Editorial: The story of Jonah

I was brought up with Bible stories, so I knew the story of Jonah from childhood. A child’s version of the story, anyway.

In it, God sends Jonah to Nineveh to preach to unbelievers, but Jonah doesn’t fancy it. He … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘At a Not Going Out recording, Miranda asked if I’d write for her radio sitcom’

Paul Kerensa on writing Miranda

Watching Sarah Hadland on Strictly Come Dancing lately has brought back what-I-call ‘such fun’ memories of working on Miranda.

The BBC sitcom was part of my life for a decade, from its Radio 2 origins … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘What, in my old age, constitutes ‘works’?’

Listening works for Sheila Maxey

The letter of James famously states that faith without works is barren. I have been wondering what, in my old age and with declining energy, constitutes ‘works’.

I had an email from my 89-year-old German … Read More

Soul stories: Elizabeth Welch

Elizabeth Welch looks back on a lifetime of calling

I first heard God calling me to ministry at the age of 15 in Johannesburg, where my father was serving as a Congregational minister. I was out walking in the South … Read More