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My friend Michael Emmett has been promoted to glory. Born in 1955, he entered eternity yesterday. His life was a story of two halves: the first marked by crime; the...

Travelling to Australia is always an adventure, especially when the adventure begins before you even reach the airport.It started with a throbbing toe. The one that decides to declare independence...

Let me explain why I don’t agree with Halloween:First, Halloween deceives us about evil. It creates a cartoon vision of evil as trivial, harmless fun that no one could possibly...

Airports are the world’s greatest social laboratories. Where else do you queue barefoot, surrender your liquids and have strangers pat you down all before breakfastRecently, at airport security, a woman...

World Mental Health Day is observed annually on 10th October.Not so long ago, mental health struggles – anxiety, depression, panic attacks and more – were almost invisible. They were whispered...

Last Tuesday I woke up in pain. Not the mild ache you brush aside, but the sort of throbbing pain that pulsed with every heartbeat. And it was all coming...

This Sunday, 5th October, is Grandparents’ Day in the United Kingdom.As a grandfather to four grandchildren, let me tell you: being a grandparent is like being promoted without doing any...

Sunday 28th September is Disability Awareness Sunday.Awareness isn’t just about noticing, it’s about seeing as God sees. And when it comes to disability, the Bible gives us four reminders –...