The Garden
Sat 3 January
In a brand new garden, in a bright new wood,A snake came along and the snake wasn’t good.He had a sneaky plan and a cunning one too,To mess up the …
Dave Hop
Contemporary Bible CommunicatorHome
Tue 23 December 2025
The snow was heavy and the road home long. The walking was slow and my feet were clogged and cumbersome. I had set out with too few clothes and no …
Christmas – an audible retelling
Tue 16 December 2025
A new version of the account of the first Christmas, featuring music by Simeon Wood and Jon Dellar.
Neville and the Christmas Mix
Wed 3 December 2025
Neville the little green frog took a hop along the riverbank. Christmas was in the air, a bite of frost and the distant sound of carol singers. The lily pads …
Spinal Tap 2:The End Continues – All Things New?
Fri 3 October 2025
Spinal Tap 2, out this year, is a follow up to the classic film from 1984, This is Spinal Tap. The first film gave us the memorable phrase about turning …
The Skies
Wed 3 September 2025
The heavens declare your glory, oh Lord,The skies are your signature,And the clouds are your rolling credits,Filling the horizon with whispers of your splendour.You set the days in motion, set …
The Friend – the God who understands our pain
Fri 4 July 2025
When Iris loses her best friend Walter she is filled with grief, then she discovers one of his last requests was that she look after his great Dane, Apollo. And …
Mission Impossible:Final Reckoning
Fri 27 June 2025
In this 8th Mission Impossible film a deadly virus, generated by artificial intelligence, is taking over the world and it’s going to destroy it. Unless Ethan hunt and his Mission …
The Salt Path – Don’t Give Up
Mon 23 June 2025
This film is an incredible true story about keeping going. When Raynor Wynn and her husband Moth lose their house, they do the unexpected. With very little money and nothing …
Empty
Tue 20 May 2025
I’ve been encouraged recently by some reflections from Every Day With Jesus about mental health and how it affected characters in the Bible. So here is a reflection inspired by these. Jonah, Elijah, …
Three Chords & The Truth
Thu 10 April 2025
I came across a great quote this week from the lead singer of the punk band The Clash – Joe Strummer once said, ‘When I started they told me all …
The Good News
Thu 13 February 2025
‘Right you lot,’ Gideon addressed his men standing on his toes, attempting to look just a little taller than he really was, ‘I’ve got good news and bad news and …
Not Alone
Wed 22 January 2025
To know something of what it meansTo step out of the traffic,To come in out of the storm,When life’s weather is raging,Inside and out, upside and down.I sense I am …
The Presentation of Jesus
Fri 17 January 2025
by James Clarke “Hello I’m Jacob, one of the volunteers here in Jerusalem’s great Temple. I guide people to theright places, stop some going where they shouldn’t, only a few …
Wilderness
Wed 15 January 2025
‘I’ve come to think that humility is over-rated,’ the shadowy figure in the wilderness said, kicking at the stones at his feet.‘I mean look at you, out here, bedraggled, alone, …
Mary’s Tale
Sun 22 December 2024
by James Clarke “It must be 5, no, six years since that glorious Pentecost morning when the Holy Spirit set us on fire to share the great news of Jesus’ …
A Thing Called Love
Fri 29 November 2024
It’s day seven, and there is rest everywhere. Peace. Calm. Two angels look down on a new creation.‘Is it true?’ one asks. ‘That those things down there with legs and arms …
Two Things
Sat 23 November 2024
As he stands there, staring across the valley, the army behind him waiting with their knees knocking and teeth chattering… David knows he has two things. As he stares across …
Dawning Light
Fri 15 November 2024
She can breathe again, she hadn’t realised how long she’d been holding her breath.Hadn’t realised how tightly the threat of death had gripped her on the inside. How much the …
Waiting
Fri 8 November 2024
Waiting As we draw near to the Season of Advent, and a time of waiting and preparation, a reflection on three Biblical characters. Joseph stares at the bars, counts off …