Dave Luck

To cross the winning line, we first need to take a step of faith
To cross the winning line, we first need to take a step of faith

If we're honest, it's in the challenges that we grow.

Don't let worry have the final word
Don't let worry have the final word

There is a different life available where we live dependent on God's resources and not just our own.

What's the point of Lent?
What's the point of Lent?

If we think Lent is just about having less, we're missing the point

Brexit: there is a way to move beyond anger and frustration but will anyone listen?
Brexit: there is a way to move beyond anger and frustration but will anyone listen?

The reason the Brexit campaign was a success is its greatest weakness – it made it sound straightforward.

What will make a difference to the knife crime crisis?
What will make a difference to the knife crime crisis?

What could be previously largely ignored by opinion-formers and policy-makers has become unavoidable.

We're all individuals: In an age of identity politics, Jesus sees the person
We're all individuals: In an age of identity politics, Jesus sees the person

As a white, middle class male I am not used to standing out. I haven't had to fight past barriers that others have, I haven't had to overcome others perceptions of me.

God bless Alpha – but church is not just for beautiful people
God bless Alpha – but church is not just for beautiful people

The point is that church is actually a pretty jumbled-up mix of people and that's the beauty of it.

Kids' church, family and Brexit: Why people are more important than projects

The cause may be vital and exciting but I believe we should change the world a person at a time, starting with loving those closest to us.

Down with this sort of thing: Brexit and the politics of opposition
Down with this sort of thing: Brexit and the politics of opposition

Whether it's in the church or politics, just opposing things isn't very helpful.

After the Screaming Stops: Bros, fame and God
After the Screaming Stops: Bros, fame and God

'He was a rectangle and I was a rectangle and we made a square, which therefore is a fortress'.

The art of the ordinary: How to let God help us make the best of the life we have
The art of the ordinary: How to let God help us make the best of the life we have

The risk is that people constantly chase the next thing, never settling to invest, never learning to be content with what they've been given.

Happy Tuesday: God is (still) with you
Happy Tuesday: God is (still) with you

In our culture, once the festivities finish the malaise manifests.

I'm dreaming of a not weird Christmas
I'm dreaming of a not weird Christmas

If we still had our son Ben it would be different in some ways. We lost Ben to cancer in 2011.

Great Expectations: How do we handle it when everything goes wrong?

I don't beat myself up about the past but these days I don't expect tidy solutions to life's challenges. My theology has changed.

Beyond remembrance: Why we need to do something different with our future
Beyond remembrance: Why we need to do something different with our future

Our well-intentioned rationality does not change our hearts. Our good intentions are often just that.

Donald Trump, morality and amorality
Donald Trump, morality and amorality

Maybe I shouldn't be shocked by a world leader sidestepping an inconvenient truth.