Bring People Hope
Twenty-one-year-old Matthew had been homeless for three years. Mark Russell (...
The Power of His Presence
The Duke of Wellington once remarked about Napoleon, ‘I used to say of him th...
Working Without Wilting
The average person will spend approximately 150,000 hours at work in their li...
Unity
Years ago, I was speaking to a friend of mine who is not a Christian. He said...
Perfected in Weakness
I kept getting these phone calls. They came mostly from church leaders. They ...
God is With You
I wonder whether you have ever had this experience: you are talking to a frie...
Three Bad Attitudes That Cause Division
During my time at university, I shared rooms together with my great friend Ni...
Money: A Blessing or a Curse?
Laurence was in charge of the finances of the church. He was also a deacon. T...
Only Holiness Leads to Happiness
The media is filled with stories of the rich, the beautiful and the strong. O...
Good Judgment
When I practised as a barrister most of the judges I appeared before were ext...
Anxiety and Peace
Anxiety can rob you of the enjoyment of life. The causes of anxiety are numer...
Enjoy Life in the Present
Some people see life today as the Three Witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth put ...
Who You Need to Know
We lived in Oxford for three years. I was training for ordination in the Chur...
The Night with a Mosquito
History is in many ways a story of influence. Leadership is about influence. ...
No Sloppy Living
I love to play sport. I have never been particularly good at it, but I enjoy ...
How to Raise Your Game
Some of the world’s top squash players used to practise at the club where I p...
How to Enjoy God
You and I are created to worship God. But why would God create human beings i...
Intimate Relationships
In his book All I Want is You, Bishop Sandy Millar writes, ‘When I first visi...
Sixteen Characteristics of Love
I tried following the example of a missionary I once heard about who, each da...
How to Listen to the Holy Spirit
Will Wisbey was a successful, young estate agent. He was fiercely sceptical o...
How to Find and Keep Peace
In 1555, Nicholas Ridley, a former Bishop of London, was burned at the stake ...
Wholehearted Living
I remember it as if it were yesterday. I got up out of my seat and went forwa...
Trust God to Do it His Way
I sometimes wish I kept more of a diary. I am glad that, at least, I have rec...
Winning the Battle
Of course, he did not know where it was. He was eighty-five years of age and ...
Strong Families
A busy father was looking for a way to entertain his young daughter. He found...
God's Benefit Package
I rediscovered one of my prayer diaries in which I recorded some of my early ...
Anointed by God
Do you realise that right now you are ‘anointed’ by God? ‘Anointing’ is not j...
Just Love
The prison governor was an immensely impressive, dynamic, eloquent and young ...
When the Holy Spirit Comes
I remember the first time I prayed ‘Come, Holy Spirit’ on an Alpha Weekend. I...
How to Have a Spiritual Facelift
Father Raniero Cantalamessa, a Capuchin monk, preacher to the papal household...
Fix Your Eyes on the Invisible
Do you ever get discouraged? Are you ever tempted to ‘lose heart’? If you are...