Keep it simple stupid, may not be the most eloquent line, but it was food for thought to Paul Dando whilst travelling to Poland with his colleague Phil Prosser. Paul was speaking at a conference in the northern city of Koszalin, something that had been 10 years in the dreaming, but was now a reality. Phil was speaking at a new church in a coastal resort on the Baltic sea. A pen was produced from somewhere, a piece of paper to scribble on, and whilst the plane was over the old East Germany, the following collective thoughts were written down.

The good news is simple. We all need to admit our need of God. Nobody is perfect, we reach a point where we acknowledge, whatever our national, social, educational, or financial standing, that there is a God-shaped hole within. A belief that the Jesus is a living reality and the saviour of the world. Through his death on the cross and the shedding of blood, that cleansing can flow to me in 2007. A confession to God of all that's wrong in me and all that's right in God, with my heart and mouth, is what is required.

That is the simple part, it is absolutely priceless, so it is given freely. No library could explain it. No mathematician, politician or scientist unravel its complexity, but a child can receive it in its totality. Yet life can be complicated. There appears to be a force - not for good - that seeks to entwine, to tie us down, to restrict and restrain all that we do. If we want to build a life, a family, a fellowship, there is a force that undermines, and is so complicated. We need uncomplicated people alongside. They may still be profound, the wisest of the wise, bold, full of faith, but hopefully free.

We need to keep it simple. 'Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.' This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: 'Love others as well as you love yourself.'

Keep it simple, stupid. That was the message that Paul shared to one church in northern Poland, and to another in Queen's Hall, Narberth.

You are most welcome. 'Grace church for you' meets every Sunday at 10.30 am at the Queen's Hall. A member of the Evangelical Alliance, a registered charity, a church reformed and always reforming.