Welcome to this blog community- As Senior Pastor of Kerith Community Church (a multisite church with sites in Bracknell, Farnborough, Windsor and Isle of Wight) I write on topics that resonate with issues of faith and secular culture. As a church we are passionate about issues affecting life in this post-modern, post-pandemic world such as climate change, racial diversity and how our faith can be a lens through which we can impact for good the communities we are a part of.
My wife Catrina and I have three children: Zach, Jacob & Alice. We’ve been part of the church since 1989 and had the privilege I’ve been Senior Pastor since 2007.
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Joshua 5:13–15
“What message does my Lord have for his servant?”
For our final devotional in our Week of Prayer and Fasting we are reading Joshua 5:13-15. Joshua was near Jericho when he encountered the commander of the Lord's army. His first question was, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
The response was unexpected:
Joshua 4:21–24
“In the future when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them…”
God knew that his people would need to remember.
After crossing the Jordan, the Israelites were told to take stones and set them up as a reminder of what God had done. One day, their children would see those stones and ask, “What d...
Joshua 3:3–5
“Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.”
The people of Israel were standing at the edge of the Jordan. They had never been this way before.
They didn't know exactly what was ahead, but they were given a simple instruction: follow the presence of God.
There i...
Joshua 2:9–11
“For the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.”
Rahab had heard the stories.
She had heard what God had done for his people. She had heard about the Red Sea, about the victories God had given them, and about the God who was leading them into the land. And what she heard changed her.
Rahab w...
Welcome to the first of our 5 daily devotional posts as part of the Kerith Community Church Week of Prayer and Fasting from 12th - 18th October.
Joshua 1:5–9
“As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Change can bring uncertainty. New seasons can raise questions, expose our fears and leave us ...