Power and Poverty

I have been reading Dewi Hughes’ book, “Power and Poverty: Divine and Human Rule in a World of Need”. Hughes is the theological advisor for Tearfund. Hughes spends a lot of the book unpacking stuff that lots of other writers already cover well, with a whole section on what the Old Testament says about God’s [...]

Cardboard Testimonies and Leafy Suburbs

God has drawn very near in the midst of a very busy Holy Week and Easter weekend. In yesterday morning’s family service, Lynley used the following “cardboard testimonies” video clip with the soundtrack of Graham Kendrick’s “Led like a lamb.” We sit on the front row rather than facing the congregation, but during the film [...]

Eli

Last Sunday, Lynley was preaching on the call of Samuel and asked me to deliver a monologue. The opening line, “I’m Eli,” raised a laugh but Lynley still made her point effectively. During this week’s mission studies seminars the same passage of Scripture was referred to (1 Samuel chapters 2 and 3) and the tutor’s [...]

Morning Prayers and Epistemology

Caitlin has been full of cold and conjunctivitis all week, and apart from conducting a funeral on Monday afternoon and a few errands yesterday I’ve been home with her. There are times when it is good to have the normal routines and rhythms of life stirred up a little. Whilst I would much prefer Caitlin [...]