

I remember a spectacular moment in Paris on our honeymoon: the night on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées when the Christmas lights were switched on. I remember it, because, standing right there, on the Avenue, we missed the moment. We had our backs to the boulevard,...
The Three T’s

The Three T’s

I see this book as part memoir and part final testament complementing the pastoral and more public ministry to which I have been privileged to contribute in a modest way for well over half a century. A period that has seen the horrors of what we euphemistically call...