What I have written so far….

  • It’s not the end of the story….

    The day I dropped out from university, studying History and German due to mental health issues…….is not the end of the story The day when I couldn’t face going out, because I was crippled by agoraphobia…….is not the end of the story The day when my major achievement for the day was buying one pint

    Read more

  • California Baptist University

    This last week I had the privilege of visiting California Baptist University (CBU) and having lunch with the President, Dr Ron Ellis. Dr Ellis has had a remarkable career at CBU taking the student numbers from 800 students to 10,000 in his presidency. Speaking with Dr Ellis over lunch it was fascinating to hear how

    Read more

  • Ministry and administration

    Last week, I had the privilege of taking a lecture on the topic of ministry and administration at Spurgeon’s College. The audience was a room full of third year ministerial students, who are only months away from graduating and being ordained. There was, to be fair, a general look of despondence when I introduced the

    Read more

  • The distracted pray-er

    Prayers for the otherwise engaged…. I don’t know about you, but I used to dread sermons on personal prayer. I mean not as the listener, but as the author of the sermon. You see I can’t preach a sermon that I don’t believe in, nor can I preach a sermon until I am convicted by

    Read more