Below you’ll find previous entries for Daily Inspiration – or to see them arranged by theme, head to this webpage.
Advent 2025
- Day 19: 19th December – ‘Mary treasured all these things…’Read more...
Just a very short reflection from me today. I have always been struck by v19, and Mary’s capacity to treasure what she sees and knows. It is a ...
- Day 18: 18th December – ‘They hurried off…’Read more...
Just before Christmas a couple of years ago, I almost lost our car. I arrived for a school event at All Saints and parked up as the children ...
- Day 17: 17th December – ‘The heavenly host’Read more...
We live in a spiritual world. Yes, it’s material and physical as well – but we are also spiritual beings, able to connect with spiritual realities. We don’t ...
- Day 16: 16th December – ‘There were shepherds…’Read more...
A young man sits round an open fire at night, warming his hands and dreaming of revolution. He needs to think to stay awake – his job means ...
- Day 15: 15th December – ‘The time came…’Read more...
And so we get to the crucial moment in the story – Jesus is born! Most of us know the story inside out… or at least we’re fairly ...
Autumn 2024: The Book of Acts, chapters 1-14: how God’s Spirit changes the lives of Jesus’ followers and begins to change the world, too. May we too be inspired afresh in our generation!
Summer 2024: The Book of Daniel – the life of Daniel and his friends is a story for our times: how to live with faith and integrity in a different culture. This series unpacks both the iconic stories and also the powerful prophecies!
Spring 2024: Daily Inspiration in John: our reflections on John chapters 1-10 can be viewed via this link, either to read on-screen or to download to your device:
New Year 2024: ‘The Shock of the New’ – Isaiah chapters 40-55. One of the great prophetic visions, as fresh today as ever. Thirty days of amazing promises, and renewed hope!
Autumn 2023: ‘Good News!’ – The Gospel of Mark. History changes for good as Jesus arrives – fast-paced and full of practical, life-transforming wisdom: we can never tire of what Mark has to teach us!
- Wednesday 22nd November – Mark 9:9-13 ‘The prophetic pacemaker’Read more...
In the sport of cycling, one of the strangest – but most enjoyable – events is the Keirin. This is effectively a multi-lap sprint on the track, but what makes it unusual is the ‘derny’: a motorised bicycle which sets the pace at the front of the race. ...
- Tuesday 21st November – Mark 9:1-8 ‘A glimpse of glory’Read more...
I wonder how you picture Jesus? Most of have a mental image of a chap with a beard and long hair, oatmeal-coloured tunic and deeply compassionate eyes. Perhaps not too far wide of the mark – but even if your image is different, it is probably a very ...
- Monday 20th November – Mark 8:34-38 ‘The upside-down kingdom’Read more...
Growing up, one of my absolute favourite sets of books was the Mr Men series. I’m sure many of you love these books too! There were so many great characters: Mr Happy, Mr Tickle, Mr Bump – I wonder what’s your favourite? I also liked Mr Topsy-Turvy. As ...
- Saturday 18th November – Mark 8:27-33 ‘What kind of Messiah?’Read more...
‘The wrong kind of leaves on the line.’ As a London commuter I used to get the train into work every day. When you use a train several hundred times a year, you get used to delays! This quote is one of the best known reasons given for ...
- Friday 17th November – Mark 8:22-26 ‘Seeing clearly’Read more...
This passage initially reminds me of an event we run for older children at Easter, called Easter Cracked. It’s great fun, and a brilliant way of introducing the Easter story – as part of this event, I usually have to dress up as ‘Mr Easter Egghead’, which involves ...
Summer 2023: The Book of Colossians – Christ is all we need! Let’s be encouraged by the supremacy and sufficiency of Jesus in this remarkable letter: Colossians – Daily Inspirations day-by-day
- Monday 21st August – Colossians 2:6-7 ‘Continuing in him’Read more...
Today is one of the great ‘so what’ passages of Scripture. Last week we basked in the greatness of Jesus, day after day. Today we get to the punchline: ‘so, then….’ if Jesus is all of that, how do we respond? Not surprisingly, the answer is quite simple: ...
- Friday 18th August – Colossians 1:28-29 ‘Complete in Christ’Read more...
Today I want to introduce you to a word that is not very well-known, but is one of the most important words in the bible, and that is the little Greek word teleios. Now teleios is quite a hard word to define, but it’s the word used here ...
- Thursday 17th August – Colossians 1:24-27 (ii) ‘Glorious riches’Read more...
If you were asked to summarise the purpose of life in a few words, what would you say? What’s the point of it all? What represents the ‘grand plan’?
It’s a tough question, but in these stunning verses we get close to an answer. God’s ...
- Wednesday 16th August – Colossians 1:24-27 ‘For the sake of his body’
Who’d be a leader? As General Hopper declares in the great animated film ‘Ants’: ‘The first rule of leadership is – it’s always your fault.’ And we are all too painfully aware of the damage that can be done by leaders who are corrupted by power.
When I was training in my previous role in the commercial world, an old colleague once said to me: ‘If ever you feel intimidated in a meeting, just imagine them all sitting in their underpants.’ It’s a fairly comical strategy, but many will testify that it works!