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Here is what we are up to in the coming months.

Here is an up date of some of the events we have coming up over the next few months.   For the whole of July we will be in the Netherlands and Denmark doing Father focused events on three consecutive weekends and then a Family Camp in the north of Jutland at the end of July. All the details are on our Comings and Goings page. In August we are back in the UK and our friend Sue Dawkes is inviting us and anyone else to brunch!! If you want to join us on August 19th it is essential you contact Sue and let her know. Spaces are limited. You can find the details on our here too.  In September we are joining our friend Mark Gyde for a "Growing in Sonship " week at Cloverly Hall. Full details on the Father Heart UK website   https://www.fatherheart.uk/sonship.html In October we are going to Germany to lead a Father Heart Encounter, October 8th - 14th. Information and costs can be found by emailing Julia von Tottleben  vaterherzwochen.deutschland@gmail.com   Finally on October 21st we

Welcome to our Website

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  In this website you can follow where we are and what we are doing (our comings and goings); some of the books we have written; how to partner with us financially, and some of the things we enjoy on this wonderful journey with Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 

The Story of Paul III The Final Years.

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  It had to come one day and here it is, The Story of Paul III the Final Years . This book was much harder to write than I thought it would be. The reason being, there are so few historical facts to work with. Luke writes about Paul in his final chapters of The Acts of the Apostle . Yet his main purpose for writing is to show how the Gospel was taken to Rome rather than the events of Paul’s life. Luke gives us fascinating details particularly when he was personally present, such as in the shipwreck on the Island of Malta. He neatly concludes Acts with Paul a free man in Rome. Traditions of the church claim Paul was beheaded by Nero in Rome. Fanciful legend says his head bounced three times and three fountains miraculously appeared out of the ground. But was he beheaded? Indeed, was he beheaded in Rome even? For information of Paul’s death, we are dependent on early traditions from the second and third century, about when, where, and how. Nothing is certain. In reality, solid evidence

The Big Picture Finding the Father in the Bible.

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Here is what has kept us busy in this Covid season.... I'm delighted to launch my latest book....   The Big Picture   Finding the Father in the Bible . The Big Picture takes a look at the great story of God in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. It charts how God is eternally Father since before creation and how he reveals himself as Father through all scripture. It draws together all the various parts of this glorious biblical truth, like pieces of a jigsaw, that come together into one vast glorious narrative of the love of the Father for his lost children. It focuses on The Father’s love and the sending of his Son Jesus who brings us home. It explores how this truth is inspired by the Holy Spirit in the pages of the Bible.   Stephen Hill in his foreword says of “ The Big Picture ”, “ I believe that this book is an important part of what Paul the apostle called “The whole counsel of God.” It is a resource for now and for the future and many treasures are conta

The sun always shines behind the storm.

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  Linda and I went for a walk along the beach at West Wittering recently. It was the last sunny day forecast before a period of very wet weather was due to come our way. It was a beautiful day. As we walked the beach a storm blew up through the English Channel across the Isle of Wight. We both managed to catch some photos and when I looked at them later the title of this post came to mind. I felt this w a s a metaphor for this season of life we are all in. Many are facing the full force of the Covid storm. None of us are untouched. Yet the sun behind the storm was a powerful and comforting reminder of the Father's constant presence.    We learning to live each day as it comes and enjoy each day's opportunities. We also look to the future when the storm clouds clear and a new day finally dawns. To that end we are not cancelling events scheduled for 2021.  If nearer the time they don't happen then so be it. We hold all these things lightly. Indeed, I was recently

THE STORY OF PAUL, THE EARLY YEARS.

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I'm delighted to announce the publication of my latest book,  The Story of Paul, the early years.  It is available on Amazon and Kindle. But why another book on the apostle Paul? Haven’t there been enough books on him already?  Here is why I wrote the book. The apostle Paul has been with me all my Christian life. What I mean by that is, my earliest memory of the apostle was being informed by my parents that my middle name was Paul and I was named after him. I had no idea what they were talking about. Much later, I discovered what they meant. They were expressing in some way their hopes for me, that I would be like Paul. Whatever the reason behind it, I have always had some sort of affinity with the apostle. That was about as far as it went for years. In the 1970s, I studied theology at Spurgeon’s College and whilst Paul was on the curriculum, he was not a major focus for me. In many ways, I felt more akin to the apostle Peter in his ups and downs. Inci