I love this time of year, with all the signs of new life around us and I can’t think of anything more delightful than seeing young lambs springing in the fields, it does my heart good.  I could stand and watch young lambs for hours and find their antics both entertaining and relaxing, yet cute…

I survived for the first sixty years of my life without giving much thought to how many steps I was doing each day.  I can remember a colleague way back in the seventies saying that we should be provided with pedometers at work to record how many steps we took in any given day, and…

Until recently, I had never heard of the village of Llanymynech, which, as you might guess from the name, is located in Wales, well, almost.  What makes Llanymynech an interesting place, is that thee border between England and Wales runs along the A483, North Road, the main street in the village, meaning that residents on…

Luke 24: 36-53 My hope is that as you read this I will be in the Yorkshire Dales with my extended family, sharing a holiday.  It will be good to all be together again, it is five years now since Karen and I have been part of this holiday, mainly because of the pandemic and…

Coming home from a meeting a few weeks ago, I inadvertently timed my journey through the heart of the town to coincide with the end of a football match at Portman Road, not my best idea ever.  The match had only just finished and I was thankful that the crowds of fans now filling the…

Based on Luke 19: 1-10 I love reading biographies and auto biographies and have quite an extensive collection of books, audio books and digital books. Perhaps I’m just nosy, but I want to know what drives people, how they become successful, how they overcome hurdles and even survive against all the odds.  I particularly like…

Based on Luke 9: 12-17 Many years ago, before I became a minister, I was asked to preach in an Anglican Church, I processed down the aisle with the vicar and the dignitaries of the Church and went very confidently to the seat I had been allocated, facing the congregation.  Without thinking, I sat, in…

Based on Luke 19: 12-17 For many years St Andrew’s Methodist Church in Undercliffe, Bradford had a Church Conference Weekend during November at Green Gables Hotel in Scarborough.  Scarborough Weekend was an important part of my Christian journey and played an import role in my formation into the person I am today.  I owe a…

Lent 2 Jesus serving with gladness Based on Luke 4: 16-19 One of the great pleasures I still get out of life is meeting strangers who don’t know what I do for a living, one of my greatest desires is to be normal and be accepted in the way most other people are, rather than…