Had the last dodos seen what was coming, would they have wised up? Would they have clung to life; sacrificed innocence; developed mistrust; embraced cynicism; and, in the world’s eyes, avoided becoming a watchword for stupidity? This world where wisdom is foolishness and life is death. © Steve Mann, 2026 Jesus asks his disciples to…
I was listening recently to a programme on BBC Radio 4 about Homeboy Industries, a rehabilitation project in Los Angeles for former gang members. The project was set up by Father Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest, and I was particularly struck by one quote attributed to him. “People don’t come here to become good. They…
Photo: West Devon: A30 Okehampton turn off © Lewis Clarke, via Geograph/Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Original image can be viewed Here Back in the mid-80s, I was living and working in West Devon while engaged to a girl from the West Midlands (who would later become my wife!). That meant that I…
You’re unlikely to see Gordon in your pulpit but is any of his wisdom transferrable to life in your church? In a previous thought I reflected upon the encounter between Joseph and an unnamed man in Genesis 37. Although the man is not identified as a man of God in any way, God uses the…
You’re unlikely to see Gordon in your pulpit but is any of his wisdom transferrable to life in your church? In a previous thought I reflected upon the encounter between Joseph and an unnamed man in Genesis 37. Although the man is not identified as a man of God in any way, God uses the…
You’re unlikely to see Gordon in your pulpit but is any of his wisdom transferrable to life in your church? In a previous thought I reflected upon the encounter between Joseph and an unnamed man in Genesis 37. Although the man is not identified as a man of God in any way, God uses the…
In a previous thought I reflected upon the encounter between Joseph and an unnamed man in Genesis 37. Although the man is not identified as a man of God in any way, God uses the words he speaks to redirect Joseph on the path that will eventually lead him to Pharaoh and the means by…
Sometimes it is the small and seemingly irrelevant details in a Bible passage that can prove the most interesting. Take, for instance, the example of Joseph from the Old Testament. You will almost certainly remember his brothers selling him into slavery when they got the opportunity to do so. That opportunity arose when they were…
Jesus Christ, you are my life We continue a series that seeks to take inspiration from the words of newer hymns and songs. The previous thought in this series focused on the song ‘These Alone Are Enough’ by the Catholic hymnwriter, Dan Schutte. Today’s song may also be better known to our Catholic sisters and…
These Alone Are Enough Take my heart, O Lord, take my hopes and dreams Take my mind with all its plans and schemes Give me nothing more than Your love and grace These alone, O God, are enough for me Take my thoughts, O Lord, and my memory Take my tears, my joys, my liberty…