The most frequent kind of prayer prayed is the 'quick fix' prayer: the prayer we pray in desperation ('Lord, save me!') The psalms are full of these prayers (Ps 6:4, Ps 22:41, Ps 31:16, Ps 40:13) and there's clearly nothing wrong with such prayers. Nonetheless, it is...

Events are like buses, it seems: you can go months without anything happening, and then all at once, there are two events in one day! On Saturday 28th September, we have our Macmillan Coffee Morning at church between 10 a.m. and 12 noon. The buns and cakes are all...

Bezalel and Oholiab. Not the easiest names to get your tongue around, Not the most well-known Bible heroes. They killed no giants. They defeated no warring armies. They are not listed in Hebrews 11 with the heroes of faith, But tucked away in the Exodus narrative,...