Dear friends Have you ever been called a ‘bible basher?’ Some Christians annoy people because they go on about Jesus too much. I want...

Did you see it? The Northern Lights? Ruth and I went out on the Friday night, so we missed the build up on tv. By Saturday it was too...

Dear friends Your work in the Lord is not in vain. You may or may not recognise the bit of the Bible I am quoting, but that’s not the...

I was once asked to take a funeral for someone who was not a believer. The family made it clear that they were not asking for a Christian...

Dear friends How do we do mission better? It’s possible that it’s time for you to take on a new project, but I don’t want to press that...

Dear Friends Happy New Year! “I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a...

Dear friends My dad always insisted that the Christmas tree lights should only be switched on after dark. Except Christmas Day and Boxing...

Dear friends, this month I want to go back to basics. “ So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums...

Dear friends Baptism is the way the church says a big ‘yes’ to those who are joining it. And this means baptism should be done carefully....

Dear friends From time to time, I get emails from LGBT+ people who want to know my opinion. They’ve been told that they are sinful....

A few weeks ago, I was persuaded to ‘tail walk’ with Ruth at parkrun. It’s the job of the tail walker to come last, partly to make sure...

Here are some things I love about Daybrook Baptist Church. You might want to challenge me on what I'm about to write. Please feel free to...

I love the Lord’s Prayer. I’m glad that I learned it as a child, even if I barely understood it. The core of the Lord’s Prayer is the cry...

Dear friends What do you want me to do for you? As your minister, I'd like to know the answer to this question, not that I'm promising to...

Dear friends Jesus is risen and …. …. there is life after death …. Jesus is with us …. there is hope …. he is Lord of the whole world …....

“I used to believe but now this has happened …” “If God is a God of love why …” “I tried being a Christian, but I fell out with God …”...

A word from James Dear friends I like having breakfast before the service. Correction. I like having breakfast as part of the service....

A song has been going through my head recently: ‘Now that we’ve found love what are we going to do with it?’* Or maybe: ‘Now that we’ve...

Good news of mega joy It’s Christmas!!! Ok, who is old enough to have just heard Noddy Holder?* I’m told that some people have up their...

Dear friends This month I’m looking for your thoughts. I’m trying to get a feel for where, as a church, we think we are. Please can you...