Keep in step

Keep in step

I don’t think I’d have believed you, if you had told a younger me that I would so enjoy walking … but I do! My wife, Debbie, and I have made it our own and it has formed the backdrop to many a holiday, in beauty spots such as the Lake District or Norway.

Three things I love about Parkrun

Three things I love about Parkrun

‘Parkrun’ is where we regularly and easily see friends for running, coffee and conversation. Hundreds of people come to our local Parkrun in Birmingham every week, so as well as meeting our close circle of friends we’re also likely to bump into colleagues, playground parents, fellow running-club members and visiting family.

A good question

A good question

I love a good question. I can live on a good question for days – if not weeks. A good question is a key that can unlock truths about God, about life, about our relationships, about who and how we are.

Where are you planted?

Where are you planted?

Several black and white photos sit on my bookshelf. They take me back 50 years to a time when Dad and I were active in New Zealand politics. One is of election night 1972. Dad is sitting alongside the newly elected Prime Minister. Another is of Audrey and I (a very young-looking couple) chatting with the Prime Minister and his wife at our wedding.

Two simple things you can do 

Two simple things you can do 

Before anyone got alongside me and discipled me, I was a struggling Christian. I gave my life to Jesus when I was 11 but I didn’t really know what it looked like to live my life for him each day and I had no idea how to engage with the Bible. I attended church, youth group and summer camps that all pointed me to Jesus and got me hyped up, but I had no clue how to sustain that feeling or apply it to my daily life

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