I watched a short video from Paul David Tripp last week talking about the value of making New Year’s Resolutions.  In it he said something which made a lot of sense.  He said that our lives aren’t as much shaped by big resolutions as by the many daily decisions that we make. Many of these, he said, will seem utterly inconsequential at…

It was our first Christmas together, but it didn’t run smoothly.  Not only were we in a friend’s house with an ancient (and very ineffective) heating system but we lost our most expensive present. We’d opened our gifts, and thought we’d put them all to one side, but somehow the tickets to the theatre in London went out with the rubbish!  Small…

I’m writing this on Friday morning with the election results still buzzing around my head. The size of the Conservative majority shocked many people, delighting some and terrifying others, but the reality is that we now have a Conservative government committed to “get Brexit done!” But whatever our political allegiances, as Christians we can and should take a broader view. Here are…

At St Nicholas on Sunday morning I’ll be showing another Christmas film that includes a dragon.  It’s called ‘There’s a Dragon in my Nativity.’  If you miss it, you can find it here: It’s a wonderful presentation, beautifully made (so share it on facebook!) and it starts to unpack the reasons Jesus came and why he is called saviour. For Jesus to…

There has been a mixed response to the John Lewis Christmas advert this year.  If you haven’t seen it, I’m sure you will soon. It tells the story of a cute fire-breathing dragon called Excitable Edgar who, in his desire to join in with the festive fun, accidentally melts a snowman, sets fire to Christmas decorations and burns a large hole in…