Author: Alasdair Paine

“Love your neighbour as yourself”. (Mark 12:31, NIV)In his book A Better Story, Psychiatry professor Glynn Harrison shows how what’s often called the Sexual Revolution - a vast shift in attitudes to…

The Church of England is getting close to introducing services of blessing for same-sex couples. On the fact of it, this sounds entirely reasonable. Society has changed, so why shouldn’t…

And he is the head of the body, the church (Colossians 1:18, NIV)Twice in each of his letters to the Ephesians and the Colossians, the Apostle Paul says that Jesus is…

Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. (1 Peter 3:10, NIV)Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has recently announced a…

In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was afflicted with a disease in his feet.  Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek help…

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in…

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of…

But godliness with contentment is great gain.  For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.  But if we have food and clothing, we…

And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. (Hebrews 12:1-2, NIV)The letter to the Hebrews was…

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” (Romans 4:18, NIV)I’ve…