Mark Loughridge

Picture two avid sportsmen. Both Christians. Both sustain a career threatening injury. One is sorry that his playing days are over, he’ll miss game, it will be some time before he will

“If you live long enough you will suffer. The only alternative to not suffering is not living long enough”—with those cheering words Don Carson starts an address on suffering. He’s right;

The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is to create a new government ministry—the country’s first ministry of happiness. It will be dedicated to “putting a smile on every face”. It also

The hour is late. Christ has left Jerusalem with his disciples. They leave the warmth of the house and make their way out into the cold night, down into the Kidron valley and

I was thinking about the fruit of the Spirit recently and engaged in a bit of reverse engineering, or reverse gardening—to coin a concept. In other words I took the fruit of

Tears are like a window to the heart.   They show our deepest emotions. In Luke 19:41 we find the second occasion of Jesus weeping, this time over the city of Jerusalem. Why?

Three thoughts converged in a mellow mood… Strand one found me talking with someone who runs a Christian bookshop. She commented that so many Christians aren’t familiar with the great missionary biographies

If you are scanning this article—stop—you need to read it. Not because I am important, but because your mind matters! Over the last few years I have had a minor, but

There is something deeply moving about tears. We see someone weeping and it can have quite an effect on us. The stronger the person who weeps the more powerful the effect is upon

I’ve just finished “Mission at Nuremburg” by Tim Townsend. It is the fascinating story of Henry Gerecke, chaplain at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal. A one word quote from a newspaper review

As I write, a friend of mine is taking part in The Race (www.therace.ie [http://www.therace.ie/]). It’s a 250 km endurance event in Ireland that starts with a

[http://gentlereformation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Two-Cannons_art.jpg] Imagine a castle, armed with two large and dangerous canons, under attack. One is fired regularly; the other sits idle. You ask about

What is the high point of worship? The preaching of the word? The singing? What if there is an even higher pinnacle—a moment where God speaks, not so much to tell us

Have you thought any of these coming to church? * I can’t wait to hear what the sermon is on today * I’m really enjoying this series on ………… * I hope the minister is

I think one of the great problems in the church is that we fail to get grace—oh we understand it for salvation, but I’m less convinced that we get it for