Originally appeared as Yoursfaithfully column in Sentinel (Stoke-on-Trent local newspaper) on 23 March 2011 War and civil unrest. Airstrikes. Earthquake and Tsunami. Nuclear threat. Recession. Record unemployment. The news headlines make depressin...

Gypsies really are the last and the least here in Romania. At the bottom of the pile when it comes to hygiene, housing, healthcare, education, employment - everything. Doctors need to take a bribe before they will consider giving anaesthetic to a ...

Sometimes following Jesus is a struggle. The Bible, prayer, and church all can feel a drag. It feels like you’re wading through treacle. If you’re feeling like this now, then I may have some encouragement for all of us. This morning I was reading ...

1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This took place before Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from th...

18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the l...

26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and s...

2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. 3 You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warrior...

Most of the time, I’m a hopeless Christian – especially when you consider that the literal meaning of Christian is “little Christ”. Most of the time I bear very little to Jesus, who … Who, being in very nature God,did not consider equality with Go...

On Sunday evening millions of people were gathered in pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants across the world to watch the World Cup final. Many in Africa wanted to celebrate the first World Cup held on African soil. Kampala was no different; that is, ...

Since I began full-time church work as a curate in the Church of England last year, I have become increasingly convinced of the need for the church to engage with the local community, to be salt and light, to allow the light of Jesus to shine out ...