The secret of waiting for God is waiting on God. These words neatly summed up my recent thinking. I've journeyed with some of the Old Testament writers. They struggled with understanding God's ways. Take Habakkuk for example. His questions to God went unanswered. His pain and trouble remained. The nation was in great turmoil. And God was silent. In his book I read that he resolved to find space to pray and wait and watch to see what God would do. And as he reflected on all God had done in...

In the aftermath of Jesus' resurrection, his disciples were crowded together behind locked doors, fearing they might be the next target for ill-treatment. Then, there in all their terror, uncertainty, disappointments and bewilderment, we read, 'Jesus came' (John 20 v 19) My heart responds to that. Endorsing that Jesus by his spirit still comes even into our seemingly impossibly dark situations. And, as with those first disciples, Jesus stands with us as he promised. Here's a poem from my...

'We go for all humanity' declared the astronaut Commander of Artemis 11 yesterday as their rocket launched into space to reach the far side of the moon. Whilst I marvel at the incredible spectacle of power and achievement, I'm left wondering what difference it makes to me where I am today. I write this on the day before Good Friday. I can't but compare another's declaration of a vastly different journey, that of Jesus, 2000 years ago. His journey to the cross of torture and death for all...