» Rocks into water
16/04/24 14:00 from Living In Grace
When we read the words of Scripture, we see that people in Biblical times believed that miracles ...
» ‘If I had Known ...’
15/04/24 21:09 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
There is only one other person currently, besides myself, who has attempted an original metaphysi...
» The Rendevouz
15/04/24 08:59 from Living In Grace
The word 'rendevouz' means: "a meeting at an agreed time and place." Although this word ma...
» Greeting In The Pews
14/04/24 19:15 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
Many Churches have debated "greeting in the pews", which was virtually unknown a generation ago. ...
» Seasons Refreshing
13/04/24 19:13 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
One of our Church’s small groups asked to see me once for input -- three of their members were in...
» The Robin and the Sparrow
12/04/24 14:20 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
A lovely poem comes to mind. I don't know the source: THE ROBIN AND THE SPARROW Said the ro...
» Quote: Discomfort
12/04/24 08:00 from An African's Reflections.
» Learning Perseverance
11/04/24 17:44 from Living In Grace
Do you ever get the impression that God is wanting to teach you something? Or that you are experi...
» Official Photo
11/04/24 17:25 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
My sister A located a photograph of our family in the SOAS University of London archives, and obt...
» The Pouncing Cat
10/04/24 18:12 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
An urban minister fairly regularly needs to deal with situations which are or may be unethical, c...
» Choosing a way to pay a debt
09/04/24 20:25 from Living In Grace
“When I treat other people with kindness and love, it is part of my way of paying my debt to God ...
» British Passport
09/04/24 19:26 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
Well, here's some good news: HM Passport Office Dear Thomas Scarborough, Application refere...
» Tragic Mystery Solved
09/04/24 18:19 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
My wife died tragically of cancer. She told me at the end that she knew she had cancer from the t...
» Faking Faith
08/04/24 21:24 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
A young wife and mother came to see me. She was deeply troubled over her husband's spiritual apat...
» Days Off
08/04/24 21:11 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
I took every Monday off, in ministry. One Monday, someone called me, and said: "I know it's your ...
» A clean, smooth canvas
08/04/24 14:12 from Living In Grace
Jean Pierre De Caussade reflects on the difficult act of allowing God to shape and guide our live...
» Creating a Buzz
07/04/24 19:10 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
Every year, my city Church had an anuual fête. Along came a year when we decided to introduce a c...
» No Age Limit
06/04/24 19:33 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
Something we proved in city ministry -- without intending to prove it -- was that one does not ne...
» Walking Stick
05/04/24 18:46 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
I set myself the challenge of designing a (genuine) walking stick which would convert to a (genui...
» A connection between pain and healing
05/04/24 13:45 from Living In Grace
"In this crazy world, there is an enormous distinction between good times and bad, between sorrow...
» Fateful Decision
04/04/24 20:46 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
When I received an offer of publication for my magnum opus, Everything, Briefly , there were vari...
» The Elixir
04/04/24 13:06 from Living In Grace
George Herbert wrote a remarkable poem in the early 1600's called the Elixir. The English is very...
» Courage doesn't always Roar!
03/04/24 11:03 from Living In Grace
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ...
» Bonriki Airport
03/04/24 07:31 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
Someone wrote to me this morning from Bonriki, which hosts the international airport on Tarawa. I...
» Xhosa Humour
02/04/24 22:22 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
I was caught again, last week, by Xhosa humour (my wife is Xhosa). Xhosas will say things with a ...
» Passport Costs
02/04/24 16:59 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
I applied for two passports last month, one South African and one British. How much did the passp...
» The unveiling and the invitation
02/04/24 12:18 from Living In Grace
We soon discover that there are not enough days to pause and reflect on the power of Jesus' resur...
» Election Posters
01/04/24 22:15 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
It's less than two months to South Africa's elections. Election posters line the streets by now ....
» Jazzy Heart
01/04/24 18:33 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
An editor friend was re-creating the "legacy" pages of Everyday Practical Electronics Magazine on...
» Only for fools
01/04/24 17:08 from Living In Grace
The timing of April Fool's Day this year, (just one day after the Resurrection), makes an interes...
» My Next Book
31/03/24 19:35 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
My next book has exceeded novelette size -- novelettes being a maximum 20,000 words. It is now in...
» House Mother
30/03/24 11:30 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
Here are some of the young women wife E works with on behalf of the Church. E is a "house mother"...
» Good Friday Service
29/03/24 16:52 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
I attended this Anglican Good Friday service this morning, on the outskirts of Cape Town's city c...
» Ungoverned
28/03/24 17:39 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
I wrote to a friend on 24 April last year, commenting on my visits to the townships: "Late last y...
» A great display of love
28/03/24 15:00 from Living In Grace
Sometimes we don't have adequate words to express the depth of our feelings. When the woma...
» The Coins
28/03/24 12:14 from Living In Grace
How much is Jesus worth to you? When Judas approached the chief priests and negotiated to h...
» Duties at Boarding School
28/03/24 07:58 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
History. So often it's the detail that gets lost. So this is interesting as a list of new boys' d...
» Striking Church
27/03/24 09:56 from Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged
I have at least 30 photos of Dutch Reformed Churches on this blog. They appear under the label "L...
» The Crown
26/03/24 13:21 from Living In Grace
The closest I have ever come to wearing a crown is at Christmas time, when we don the paper crown...
» The Crowds
25/03/24 15:54 from Living In Grace
Wherever Jesus went he was followed by a crowd of people. The more the news about him spread, the...
» The Lamb is presented for inspection.
23/03/24 08:21 from Living In Grace
It was customary for the Passover Lamb to be kept for four days before the actual Passover ...
» Speak up for the rights of the destitute
21/03/24 11:19 from Living In Grace
As we remember Human Rights Day (in South Africa) on the 21st of March, it is good to reme...
» Wave after wave
20/03/24 11:06 from Living In Grace
The image of waves crashing onto the seashore is a beautiful picture for us all. There is somethi...
» Dealing with distractions this Holy Season
19/03/24 13:11 from Living In Grace
As we embark upon this sacred season of Holy Week, there are many things that threaten to distrac...
» A big misunderstanding?
18/03/24 13:24 from Living In Grace
When Jesus had set his mind and heart towards Jerusalem, he pronounced: “The hour has come f...
» A thought for Saint Patrick's Day
17/03/24 19:06 from Living In Grace
Most of us are aware that Patrick is the patron Saint of Ireland, and yet he was not technically ...
» Are your hearts hardened?
14/03/24 11:37 from Living In Grace
Jesus sure knows how to ask tough questions! When his disciples were arguing over who forgotten t...
» What my own hand at investing has taught me about life and leadership
13/03/24 19:00 from An African's Reflections.
If you need financial advice, I am definitely not the person to listen to! Nevertheless, I would ...
» Don't you see?
12/03/24 13:17 from Living In Grace
In the space of a few verses in Mark 8, Jesus asks his disciples a series of questions. We dealt ...
» Don't you remember?
11/03/24 12:50 from Living In Grace
Lent is time for remembering. We should remember all that Jesus has done for us and all that we a...