If I were to rattle off Christians, alive or dead, that have influenced me over the years, C.S.Lewis must be in the top tier. Continue reading →

Introducing love Continue reading →

Today’s front page story in our local newspaper provides disturbing reading: Continue reading →

Around ten years ago, I embarked on a period of training needed to become a Street Pastor. Continue reading →

Preface Continue reading →

I was contacted yesterday, out of the blue, by someone planning to do a radio program about Southend, who asked if I could help. Continue reading →

According to Wikipedia: “Elmer Gantry is a 1960 drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to small town America. Adapted by director Richard Brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis and stars Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy and Shirley Jones.” Continue reading →

I am writing this minutes after an unlikely England men’s Ashes cricket victory, bearing in mind that eighteen months ago they were comprehensively thumped playing when playing Australia in Australia. Continue reading →

Once again, some churches, supported by members of the community, are looking forward to running its night shelter program from late November, for four months, Continue reading →

When I popped into my favourite café this morning for an illicit breakfast, I happened to get to read the only paper that was available, “the Sun”, and the story that stood out had the same title I have used for this posting. Continue reading →