One of the things you cannot escape these days is advertising. It’s on our TV’s newspapers, online news feeds and is even slipped into our subconscious thoughts through product placement. Most adverts follow a similar line of thought, that you are fortunate if you use this product. Or, alternatively, if you don’t use this product,…
Newsletter 26 January 20
One of the things I can tell you about myself with absolute certainty is that I am an extremely consistent fisherman. Whether it’s fly fishing on rivers and reservoirs or sea fishing from a boat, a jetty or from the beach makes no difference at all. Even fishing from the bank of a river produces…
Newsletter 19 January 20
Imagine that were two people who attended a church. Person A came every week and always attended special services. They knew the creeds and could refer you to a bible quotation for a given situation. They could recite the beatitudes and the ten commandments without error. They read about theology extensively and demonstrated a sound…
Newsletter 12 January 20
One of the perks of being a minister is being involved in the marriage of a couple. Weddings are rightly a huge celebration where a couple commit to sharing their life from this point on together. While individual vows may vary, they all contain the same essential points. Out of love for one another, they…
A lot of the great stories in the western world have at their heart the quest, a journey towards a specific goal. From the first examples of “The Iliad” and “the Odyssey” to modern day classics like “The Lord of the Rings”, a hero will be called to set out on a quest. They will…