The summer of 1976 was one of the hottest ever recorded in Great Britain.  On 3rd July temperatures soared to nearly 36  degrees Celsius, and some parts of the country had ... Read More

Sorting through the dustbins of Bogota in the late 1990’s dustman Jose Gutierrez came across a copy of Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina.  It seemed a terrible waste that the book ... Read More

24-25 “Following those hard times, Sun will fade out, moon cloud over, Stars fall out of the sky, cosmic powers tremble. 26-27 “And then they’ll see the Son of Man enter in ... Read More

Before the Romans arrived in England the only way of crossing the River Thames was by ford or ferry.  But the Romans needed a faster way of getting to Colchester, ... Read More

David was the greatest King in the Old Testament, described at the end of his life as “a man after God’s own heart”.  But this is the same man who ... Read More

14-18 “But be ready to run for it when you see the monster of desecration set up where it should never be. You who can read, make sure you understand what I’m talking ... Read More

When my father was ordained in the summer of 1928, his favourite Uncle gave him a small book of prayers, services and devotions.  He used it constantly and by the ... Read More

In 2016 I was travelling with friends from Lahore to Faisalabad in Pakistan.  It’s rare to see Europeans, and so when we stopped for a break, I drew some attention ... Read More

5-8 Jesus began, “Watch out for doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities claiming, ‘I’m the One.’ They will deceive a lot of people. When you ... Read More

Currently third in line to the throne Japanese Princess Mako will shortly have to surrender her royal status and step down as a member of the imperial Royal Family.  Her ... Read More