Thinking Mission Blog

A cheering sight, and a very common one, when you travel around southern Africa is a group of women of faith. They make a visual

A tradition passed down from the missionary era is the Scottish Bible Society’s practice of presenting staff appointed to overseas posts with a Bible in

As a long-time Malawi dweller I should not have made this mistake. But I did. In Malawi petrol pumps are not self-service. Attendants put fuel

For a little while, my local church is St Michael and All Angels in Blantyre. Kind friends, currently on leave, have lent me their house

After a three-week spell of teaching an intensive course at Nile Theological College today I depart from Juba. With mixed emotions – inspired by the

In the much-loved folk tale, Cinderella is the despised and discounted sister who, against all the odds, wins the heart of the prince and proves