Dave Hop

A reflection on the moment when Jesus says goodbye to his friends, affirms them and promises the help of God’s Holy Spirit, by Simeon Wood and myself…

A new telling of the Easter account. Music by Simeon Wood. This Easter (The narrative) They gather, talk, eat, squabble, the usual things. Have no idea what’s around the corner. …

Chapter 6. The light is fading quickly now. Simon and James stand. ‘We’re going across the lake,’ says James. ‘Anyone else coming?’ They all are, even Mary. They’ve waited long …

As the blacksmith hammers away, the metal blows raining down on the sharpening spikes, he has no idea. No idea that these callous bits of iron will one day pin …

‘God’s story from beginning to end tells of glory getting dirty and dirt getting blessed.’ So begins Pete Greig’s book Dirty Glory. I have only started reading chapter one (I …

The teenager stares at him. Speechless. Her face grubby from the day, and her nails chewed from a stressful life. She opens her mouth then clamps it shut again. Then …

Another 2-minute Podcast, drawing on my book 31 Weird Places to Read Your Bible…

The second in the new series of 2-minute Podcasts, 31 Weird Places to read a Bible…

A man and a woman felt there must be more to life than the things they could see and hear and so, fascinated by the stars and what might lie …

A new series of Podcasts drawing on my book 31 Weird Places to Read Your Bible…

‘Son of all time, now where have you been?’ ‘Touring life’s corridors – and here’s what I’ve seen…’ A sky full of nothing, chaos and birth, A handful of dust …

And lo, there arose in the sky a new star, and four travellers began to follow it. They came from the east and the west and the north and the …

Another 3-minute video reflection, this one on provision and caring…

Simon stares at the space, the space where his brother should be. The gap, yawning wide. Like the chasm in his own life. Looking through to the emptiness beyond. Nothing …

Job 38

A little bit mad, a little bit anarchic, but hopefully unexpected and engaging… (If you missed part six, click here) Part Seven: The Bit with the Boat The pages of the …

A little bit mad, a little bit anarchic, but hopefully unexpected and engaging… (If you missed part four, click here) Part Five: The Bit about the Bonfire Jed and Yolanda …

A little bit mad, a little bit anarchic, but hopefully unexpected and engaging… (If you missed part three, click here) Part Four: The Bit with the Beanstalk The spit-covered man …

A little bit mad, a little bit anarchic, but hopefully unexpected and engaging… (If you missed part two, click here) Part Three: The Bit about the Fish Jed and Yolanda …

A little bit mad, a little bit anarchic, but hopefully unexpected and engaging… (If you missed part one, click here) Part Two: The Bit with the Giant The giant had …

A little bit mad, a little bit anarchic, but hopefully unexpected and engaging… Part One: The Bit Where Fun Dust is Born The door creaked open, dust filled the air, …

On the first day God made a table and it was good. On day two God made four chairs, and these were good. On the third day God made a …

It’s the first thought that hits him each morning, when the sun strikes his eyelids and he wakes to another long lonely day. The others still lie low, in spite …