When I had finished writing my last Sunday’s sermon, I deemed it to be one of my usual, bog- standard efforts – just short enough to stop the congregation having a snooze or having to admire the church’s architecture for too long. I considered that sermon to be acceptable at best or indifferent at worst; but certainly there was nothing…

My dog seems to be more popular and liked than his master! I believe that’s down to the dog’s good behaviour and manners, his unobtrusive and gentle ways of interacting with people, and his eager obedience. Overall, he’s undoubtedly a likeable creature. And I humbly take all the credit for that as I trained my dog, I keep my eye…

Lucky coincidence. Bad luck. Unfortunate. Happy ending. Pure luck. These are just a few examples of the many phrases and expressions that we use every day to describe the happenings in our lives. They have in common the assumption that things can happen without any logical reason, cause or explanation. Moreover, things happen without our own input, or contrary to…

To put it mildly, Thomas is rather reluctant to believe in Jesus’ resurrection! He makes his position on that very clear: ‘Unless I see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’ His words are…