Below you’ll find previous entries for Daily Inspiration – or to see them arranged by theme, head to this webpage.
Advent 2025
- Day 9: 9th December – ‘He did as commanded’Read more...
It’s always a lovely surprise when you hear about people with unexpected gifts. Friends you thought you knew suddenly appear in a different light, as they manifest some ...
- Day 8: 8th December – ‘This is how…’Read more...
Today we flip from Luke back to Matthew, to allow us to cover the story in broadly chronological order. Mary is now pregnant, so it’s time for Joseph ...
- Day 7: 7th December – ‘No word ever fails’Read more...
‘How will this be?’ It’s not a bad question to ask, is it? You’ve just received some of the most extraordinary – and shocking – news anyone could ...
- Day 6: 6th December – ‘What’s in a name?’Read more...
Names matter. They certainly matter in the bible. A name wasn’t just a parental preference, it was meant to signify something. We can learn a lot from names. ...
- Day 5: 5th December – ‘He has shown his favour’Read more...
Poor old Zechariah. It’s easy to give him a roasting. All those years waiting hopefully and serving faithfully, and when his big moment comes…
But ...
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!
- Tuesday 28th November – Mark 9:42-50 ‘Stumbling blocks’Read more...
The great Christian leader and writer John Stott once wrote a book called ‘Christ the Controversialist’. The basic point of the book is that Jesus said many hard things. Much as we like to picture him as ‘gentle Jesus meek and mild’, we also have to acknowledge that ...
- Monday 27th November – Mark 9:38-41 ‘Not one of us’Read more...
This might sound a bit obscure, but let me begin today by talking about ‘Bounded Sets’ and ‘Centred Sets’. What are those, you may be thinking? A bounded set defines clearly who is ‘in’ and who is ‘out’. A certain set of beliefs or behaviour draws a clear ...
- Saturday 25th November – Mark 9:33-37 ‘Meeting Jesus unexpectedly’Read more...
The Christian writer and activist Shane Claiborne – whose book ‘The Irresistible Revolution’ is a great read, and highly recommended – tells the story of his time working with Mother Teresa’s charity in India. He used to help regularly with the lunchtime food project which provided a hot ...
- Friday 24th November – Mark 9:30-34 ‘Get the message?’Read more...
‘For those of you watching in black and white, the yellow is just behind the blue.’ That famous piece of commentary usually finds its way into TV blooper shows, and highlights how easy it is for something that is clear to the speaker to be veiled to the ...
- Thursday 23rd November – Mark 9:14-29 ‘I do believe – help my unbelief!’Read more...
‘There are moments, sure, when you think: is there a God? Where is God? …I love the psalms, if you look at Psalm 88, that’s full of doubt.’ It may come as something of a relief to know that this quote comes direct from the Archbishop of Canterbury, ...
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!