Dave Hop

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 …

Lord, Christmas so clearly affects us, The plans, presents, parties, and preparations of all kinds. It affects our resources, our time, our energy, But what of Advent? The promise of …

It happened so quickly, he just glanced the wrong way at a passing seagull and whoops! In fact – ‘Whoops!’, ‘Agghh!’ and ‘No-ooooooooooooo!’ – to describe the sound properly. And …

Started out as a humble carpenter-builder, Fixing furniture and houses with his earthly dad. Working with wood and stone, Crafting something good from very little. Ended up as a Sunday …

A collection of Christmas pieces, admittedly many of them shared before, but gathered together in case you find them useful. The first few are responsive stories, involving the audience. You …

Imagine a perfect world, full of splendour, excitement, peace and all the good things that make life worth living. With all the best entertainment, food, sports, music, theme parks, shops, …

It’s a gasp, a cry, a whispering on the breath of death. It comes down the ages, seeping into life’s crevices… For the old, the young, the weak and the …

There’s a Russian Doll on the mantelpiece, resembling folks like me. Not so much the face and shape – the layers we can’t see. I doubt we mean to make …

Every time I hear Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbot’s new single, I Gotta Praise, I just feel this burning urge to respond to it. Paul Heaton was in the Housemartins …