Moving on from the inward disciplines of prayer, fasting, meditation and study, this Sunday we looked at the outward disciplines of solitude, simplicity, submission and service, rejoicing at the fact that all our disciplines arise from the relationship we already have...

Pupils at school, when learning about Easter, almost always ask the question, "Why is it called 'Good Friday' when it's the day Jesus died? What's good about that?"English is one of the few languages that calls this day 'Good' and apparently in Middle English, the...

I make no apologies for dwelling on the same Bible verses of late; this is all part of meditation, 'gnawing' on God's word until we have drained every last drop of nutrition from it. All too often I skip over passages merrily, keen to prove what a good speed reader I...