Welcome to my website
I am a pastor and Christian educator.
In a nutshell, this is what I do…
Understand the Bible
My online ministry focussed on creating videos and songs to teach the Bible and the Christian faith.
The Bible Uncancelled
A short, weekday thought from the Bible published on video or podcast.
This Blog
I only write occasionally here now, as my attention is focussed on the two things I mention above. However, there is an archive of over 2,000 posts which I’ve made over the last 20+ years, these posts are all still accessible.
Latest Posts
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Why we shouldn’t tear down statues
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth. Psalm 34:15-16 Something else that’s been in the news this week: the protesters for Black Lives Matter (which I…
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Social Media, #BlackLivesMatter and being consistent
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. Proverbs 31:8-9 One of the things I am fascinated by – as I mentioned again recently – is social media and the way it has changed…
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The Pattern of Sound Teaching
A week or so ago, my friend Andy asked me to write a guest piece for his blog. I duly obliged, and it was published a couple of days ago. Here’s a snippet to whet your appetite: But if the Trinity is a deeply Biblical and important truth for our faith, why is it that…
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WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!
I hate to break it to you, but – we are all going to die. Not of the coranavirus – well, not all of us, at any rate. Some will die of the coronavirus. Some will die of cancer. Some of us will die of old age, some will die young. Some of us will…
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New: Understand the Bible discipleship programme
I’ve previously mentioned my new project, Understand the Bible. I have been working hard on this for the past few months, and I am pleased to announce that I’ve just launched the new Understand the Bible discipleship programme, which is available on the website. “Discipleship” is a word which simply means, learning to be a…
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Jonathan Fletcher, Steve Timmis and the danger of tribalism
As you may have seen in the news last year, Jonathan Fletcher, former vicar of Emmanuel church, Wimbledon, has been caught up in a storm over abuse – without going into all the details, see e.g. this article. Then, in the news last week, I read that Steve Timmis, CEO of the Acts 29 network…
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I need your help!
I am asking for support – I need your help! As you may have seen if you’ve been looking at this site regularly, I’ve recently launched Understand the Bible. I need a bit of help to get it all going, it’s something that anyone can help with. I’ve recorded a video which you can see…
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“I’m not that kind of guy…”
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what type of person I am. It just seems over the last few months I’ve done a couple of things which don’t fit my “type”. A few months ago I started worrying about my fitness and health – I really wanted to try and lose some weight and…
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Am I just my brain?
A wise and learned philosopher once said, “We are living in a material world, and I am a material girl”. OK, those were the lyrics to Material Girl by Madonna – but, whether she realised it or not, I think she was onto something: many people today, especially within science, do think we are quite…