November mists

Around Highgate this morning, the streets were eerily shrouded in mist: How we need God’s light to shine so that the mists are driven away by the brilliance of His light: ‘For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our...

Meandering

I always love it when I discover the etymology of a word and today, as I am preparing for next week’s Bible study, I have discovered the origins of our word ‘to meander.’ This word means to wind or twist and is often used of a river, because it is...

A Call To Prayer

I love the Message version of 1 Timothy 2:1-3, urging us to pray: “The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business...

What’s In A Name?

The Bible is full of names, many of them unpronounceable to English tongues, and often skipped over as we read the Bible because of their unfamiliarity and our impatience with lists. They remind us, nonetheless, that giving something or someone a name is a vital...

Celebrations

I’ve been thinking a lot about celebrations, as people have struggled with this aspect of life this year. Celebrations –  birth, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, leaving school and even funerals – have all been affected by the restrictions placed...