Photo by Magda Ehlers on Pexels.com Yes, that’s right, this blog is 10 years old. In April 2011, I wanted to create a space where I could think aloud and reflect on issues of faith, social justice and transformation. Since then, I have published 512 articles, so roughly one a week. The process of writing… Continue reading What 10 years of blogging has taught me…
Category: Personal
My friend Stuart Ryland, 1969-2020
Today was the funeral of my friend Stuart Ryland. Stu was a great friend and Christian brother and his passing has devastated me. Stuart’s younger brother Andrew has been one of my best friends since I was 7, so for many years I saw him mainly as ‘my mate’s big brother’. Stuart was always nice… Continue reading My friend Stuart Ryland, 1969-2020
Tell the truth
Photo by Pexels.com Tell the truth to the person you share your life with. About what you think, how you feel and what you want. Tell the truth about what you do when no one is looking. Tell the truth to your children. About the big things and the little things. Help them not to… Continue reading Tell the truth
My cousin and the bitter cost of drug addiction
This weekend, I was on the BBC1 programme Sunday Morning Live discussing homelessness and begging. I was on the programme because I disagree with the view of journalist Matt Broomfield who believes people should give 'directly and unconditionally' to people who are begging. Experience My views on this issue have been shaped by 20 years of working… Continue reading My cousin and the bitter cost of drug addiction
Grace + Truth 