What are you going to do? By Roger Leitch I have lost count of how many times I have been asked this question since my retirement became known and in the weeks that followed my last day of paid work. To be honest, I have been asking myself the same question. Finishing work after 43 […]
Christmas Spirit By Raymond Smith Political Correctness challenges accepted norms and in a changing culture there are changing attitudes. Some of the challenges can be seen around the celebration of Christmas. Mention Christmas Spirit and it will mean different things to different people. Avid readers may reflect on the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and […]
Exodus: Gods and Kings (12a) Dir. Ridley Scott Cast: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Maria Valverde, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Isaac Andrews By Matt Adcock “The Hebrews have been slaves to Egypt for over 400 years. They have not forgotten their homeland or their God… …and He has not forgotten […]
“Here, take this.” Looking down I found in my hands a lovely copy of the Bhagavad Gita. “We want to give you something to help to find inner peace this Christmas,” said the young lady who plucked me from the streaming Christmas crowd in the centre of town. “Are you from this city,” she asked? […]
I recently had an e-mail from Facebook (FB) with a link to ‘Privacy Basics’ – so I thought, having been a FB user for a few years, “Right I’m going to take some time to understand about privacy, who can and can’t see what and about likes and tagging and who can do what and […]
A man once asked God, “What can I do for you, Lord?” God replied, “Well, thanks very much, son, but I have been doing alright without you up to now! What you can do, though, is act justly, love mercy and walk humbly before me!” Many Christian men have been called to situations that are difficult, others to those […]
I can call upon my own experiences when I say, that especially around the Christmas period the temptation to gamble was at its greatest. There can be many different contributing factors to this but I will briefly touch on one. “The expectation and pressure to provide” For some this can be the catalyst that plunges […]
Advent and Christmas…are about old people. Shall I say that again? Advent and Christmas are about old people. But what about the children? someone asks. And I have to reply that they don’t feature in the story. The Advent stories begin with an elderly couple, Elizabeth and Zechariah, he a priest helping out in his […]
Weird supernatural event or trick of the mind? Demonic activity or innocent fun? Does it really matter either way? Whatever side of the fence you sit: belief in the demonic or explained away happenings of the ouija board. As a Christian there is a very real danger and risk. Over the last number of weeks […]
Is it possible to overstate the importance of a father? My father is 85 and finally showing his age as he copes with failing physical and mental abilities. Old age is not for the faint-hearted. Living overseas means that I cannot be with him as much as I would like but I think of him […]
