Letter from the Manse (145)

Thought provoking, biblical, often topical but always worth a read!

  • The Decay of Evangelical Faith

    I’m writing this from Haverigg - a small village on the Cumbria coast. We’ve come here for our summer holidays, as we have many times before. I’ve been taking the opportunity to find out a little about the history of the churches in this area.

  • Friendship

    I spent a day recently with one of my closest and dearest friends. He was for many years a member of this church. Now he lives in another part of the country. But our friendship has not diminished. We meet maybe half a dozen times a year - at conferences,…

  • The Deacons

    For the last few weeks, there’s been a whiff of new paint around our church building. Sometimes it’s been no more than a faint fragrance in the air. At other times it’s been very noticeable...

  • Floods

    The floodgates have opened. Winter 2013/2014 has been declared officially the UK’s wettest winter since records began. Our hearts go out to people who have lost everything - including, in some cases, their nearest and dearest. Many people are very angry.

  • Five Points

    I am encouraged by the feedback I’ve had about the Sunday morning series that’s just come to an end. It’s the first time I’ve preached a series on “the Five Points”.