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Martin's insightful Booklist
This is a summary of recent books read by Martin Davie, compiling his evaluations and the commendations of others. In this edition: The...
6 days ago


Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?
Let’s play a game of guess who. I’ll give you a number of facts that will lead to a particular person and your job is to guess who it is:...
Jun 26


Rest Beyond Answers—The Puritan Way to Pray
Have you ever experienced spiritual despair that paralysed your prayer life? I have. What troubled me most was not my circumstances, but...
Jun 24


Are you prepared to deal with questions about Spirits and the Occult?
I heard the story recently of a young woman who converted to Christianity, having had no previous Christian contact, because she bought a...
Jun 12


Martin's insightful booklist
This is a summary of recent books read by Martin Davie, compiling his evaluations and the commendations of others. In this edition: The...
May 29


Would Martyrs' Deaths Ignite Our Hearts with Courage or Hatred?
In February 2015, 21 Christian construction workers sat on a beach in Libya. Across the bay stood a silent hotel, a reminder of a...
May 26


Ireland - Patrick's ends of the earth
Everyone knows the legendary figure of Saint Patrick. However, the real Patrick who lived and evangelised in fifth century Ireland was...
May 20


Little fish, little pond
Are there times you particularly ‘feel your size’ in the world? That Grand Canyon feeling that your life is but a breathe in history’s...
May 1


Perseverance in Ministry
It is hard to find evidence of the numbers of clergy in the Church of England who leave ministry before retirement. However, a survey of...
Apr 10


Book Review
The Ascension of Christ. Pioneer, Priest and King by Ed Moll, Latimer 2025 I have a confession to make. Though I am an Anglican vicar...
Apr 8


What a difference Easter day makes
The song ‘What a difference a day makes,’ popularised by Dinah Washington back in 1959, has a message that resonates far beyond a...
Apr 7


What should the future of the Church of England look like?
A response to Bishop Martyn Snow The Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, is the Lead Bishop for the Living in Love and Faith process (LLF)....
Mar 27


Where did Jesus go & does it matter?
The Ascension of Christ is a truth to be enjoyed in our personal and corporate Christian life. Ed Moll's new book unpacks this.
Mar 18


Stress
The Path to Peace It is 10 years since I published my book on Stress. The original theme is sound, I think: Stress is what we experience...
Mar 11


Forgiveness - a central part of the Easter message
“But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay. Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the...
Mar 6


Martin's insightful booklist
This is a summary of recent books read by Martin Davie, compiling his evaluations and the commendations of others. In this edition: The...
Feb 27


Training the Next Generation of Gospel Workers
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the...
Feb 26


Is Ministry Through Sport Dishonest?
Imagine the scene last Saturday at 7.30 in the morning. A cold north easterly wind had becalmed the storm battered beach on the South...
Feb 13


Jesus and Divine Christology by Brant Pitre - A review
Overview Brant Pitre is a Roman Catholic scholar who is the Distinguished Research Professor of Scripture at the Augustine Institute...
Jan 30


Praying for Christmas
This month many churches will be reflecting on their Christmas services. How many came? Were there enough seats? Did the timings work?...
Jan 30
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