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Newsflash: The world of Irish Dancing was recently thrown into turmoil after the discovery of a book entitled Irish Dancing: Part Two - What to do with your arms. The book was found in a locked box in the basement of Marsh's Library in Dublin, which contains many rare books and manuscripts. The librarian who made the discovery is on long-term compassionate leave. Ok, I have embellished an old joke, which woke me at 3 am one morning! Why was i...

This issue has been floating around in my head for years (no pun intended) and have been all at sea with it (pun intended). I have briefly raised it in a paragraph or two in some of my other books, but once again, awoken at 5 am with the idea in my mind I started to write some notes. The Religianity isn't a very good name for a ship I know - but ah well, it matters not - for who cares, it's going to float merrily away as it has done for mill...

As is often the case, the ideas for writing a book comes from discussions with fellow believers. This book is no exception, except to say that the logical conclusion to the debate we had would mean that either party isn't a believer! That is, if I believe strongly in the concept of 'Once saved, always saved' (OSAS), and others do not, how could it be considered a secondary matter, rather than a primary one. It is either true or it isn't. If I ...

Oxford Languages says crucifixion is 'an ancient form of execution in which a person was nailed or bound to a cross. There is little evidence that the Romans used to flog their victims before crucifixion.' (See notes on scourging) 'Crucifixion' comes from the Latin word crucifxio or crucifixus which means 'fixed to a cross'. An article in learnreligions.com says, 'The Jewish historian Josephus, who witnessed live crucifixions during Titus' si...

An oxymoronic title for a book? If I was honest, it depends, if I was really honest, it is true! How can I entitle a book 'Honest Lies? Easy really, for many of us have done and do so on a frequent basis. We may call truthful or honest lies 'white lies', which are certainly not as bad as 'big' lies or 'serious' lies - are they? I sometimes watch a UK TV programme called 'Would I lie to you?' where two teams must work out if the opposition ar...

This is not a horticultural, zoological, entomological, or any other 'cal- ending-word' thesis. Neither is it an expose on evolution (I leave that to Vol one of Home From Home), though it would be, in my estimation, impossible, indeed remiss of me, not to raise some of the issues that are inherent when talking about God's creative artistry, which, indeed is every entry I have included. I have not included everything possible i.e., all creature...

Many Christians have a basic desire to live a holy life but have come to believe they simply cannot do it. They have struggled for years with particular sins or deficiencies of character. While not living in gross sin, they have more or less given up ever attaining a life of holiness and have settled down to a life of moral mediocrity with which neither they nor God are pleased." (Bridges 2004 p30) Hands up who agree. Hands up who have done an...

In other writings I have expressed my concern that Christian 'growth' should be considered very carefully, as I do not believe it is what it seems. So often, Christians are willing to dismiss the scientific world in favour of scripture, yet it is in the world of science, that everything is checked, doubled checked, and checked again - so why not scripture and Christianity? Is it because some people think they haven't the time, or the effort, o...

As is often the case, more so over the past year or so, book ideas 'pop up' in my mind when conversing with friends. This one is no exception. I was asked what I thought about doubt, so I said my piece, and the book title immediately sprung to mind. Why are some seemingly afraid to voice their doubts? Why do some keep them under wraps? Both questions highlight a major weakness in society, especially so in a church fellowship setting. We should...

Why the cover photo? As spirits are invisible it was difficult trying to find a representative photograph. As for the title - as is my want I often play on words, but whilst I originally wrote spirit with a capital S I thought it may be seen as irreverent* so changed it to lower case. My intention for this small offering is to consider what spirits are, where they are, what they are not, finishing with the most important spirit - the Holy Spir...

Why the title? Simply because when I was 60, I wanted to spend a few weeks travelling route 66, which, for various reasons did not materialise, then recently I watched a TV cookery programme where the presenters/cooks were travelling route 66 as I was typing some notes for this book - and I thought about adding an additional 6 to the famous route. Hopefully no one will think this is a travel book wondering where route 666 is, as it is not a ro...

Spurgeon said, "If revival is to come 'we must go directly to the Holy Ghost for it, and not resort to the machinery of the professional revival-maker.' Ministers that are careless about the truths that cross their lips, church officers that are dead weight upon the Christian community, and members that do not relish the spiritual exhilaration of divine truth are all like smoke in the eyes and as agreeable to the lively saint as being bound to...

In 2019 as part of the celebrations for 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, a bronze sculpture entitled 'Angels Unawares' by Timothy Schmalz, was installed in St Peter's Square in Rome. Pope Francis wanted the sculpture to 'remind everyone of the evangelical challenge of hospitality.' The work includes angel wings, through which the author suggests that a migrant is secretly an angel in our midst. The artist's inspiration was He 13:2: "D...

Awake, and breathe the airOf the celestial clime:Awake to love which knows no change, Thou who has done with time'Who would write such lovely words? Wesley? Havergal? Sankey? Nope - it's from the Spiritualists National Union hymn book! We need to be aware of what we are singing, and where, if possible, the words came from. It is so easy to get caught up in the heat of the moment and sing with gusto songs that perhaps have no spiritual basis wh...

Anger, arson, beatings, blindness, deception, drowning, fighting, floods, fornication, hanging, idols, incest, incurable diseases, leprosy, multiple partners, murder, slaughter of men women and children, supernatural beings, torture...'Is this the next Netflix or Amazon Prime series - nope - it's the Bible!What would Christians say if there was a film based on the above list? There would be outrage, myriad letters flowing through the doors of ...

As has often been the case, the beginning of one of my books comes to mind when talking with others - this small offering is no different. Having just finished writing Revival Revisited, I was talking to a fellow believer about how many religions have different views on revival, which made me think of how many religions there were, which led on to how many denominations there must be, and how the world in general must be confused as to which i...

Whilst this book is partially concerned with how I think I think, I am always open to having my mind changed, sometimes by human intervention, sometimes by divine intervention. The latter is not of the Damascus Road level of intervention, but through speakers, books, TV programmes, radio, songs, nature and any other source through which God can open up my mind, including of course, the Holy Spirit. Less so with human interventions, but I do ob...

In over 60 years of attending church, I have rarely if ever heard of anything more than a sentence used in passing to describe what election is or is not. When I gently challenged a pastor on this, he, like the majority of others, said they would 'discuss it again' - which is a not-so-subtle way of saying 'Go away, this topic is too heavy for most people, and I have to consider the pastoral problems that may arise if I truly opened it up for i...

After reading some scripture verses recently I thought how amazing they were. I often say in my head - wow! Then I thought why not see how many others I can come up with. This book is not comprehensive, for it would have been about 10 volumes, so I have cut down drastically. As with all my books I would like to think people will read, question, research themselves and write their own notes.Although ANY words spoken by the Godhead are amazing, ...

This is the complete Beyond the Mist Trilogy. All three books see the author going on a journey, the first two take him through mists on the hills of South Wales where he is transported back in time and experiences radical changes to himself and his mind. The first book - The Return of Perez includes trolls, fairies and strange creatures and one cataclysmic ending. The second - Omega and Alpha sees the author trying to work out why he is trave...