Writing a book, or for that matter a blog, can be a difficult task these days. When it comes to getting people to read your work it is much harder than it used to be. You feel like you are fighting against computer algorithms that reward controversy, negativity, and basically anything that creates strong emotions. But those algorithms are fed by what WE read, click on, like, share and review. If I had one plea to anyone reading this article... Read more
Some articles have a life that just goes on and on. A couple of these are twenty years old but people keep on reading them! If you are looking for something to read, some of these articles may catch your eye too. Here are the most read articles here during 2025 that were written before that: 1. Barnabas Piper: Pastor’s Kid, Divorcee, And Minister Barnabas Piper: Pastor’s Kid, Divorcee and Minister 2. Tim Keller On Divorce And Remarriage Tim Keller... Read more
253 years ago today. Two remarkable hymns released. One horrific mental health breakdown. Great grace of friendship. A day that changed the world. Let John Newton speak to your heart today in modern English through the early access preview of my book released today. Read more
Top Thirty most visited articles written this year It never ceases to encourage me that what I write on here actually gets read. Around this time of year I like to reflect back on the year that was and share again the most popular posts. My 2025 was a strange one as I began the year feeling increasingly unwell and not writing much at all. I ended up in hospital and gathered several more diagnoses over the first half of the... Read more
Allow me to be the first to wish you a Happy New Year! Yes I know I am early... Please claim your FREE copies of two of my books on Amazon from 1st January to 5th January. Check the promotion is active when you order as it might vary slightly according to timezone and other Amazon foibles. Read more
I interviewed my friend and hero Peter John Smyth (“PJ”) who many of my connections will remember fondly as a passionate preacher and Christian leader. Among other things we spoke about his experience of blood cancer, and what it was like being the son of the man whose scandal led to the Archbishop of Canterbury resigning. This covers some of the same same territory as the recent See No Evil documentary. It is full of hope and will help trauma survivors... Read more
Christ being formed in us. Giving us the wings to soar above the troubles of this world. What could be more encouraging than this message of God’s very life at work in the souls of man? “To run and work the law commands, Yet gives me neither feet nor hands; But better news the gospel brings: It bids me fly, and gives me wings." Read more
Maturity, compared to the beginning of our journey, does not consist of emotional warmth or intense affections. In fact, many of the most outstanding Christians look back with a kind of regret to the earliest days of their faith, when, although their understanding was limited and their grasp of Gospel truths was very unclear, they felt a deep spiritual fervor. Remembering this is both humbling and refreshing, but they cannot recover the same feelings. Read more
If you worry that maybe you are the worst sinner in the world, that is itself a sign you are not abandoned by God. People who think they are sinners are ready for Jesus to save them. People who think they have never sinned, assume they do not need saving. Are you lying awake at 3am worrying that you are the greatest sinner who has ever lived? Are you wracked with guilt and shame? Are you afraid that if anybody knew what you were really like they would hate you? Do you believe that you could never be forgiven? Are you worried that you are going to hell? Do you fear you might have committed the unforgivable sin? You are not alone. If you worry that maybe you are the worst sinner in the world, that is itself a sign you are not abandoned by God. People who think they are sinners are ready for Jesus to save them. People who think they have never sinned, assume they do not need saving. Read more
My friend PJ Smyth was on Good Morning Britain this morning here in the UK discussing his father, John Smyth's abuse of him and many others. The hosts described this as the biggest abuse scandal in the history of the Church of England. PJ was interviewed alongside one of the other survivors, Andy Morse. Read more
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