Condemned in my place
Nearly 2000 years ago, the city of Jerusalem was hosting what was arguably its most important annual feast – the Passover....
Steve Richards
Mar 1, 2024
What is God's love?
It’s February and we think of Valentine’s Day and along with that ‘love’. What do we understand by that word ‘love’? On the day that the...
Steve Richards
Feb 2, 2024
Son of God
Can we know what God is like, or even better, can we actually know him? Such serious questions need more than a lightweight response. We...
Steve Richards
Dec 1, 2023
An exception to the rule
A few hundred yards from our home is a road sign telling drivers ‘no U-turns’. If someone does make a U-turn then confusion and...
Steve Richards
Nov 3, 2023
'Christianity' does not appear in the Bible
Did you know that the word Christianity does not appear in the Bible and Christian is there just three times? Early on, ‘Christian’ was a...
Steve Richards
Mar 3, 2023
What in heaven's name is Glory?
‘Angels from the realms of glory… now proclaim Messiah’s birth’, so goes the Christmas carol, one which we may hear or sing during the...
Steve Richards
Dec 2, 2022
Who's really in charge?
Several weeks have elapsed since colleagues of Boris Johnson withdrew their support of his leadership and this resulted in his...
Steve Richards
Aug 4, 2022
Giving to God
With Father’s Day approaching, sons and daughters will be thinking, ‘what can I give to Dad that will show my love and give him...
Steve Richards
Jun 2, 2022
Deep roots
When I think of spring, I think flowers; when of autumn, I think trees. The Bible often uses trees to teach spiritual truth, more so I...
Steve Richards
Dec 3, 2021
Needful light
The dark nights are now with us for the next five months. Many of us prefer our waking hours to be in daylight rather than in drawn out...
Steve Richards
Nov 5, 2021