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Like many people, my plans for 2020 went “out of the window” when coronavirus and the lock down happened here in the UK.  As I have wrestled with this new way of life, I have been asking the question “what is God saying to me through coronavirus?”  This is the fourth blog in this series.  […]

This is the third part of my series of blogs of what I believe God is saying to me during this time of coronavirus.  I hope these blogs will spark some discussion in the fellowship to which I belong.  If they spark wider discussion, Great! This is one of the hardest blogs in this series […]

This is the second in my series of blogs about, what I believe God is saying to me at this of lock down due to the Coronavirus. The point of these blogs is to spark some discussion and help the fellowship I belong to explore what God may be saying to us at this time. […]

The email landed in my inbox the other day.  It was another invitation to attend a Zoom Meeting.  This one looked really interesting, it was more than an opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues.  This invitation was to engage in a discussion about “What is God saying to the Church through Coronavirus.” I […]

I hesitated as to whether to write, yet another, piece about the coronavirus.  Why?  Because I am really fed up of hearing about it!  Every news report, TV program mentions it.  My professional and personal life has been incredibly disrupted by it.  I have to think twice before I leave the house and, at times, […]

Isolation. It’s a word that many of us are growing familiar with at this time.  Whether we are isolated because of health reasons or, isolated because of the circumstances at the moment. Phone calls and social media contact are good, but they do not take away the feelings that isolation brings with it I know […]

My immediate response to that a question like that should be; “of course, in time, everything will get sorted out.”  But, in the depths of the night, when my mind is turning somersaults, I find myself feeling less confident.  I have looked at some of those warm phrases on social media, and found myself comforted […]

There is no escaping the fact that Coronavirus has had a massive impact on life. The way in which we live life has changed dramatically in the last month. We have seen the panic buying, the strangeness of “social distancing” and now, we are living with the “new norm”. But, I have a problem… You […]

There are some words in the book of Joshua that have, recently, been coming back to mind.  The people of Israel are about to enter the promised land.  Joshua instructs the people to follow the Ark of the Covenant, the symbol of God’s presence with His people, as it is carried into their new land.  […]

I wanted to share with you some thoughts from “behind the scenes” from, what has been, one of the most heartbreaking and difficult times of ministry that I have known. I have been really privileged to be part of a wonderful Church community in Clacton-on-Sea since the end of 2007. I have a great team […]