Where ordinary and extraordinary embrace

‘Fantastic encouragement to cooperate with Jesus as He brings the greatness of His life out from you.’
Paul Harcourt, Ambassador for New Wine England

Reading the Gospels, we quickly discover that there were many people who admired Jesus. They saw Him as a prophet, a great teacher, a miracle worker, a healer – or even as the Messiah! – yet it didn’t change their lives. But then there were those...

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Catching Our Attention

What does following involve? What does it commit us to? And most importantly, who exactly is it we are called to follow? Jesus did not say, ‘Come and find me.’ He said, ‘Come and follow me.’ There is a world of difference between looking for someone and being found by that person.

Throughout our lives we are all influenced by...

Female powerlessness meets the Father’s love in medieval Wales

‘I found Efa’s growing spirituality and gentle responses to those around her challenging, and was rivetted to the story.’
Claire Musters, writer, speaker, editor and host of the Woman Alive Book Club

The Bride’s leading lady, Efa, may be a noble woman, but she is as subject to the whims of the powerful men who surround her as any peasant might be. Thrust into a marriage she did not choose, and made mother to three neglected children, she is deserted by the man she loved and forced to...

Are you a Christian? Or are you a disciple?

’Gives us a crystal-clear portrait of what it means to be a disciple.’
Phil Knox, Missiologist and evangelist at the Evangelical Alliance, author of The Best of Friends

Did you know that the word ‘Christian’ only appears three times in the Bible? But the word ‘disciple’ occurs more than 260 times? Today we tend to call ourselves Christians, rather than disciples – and of course there is nothing wrong with this. But do we miss something important when we think of ourselves in this way?