It is somehow strangely fitting that on Easter Sunday I should hear of the death of Mark Ashton (yesterday). Mark was the minister of the church I attended when I first became a Christian at university, and so like many others I owe him a huge debt of thanks for his ministry and example.
How wonderful, on Easter Sunday, to celebrate the Christian hope – that death is not the end, and that we will be raised with Christ. Here are a few words from Mark, recorded about 8 months ago, which show how that hope has transformed his life.
on Apr 10th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Gosh, I had no idea. Thanks for that. What a blessing his ministry has been to so many.
on Apr 13th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
[...] Phillip Sweeting owes Mark ‘a huge debt of thanks’. [...]
on May 17th, 2010 at 9:27 am
A great obituary from The Times here – http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7124322.ece