Just to let you all know that after a weeks enjoyable break, today I will be back in my office and will be answering all your e mails and posting off your ishmaeldirect shop orders.

I’ve compiled a special ‘Sting in the Tale’ souvenir album using all the original CD song tracks from various albums. These are the songs that I perform ‘acoustic and live’ at the ‘Sting in the Tale’ concerts. I will be sending a free copy of this compilation with all CDs and downloads ordered from our online shop. 2 reasons. Firstly, I’m hoping that once you hear the songs I will be singing you may be encouraged to invite me to do a ‘Sting in the Tale’ concert at your Church and secondly, there are some cracking tracks on this compilation which I think you will love! Also just an advance…

Just working on which songs to include in the new set for next years follow up concert to ‘A sting in the tale’ and came across this song which I wrote in 1982. I realise that most will say that the most inspired song that I have written is ‘Father God I Wonder’ but I think that the truth and humour behind this little Glories song were also quite inspired. Yep I must put this in the new set and of course I’ve got plenty of true stories to introduce it! Supernaturally from the album ‘The Power and the Glories’. Well once I saw a fellah, he was looking kinda…

I would like to wish all of my lovely website family a very happy Christmas day but…I do realise that for some of us this day cannot be truly happy because over the past year / years we have lost family and friends who have been very near and dear to us and Christmas Day is not going to be the same without them with us.   But…please be assured of my thoughts and prayers.   I do however hope that we are all able to give thanks to God for sending His son Jesus to earth.   For me though, although celebrating the baby Jesus in a manger is…

Today I will be taking part in the cathedral crib service which I must admit is one of my favourite services of the year! Over a thousand children and adults will pack the nave as we celebrate the birth of Christ together and the children will be dressed as shepherds, sheep, Angels, kings and of course the odd Darth Vader! Brilliant!