The Psalms

The books of Psalms is my favourite book in the whole Bible; like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, I can say ‘I am reading the Psalms daily, as I have done for years. I know them and love them more than any other book in the Bible.’ I can’t remember when I first discovered the...

Becoming who God wants us to be

Genetics is a controversial area of science, particularly when it comes to manipulation of genes to cure diseases. The recent decision to allow a new technique preventing mitochondrial diseases by creating a “three-parent baby” — a child in which the vast majority of...

Your Royal Blood

Rend Collective’s song ‘Your Royal Blood’ reminds us of the victory which Jesus, the King of Kings, won for us at Calvary: ‘Your blood will never lose its power. Your blood will never lose. Your victory will stand forever Your blood will never...

Royal Quiz

As part of our family service on ‘Royal Rulers’, we had a quiz all about royalty. Three teams had to answer 50 questions about ‘royal links.’ The Crown Jewels had to be identified: ‘Royal’ animals had to be named (King Charles...

Royal Rulers

Despite being the 2nd Sunday of the month, tonight was our family service, looking at the theme of ‘Royal Rulers’. This Sunday is the celebration of Epiphany, traditionally associated with the arrival of the Magi. It is not certain if these were...