The Biggest Question
Discover a modern retelling of the Good Samaritan story.
Don’t Throw Hope Off the Cliff
Hope is not blind optimism. It is not ignoring the realities of injustice, suffering, or rejection. Hope is the conviction that even in the face of resistance, even when we are pushed to the edges, God is still at work. Hope is the courage to proclaim a love that is wider than expected, to insist on justice that includes those who have been cast aside, and to trust in the abundance of God’s grace when the world tells us to hoard what we have.
Hold On to Hope
The words ‘hold on to hope’ kept running through my head yesterday, so this is the result, a new hymn!
Our Purpose Remains the Same
Whatever goes on in the world, the church’s purpose remains the same: Love God and Love Neighbour.
When You Change the Way You Look at Things… the Things You Look At, Change…
What if we viewed our churches though the lens of abundance instead of scarcity; what kind of energy and ministry would be unleashed?
Magnify
On Epiphany Sunday, I drew the word ‘magnify’ as my star word for 2025. My plan is to focus on uncovering beauty and positivity, countering the tendency to magnify negativity in life and ministry.
Hope Is Worth the Risk
What are you willing to risk hoping for?
Are You Ready?
A childhood friend of John’s meets him again.
Who Me?
What is your calling in life? What is God calling you to do now? How will you respond? Will you say, “Here am I, send me?”
Living in the Light
Connecting Remembrance Day, a child from Belfast in the 80s, the results of the USA election, Brené Brown, Rebecca Solnit, and 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11.
My Window on God's World 