Ok, I have been a terrible blogger this past term. Apologies all. But, the term itself has actually been full of some amazing highlights and God moments, so here is my attempt to pull out a few of them to give you a flavour of whats been going on! Jan: Relational Mission Team, East England:…

I wonder how you would characterise the year just gone? How has it been for you? I was reflecting on this very question with my wife last night. Our conclusion? For us, it is has been a year full of emotion. While emotions may be an alien concept to Mr Spock and an un-necessary evil…

I was with a friend in Kettering yesterday, where the father of the modern missions movement William Carey hailed from. You can still go and see the plinth erected in his honour, with his most famous epigram ” Expect great things of God. Attempt great things for God!” In honour of  William Carey, from whom…

Apologies for not blogging much in the last month. As you can imagine, settling into a new life takes time! One thing I have been freshly aware of in these days of change for us as a family, is the amazing cohabitation of suffering and resurrection that make up our lives. Some things come in…

Well, we have landed – touched down in bedford at our new home. Please come and visit us, we would love to see you! I start my new job at the mighty Kings Arms on 1st September, and already have all of the excited and nervous emotions that go hand-in-hand with starting a new job.…

I move house next week. Moving on to pastures new inevitably causes you to look back and remember the pastures of old. 15 years in the great city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the magnificent City Church, have given me so many significant and treasured memories. Marrying my sweetheart, Carole. Getting a first in Social…

Many of you may already be aware of this, but after 15 years in Newcastle, my family and I are finally on the move. ‘Where are you going?’ , I hear you cry – Vancouver?  Rotterdam? Timbuktu? No, none of the above – we are, in fact, moving to Bedford, UK! Our current destination date…

“Your daddy is standing in a swimming pool out a little bit from the edge. You are, let’s say, three years old and standing on the edge of the pool. Daddy holds out his arms to you and says, “Jump, I’ll catch you. I promise.” Now, how do you make your daddy look good at…

We have often talked about Jesus words in Mark 2:22 where he says: ” And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins.” It has occured to me,…

I love the story Bill Johnson tells of a time a few years ago when God spoke to him and simply said ” Bill, I want to thankyou for telling the world that I am good”. The Gospel is good news because of the one that it originates from, the one that it speaks of, the…