Last year at Remembrance I considered the question ‘who are you remembering?’ and the fact that not all of us know someone in the Military, but we do know others who have given their all in service of others, be that in the Emergency Services or as a member of the general public. I want […]
You may be reading this and not be a Christian. That’s okay but this is a message for those who are Christians. You see I was troubled for a while about some of the life style choices I am being asked to make, and I should say, have made. There is confusing multi-messaging coming from […]
Over the summer months I have been giving my personal physical condition quite a bit of thought. It is not that I am badly out of shape, but I do spend a lot of time in my car and that has had a fair impact on my body over time. So, in real terms, it […]
“I regret to inform you…” As a consequence of some of the major wars, WW1, WW2, the Vietnam War the following words were used in a letter sent to surviving family members: ‘I regret to inform you…’ There is a moment during the film ‘ Saving Private Ryan’ which shows a middle age woman washing […]
When I was younger I was such a morning person. I am not talking about when I was a child, I am probably only looking back to when I was in my 20s and 30s. It didn’t seem to matter what time I would go to bed, I always found it easy to get up […]
WE LIVE IN A FAST PACED WORLD, WHERE WE OFTEN FEEL WE DON’T HAVE TIME TO BREATH. A fast paced life means a life of action and constant activity! One where you get to run from one amazing event to the next. One minute you are at work, producing for the world, then you are […]
I am currently going through the process of selling my parents flat, and sorting out all the various stuff that is in it, as they are now in a care home. One of the things that my dad has kept is his fathers’ trunk. Now, this is no normal trunk. His dad was an RSM in […]
I was intrigued when a fan of a Premier Football Club posted the following tweet: ‘Leave my club.’ It was a three letter comment to the owner of a Premier football club. My intrigue was sparked by a number of thoughts, Did the fan own the club? Did he think he owned the club? Maybe […]
Jumpers for goal posts Taking one for the team, but what if someone cheats? In playing any sport or game one of the first things to learn is that there are rules. We then accept that rules are there for guiding, informing and enabling us to familiarise with the standard of the game, building balance […]
God’s grace and our character Through this series of blog posts we’ve explored something of the seven deadly sins, what they can do to us, what they might look like in everyday life, where the world might reflect or even celebrate them, and some encouragements from the Bible as we deal with them. For there […]
