Author

Mike brings his gifts as a visual communicator to a range of books, pamphlets and academic papers addressing the lands of the Bible, how to follow Jesus, and theological and educational issues.
Mike's approach is to recognise that every topic has a range of coherent views, each worthy of respect - but not all necessarily of equal validity.
To borrow a phrase from OCCA - Mike wants to help thinkers to believe - and believers to think!

Foolish Publishing
Video Teaching


It's a bit dated now, but you're welcome to download it - or, I have a whole stack of unboxed DVDs, and would be delighted to give you onesend me your address through the contact box below.
You can watch on
YouTube using this button:
You can also see some of my recent preaching at Trinity Church here:
When this was first produced, many years ago, it was an innovative mix of Bible information, video, clipart and bad jokes, chaptered to use with small groups.
Published

little known facts for each location. The book also includes advice on practical matters involved in visiting the Holy Land - climate, safe travel, health, what to pack, how to shop - together with a simple outline of the history of the Land, and an introduction to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
This is an introduction to many of the most important sites associated with Jesus in Israel and Palestine - with a brief history for each, their place in the Bible, a "credibility" rating, photos, and


Many explanations of how
to become a follower of
Jesus include assumptions
about how the whole
arrangement with God
"works" - ranging from a
literal understanding of
"the Fall", through what is
meant by "sin", to a precise
way in which the death of
Jesus re-unites us with our Father.
This leaflet is different. It explains the essentials: our Father's extraordinary love for us, our failure to live as we know we should, and so on - but it also suggests what need not be accepted.
It may be downloaded and reproduced without charge, provided it isn't altered.
Publication Spring 2025

There are many excellent textbooks for those making a serious study of the Greek of the Christian Bible - but this can be daunting for many of us. This book - which arose from teaching simple New
Testament Greek to a class of 30 "regular" church members - provides a colourful, entertaining and accessible way to learn enough of the language in which the Christian New Testament was written to be able to translate the first chapter of Mark, and the Lord's Prayer, after 8 lessons.
The Holy Spirit enables our Christian "being" and doing". His (or Her!) power is modelled for us in the ministry of Jesus - but the key to all this is, for me, to learn how the Holy Spirit can use us, rather than trying to work out how we can use Him (or Her!).
In this book, I trace the Spirit's work in the birth, equipping, enabling, direction and empowering of Jesus;
and offer realistic and
practical guidance about
how we can be more and
more filled with the Spirit,
speaking the Father's
heart to others, and
"doing what we see
the Father doing".

Other writing
This part of the site will take a little time to populate - but will, in due course, have material I have written
(or taught through PowerPoint) on ...
Understanding the Bible -
in particular, appreciating
the diversity of ways in
which Christians interpret
Scripture. In addition,
I'll post up teaching summaries I've created about Bible books and theological issues

Exploring issues of pastoral
care with integrity - for
example, praying for healing
with honesty and without
manipulation; applying the insights of Bloom's taxonomy to authentic preaching; human sexuality.
Making sense of the
questions that create
real intellectual
obstacles to faith...

Understanding the
historical, cultural and
theological factors behind
Middle Eastern conflict:
including appreciation of
the range of perspectives within each of the different "sides".
Relating to, and exploring questions with, those whose faith is different to ours



