I am a writer, speaker and missionary with 30 years’ experience sharing my faith and discipling Christians to become life-long followers of Jesus. I have particular expertise in telling the better story of biblical sexuality, encouraging churches in supporting same-sex attracted members and giving positive teaching on singleness, marriage, celibacy and community so that everyone can thrive.
I have a Philosophy BA from University College London and a Master’s in Contemporary Missiology (Bible and Mission) from Redcliffe College and have served at Manchester City Mission, Agapé UK, Living Out and Gateshead Central Baptist Church.
Latest blog posts
Creative prayer part 3 – 10 more ideas to help you pray
This is the third in my occasional series with some ideas to inspire your prayer life. I have previously shared some creative prayer ideas on my blog here:Creative prayer – 19 ideas to help you prayCreative prayer part 2 – 18 More Ideas to Help You Pray
Are we efficiently miserable? Relational breakdown vs the Kingdom story
Sometimes it’s hard to see what the goal of human progress is. As technology develops, we’re doing things quicker and more efficiently than ever before, but at what cost? We’re bugged by constant reminders and notifications. We have advanced technological systems to keep us in line and ‘on track’ but what’s it all for? We…
Have it your way
Burger King tells us to ‘Have it your way’. Radio Disney promises to give us ‘Your Music, Your Way’. As consumers, we’re constantly fed the message that we come first – that our world revolves around us. We are so steeped in consumerism and we don’t even realise it. That doesn’t necessarily mean having loads…
Identity 3 – Our Christian identity
In the previous posts in this series I looked at identity in society and culture and God’s identity revealed to us. In this final instalment we’re going to look at our Christian identity. What is our identity in Christ? (i) Uplifting images These are the ones that are on all the bookmarks, cards and posters.…
Bamboo toothbrushes and justice for the poor
Christians – especially evangelicals – are sometimes rightly criticised for being environmentally irresponsible and simply not caring enough about living sustainably on the earth. It’s hard for church to be attractive to my ethically aware friends when they’re confronted by hundreds of disposable plastic communion cups. And I must admit that for a long time…
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