There’s a theme that’s unravelled through Bible I hadn’t really thought about before - the gate to heaven. Here’s my thoughts on how it opens up.

How should we think about pastors using AI to write their sermons? Some clarifying and encouraging thoughts…

I’m not against technology, but there’s been a few things I’ve noticed in others and myself that has compelled me to make a big change: to bring a physical Bible and notepad to church.

A gospel-centred review of Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters — exploring how this animated KPop action film tackles shame, identity, and spiritual evil. Surprisingly wholesome, surprisingly fun… and surprisingly theological.

I saw How To Train Your Dragon recently. Here’s how this remake reminded me of many of retold stories - and where they all find their satisfying fulfilment.

Some great questions came up about Christians dating a non-believer. Here’s my attempt to tackle them.

In the previous post we looked at what the Bible says about dating a non-believer. Here we apply those principles to three different situations - those who are already dating an unbeliever; someone thinking about missionary dating; and someone who is already married to an unbeliever.

In part 1 of this mini-series we look at what the Bible says about marrying non-believers and how that relates to dating non-believers.

I bought some fancy specialty instant coffee, and some regular off-the-shelf instant to compare. They both disappointed, and reminded me of what is greater.

Another editition of the cutting room floor, this time with excerpts from my notes and sermon on Matthew 8:23-34 - regarding faith and the demonic.

In Matt 8 Jesus encounters a leper - there’s some fascinating things going in the text that I didn’t feel I had to explore - so here those thoughts are!

A week in Queenstown NZ gave me some breathtaking views and some ponderings on the nature of my own heart.

A reflection on the joyful busyness of 2024.

With a tweenager getting his first mobile phone, how did we as a family think this through?