When I look back and forward over weeks past and weeks to come, life resembles one of those carnival rides where you go up and down, round and round, and get off feeling rather dizzy. In ministry there is a regular diet of fixed and unplanned activity: organising things, going to meetings, being the diplomat…
Politicians are clearly in pre-election mode but so far there is a notable absence of any party-political slogans for 2019. No doubt they will emerge shortly – so stand by. ‘Slogan’ is a strange word. It comes from the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghair which was a highland battle-cry designed to stir the hearts of warriors and…
This is not the article that I put to bed around 5pm on Friday. That will now be next week’s contribution to the newsletter. The event in Christchurch New Zealand cuts across everything. It cannot be left to one side. It needs to remain front and centre, and occupy our thoughts for some time to…
One of the big themes of Easter, is that a man who did nothing wrong finds himself being vilified and nailed to a cross. His only ‘crime’ was to confront the ruling elite of the temple with the truth of their abuses and corrupting practices. They were ignoring the impact of their economic and psychological…