Posts from July 2020

I’ve been staring at this spot for some time… What do I write? Earlier today I received the message that someone close to me was ‘POSITIVE’ – no, it was actually a total mistake. But it gave pause. How challenging that word ‘positive’ has suddenly become! None of us should think we are immune from the possibility, that one day… It is a sobering thought. It was a…

This morning we learnt of the death of Dr J I Packer, whose work is known to many of you and whose influence reaches many more. Having benefited greatly under the ministry of Dr Martyn Lloyd Jones he along with John Stott were key instruments used of God to bring about a resurgence of biblical and evangelical ministry in the Church of England in the latter half of the…

As I write I am also watching the uploaded streaming of Sarah and Robert’s wedding. What a blessing to be involved with them and to serve them in this way. I know you all join with me in prayer for the Lord’s blessing on their married life, their growth in the Lord’s grace together, their developing usefulness in serving the Lord together, as well as for their parents and…

How’s your sense of ‘community’? Carl Trueman, Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at Grove City College in the USA, recently observed how swiftly things change in the sense of community – ‘Strange to tell, it was only a month ago that the nightly news was seasoned with inspiring stories of communities coming together in countless acts of kindness toward the…