The Chief Dangers

It was General William Booth who said, “The chief dangers of the 20th century will be religion without the Holy Spirit, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without hell.” ‘Writing in the late 19th century, this was extremely insightful – prophetic. Prophetic in the sense of both … More The Chief Dangers

The Church of Gomer

There’s no particular reason why I haven’t preached through Hosea before through the course of 20+ years of ministry – there are other parts of the bible I haven’t covered either. The only reason I’m doing it now is the personal impact it has had on me in recent months and the way that is … More The Church of Gomer

Miracle of Fellowship

I’m in my old bedroom at my mother’s tonight as I write, and this room is filled with all sorts of memories, but my mind is on none of those things tonight except when the Holy Spirit came and gave me such a deep assurance of his presence and my salvation in a way that … More Miracle of Fellowship

Watching over the flock…

This photograph was taken by Joan, a recent visitor to Sannox Christian Centre, whilst I was out on the hills at North Sannox with a group, praying for the Island. We were remembering the long story of devastation of these lands through forced migration of peoples and praying for a homecoming. Many of the folks who’d have … More Watching over the flock…

Kick Start

It really is a rare thing that God brings someone into your life, even if for a short while, who immediately and without reservation wants to talk about the things you want to talk about. More than that, even rarer to find an individual who has actively wrestled with similar things you’ve wrestled with.  It happened … More Kick Start

Do I blog?

Someone asked me this week, when talking about a whole load of things that I’m actually quite passionate about, if I blog. I said, ‘not really’. It wasn’t a lie, but what I wanted to say was ‘yes, but I kinda stopped because it’s too painful.’ Seeking my own comfort, I stopped expressing what God was laying on … More Do I blog?