For Christians, the word ‘cross’ symbolises the centrepiece of our faith. However, it is also a verb which denotes an action, a definite and deliberate

“Why not try to paint a picture based on your favourite hymn?” There are many hymns I love, so it’s always hard to choose a

I was raised in a Christian family and was 12 when the Lord called my parents to missionary service. Seeing other countries and cultures was

“You’re not Irish!” he said with a derogatory smile on his face. I was confused, because I thought I was. Some might quip that it

What playlist have you planned to use this summer and what’s it called? Nowadays many of us use playlists on our phones or tablets to

Some words can provoke a reaction. I have sometimes spiced up a conversation with friends by dropping in a word that I know will be

What do you think is the greatest challenge for missionaries? Apparently it’s not necessarily the uncomfortable climate, the unfamiliar diet, the difficulties of language, the

Interesting times we live in! Even if you were alive for the last global pandemic, none of us have experienced anything like this before. The

In this blog, let us think about how our strategies in mission compare with the early church in Acts. Here are two passages from Acts which

Standing one evening with my grandson, who was three years old at the time, we were gazing into the dark night sky. Trying to be

God’s call to us was progressive, slow and measured. Probably, in my case, it started when I was born to missionary parents who came from

Coronavirus: the word on everyone’s lips and the fear in (almost) everyone’s hearts. Response to the pandemic has been mixed. We cannot fail to be

With every job description comes information about the task at hand: what have I to do? Who do I report to? What resources are available

What does it mean to waste life? This is a burning question that all human beings need to face as individuals. Many are wasting the

Being a missionary is not an occupation that many young people would consider these days. When I started as a missionary, there was no salary,

It was toward the end of 1989 when the Lord stopped me in my tracks. For years I had heard the gospel through a Christian

In Acts 8:26-35, we eavesdrop as Philip shares the Message of Jesus with a fellow-traveller. 1) Listening to God (8:26, 29) Philip was a person open

In my first blog I mentioned how important Christian camps have been to us as a family and especially to our two boys Josiah and Joseph.

What should our strategy for mission be?That’s a question many books and articles seek to grapple with. But whilst a lot of these strategies are

These were the remarkable words that Jesus said to his disciples.  They’d seen that the crowd who were there to listen to Jesus were in