Whenever I read today’s passage, I have this sense of walking on holy ground.  It’s such a well-known encounter – Jesus and his friend Martha, a shared grief, a conversation about life and death – and yet always somehow ‘other’: holy, mysterious, awesome.  A passage to make you take off your shoes and kneel in … Read more

In any survey of the greatest barriers to faith, the question of suffering always comes at the top of the list.  Ahead of science, of biblical reliability, of judgement, of doubt – all the other thorny issues which cause people to wonder.  And the reason for this is ultimately personal: when people struggle with suffering, … Read more

I wonder what you feel about T-shirts with messages?  It’s very much a ‘marmite’ thing: some people love them, others loathe them.  I’m old enough to remember the phase many years ago when it was common to get back to school after the summer holidays and see a number of people walking around with following … Read more