Contending for true comfort Safety is a word that is saturating social media. From Instagram to podcasts, from radio programmes to blogs, this really is the buzz word for our times. Feeling safe, sensing trust, belonging somewhere are central to our place and personhood. We have responsibility to ensure the wellbeing, the right care, the oversight of the weak, vulnerable, marginalised. We are called to instil and cultivate the dignity and worth of humanity in every encounter

You know those requests people make that make you jump back a bit, in shock or in disgust, and leave you thinking '“Corr the audacity!” or make you say out loud “You what?!” Perhaps you’ve lent someone a couple of quid and they refuse to pay you back.. but then a few weeks down the line they ask to borrow more money.. the audacity?! Maybe you’ve asked for the whole world to be at peace and to turn to Jesus in repentance, before 2026 is here... Or maybe in the lead up to the a

I was chatting with a gentleman in his 90s who had phoned me to talk about his upcoming theological exam – he was a little worried that his arthritis might slow him down and he wanted to know if he might have some extra time. We talked for a while about various arrangements – all of which were easy to sort - and then I plucked up the courage to ask the question that had been on my mind for some time: “Out of interest, what has led you to do this course at this time?”. His ans