Pools in the Desert

Have you had a holiday recently? The Covid-19 pandemic has put that on hold for a lot of us over the last year or so. For many who have...

After Jesus had gone home to Heaven, his disciples were left alone. They'd been out on mission, with him in the lead or with him in the...

When Jesus was born, he left his glorious position in Heaven to come and live amongst his fallen creation. He did a really good job for...

When Jesus rose from the dead he proved that we are now reconciled with God, if we choose to believe in his sacrifice. After being...

It's a beautiful time of year, flowers blooming all around, warm days when the sun manages to come out, birds singing happily. We're...

I suppose that, for most of us, life doesn't turn out as we anticipate. While children we probably don't have any firm expectations, but...

OK, you can stop singing Land of Hope and Glory. That isn't what I had in mind. At the time of writing it's Palm Sunday, one of the...

Yes, now's the time of year when the Church of England celebrates the coming of the angel Gabriel to Mary to tell her that she was going...

Perhaps that seems a silly question. Devil worship is abhorrent, despicable, loathesome, and it's impossible to understand why anyone...

Do you ever like to show off? Never? Really, is that quite true? All the time? O dear! Some off us would never dream of it (well most of...

Wouldn't it be nice if everyone always gave us what we want? Opening presents at Christmas and on our birthday would be great and there...

When Jesus was baptized, God his Father spoke to the crowd out of thin air and the Holy Spirit descended on him like a dove and rested on...

And don't we need one at present? Lockdown in the summer was one thing, but being shut up at home in the short, cold days of winter has...

If we were producing a film about the young Saul of Tarsus, we would be looking at casting someone good at villainous roles. From a...

To be honest, I don't really know, but then no one else really seems to either. However, Jesus' baptism turned out to be very...

Life had been very dramatic for Joseph and Mary for quite a few months. First that angel had turned up and talked to Mary about having a...

On the eighth day of his life, Jesus was formally given his name. Everyone present was told at the ceremony that this baby was to be...