Graham Peacock was ministering with the Methodists in the Colwyn Bay area when I lived there and became a valuable friend. We managed (just) to meet up this summer for coffee back in our former stomping ground. He blogs daily and today I want to share this post of his. It is a story he’s borrowed from elsewhere and is such a powerful challenge to the way we live our lives.

Why men don’t do church is a problem many are trying to address, none more so, maybe, than Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill, Seattle. Part of the solution offered seems to be making the faith more macho and putting less emphasis on having intimacy with God – which is seen as the feminisation of the church. But some can see an inherent weakness in this approach, especially when it comes to de-emphasising peace and l...

Elijah is a hero to many Christians. But should he be? That’s the question that Kevin Beck of the US answers in his blog. It’s a fresh new look at a very old story and well worth stopping by to read. He follows up this post with some other reflections on the story.

But be warned - don't read these if you're a conservative or fundamentalist.

I spent another day in court yesterday in my new role as a justice of the peace and I have to say that I so enjoy the experience though it can be quite hard at times. Yesterday we dealt with fine defaulters. Across the country the amount of unpaid fines is huge and it seems to me that in many aspects the criminal justice system in general isn’t working. This morning on the radio I heard a report about an innova...