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
Giving and receiving love
Today I want to think about about giving and receiving love – how we communicate to other people that we care about them. I’m not talking about romantic love, but more about how we express love in friendships and family relationships.
Is there a dark side to religion?
Two big criticisms of religion are hypocrisy and judgementalism and Jesus has a lot to say about both. So let’s start with hypocrisy. We hate hypocrisy don’t we? We see it in politicians, thought leaders, celebrities, religious people, business tycoons… the list is endless.
Few: a poem
A few words doesn’t mean a bit of me It can be all of me in a teardrop. A heart can be expressed to the Great Heart in a sigh, a look, a groan. He knows He’s always known.
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.
• Do a prayer walk treasure hunt. I have created a list of things to spot as you walk around your community and prayer suggestions for each. Download the prayer treasure hunt here.
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…
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