The evangelical and charismatic branches of the church are the ones that have nurtured me all along the way.  They have shaped the Christian I became and yet, swallowing the teaching of them whole for several years also began to give me indigestion!  I look at my faith as a 20 year old and I … More Marginal

There are things that are right and true. There are things that are wrong and false. And then there are opinions which skirt about both of those. These are the places where it is easy to become partisan and entrenched when the true path to truth lies within a mixture of both. I believe that … More True Paths

I recently had the opportunity to revisit, for a few brief moments, a place that has become special to me.  It is almost a year since I was baptised in the River Almond in Perthshire, by the same stretch of glen that I spent a contemplative day outdoors considering some big messages on a ‘retreat’ … More Dead or Alive?

Gaza.  Israel.  Ukraine.  Russia.  Syria.  Air catastrophes.  Serial sexual abuse.  Kidnapped Girls.  Poverty.  Injustice.  Ineffectual governments…plus any number of personal/community/family challenges…. How do you pray with all that?  How do you cope with the heartache and despair that these things bring?  How do you bring these things to God?  How do you feel about the … More Praying Amidst the Chaos

I’m captivated, most of all, with the actions of Jesus as we see him walk through the pages of the gospels.  His engagement with all sorts of people is so powerful.  We should never underestimate the problems Jesus had with the establishment as he mixed with, ate with, had compassion on, and made friends with … More Jesus, Friend of Sinners

Ok, so I can hear the questions.  I’ve raised my head above a couple of parapets in the last few weeks on a few issues and, as I said in a previous post, there will be many praying for my soul.  Again, all I can say is thank you! I have links with a wide … More Evangelical?

The other side of my last post is that there are, of course, some large ‘hub churches’ who could be very significant players in the ‘re-evangelisation’ of the UK.  By that, I mean the massive Good News of the Kingdom being tangible everywhere, not thinking about evangelistic scalp hunting, but full Kingdom potential. The Celtic … More New Apostolic Networks – Part 2

I thought it might be worthwhile visiting this graphic I drew a few years back.  At the time, I’d been doing a lot of reading/writing/thinking about the shape of church leadership, particularly under the influence of writers like Frank Viola, Alan Hirsch, Neil Cole et al.  In the end, I had grown so tired and … More New Apostolic Networks

It takes an enormous amount of faith and courage to step out into the bigger vision of your life.  I don’t know how many of us stop and consider what we’re on the planet for. I had the opportunity, whilst away last week, to have a night out under the stars, in silence, fasting.  I … More Vision Quest

The spiritual life is never static.  We’re either growing deeper or growing stale.  I guess it’s the same with our belief systems, our theology, or ‘doctrine’ for want of a better word.  It’s not so much that some things stop being true, but as life moves on and we are taught by life, by God … More The Protest is Over (for me at least)