On Wednesday 7th August 2013, Marshall Meek went home to be with Jesus. He was 88 years old and had been ill for some months but had still found the strength to speak at our monthly Men’s Breakfast last May and, indeed, had attended what turned out to be his last Breakfast meeting just a […]
Do you find it easier or harder to take a stand as you become older? Should we become more accommodating, more understanding or more bold in our faith? I was a member of an industry-networking group. The demographic of the group was 50-plus, male and all were professional and some very highly respected in their […]
Date: Saturday 12th October 2013 Venue: St Thomas Church, Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 3AW Cost: £5 Includes lunch and refreshments Contact: Steve Martin steve.martin@cvm.org.uk We are very aware of the unique challenges, opportunities and skills that exist with older men across the CVM Network. We are looking to expand, focus and build this work, to better […]
One of the biggest booms in the holiday vehicle industry in the UK has been in the recovery of old VW camper Vans. These vans used to be languishing in old barns as chicken coops, or sat in back yards as old sheds, but now have been resurrected and are becoming regularly seen on […]
When I took up skiing the instructors mantra was “you’ll go where you’re looking”. I already knew this from my mountain biking days – it was a lesson learnt at a much earlier age when learning seemed somewhat easier. Flying down a mountain trail it doesn’t pay to concentrate on the obstacles in your […]
“Do you speak English?” An elderly woman asked from the other side of the locked grilled front door of my rented holiday home near Benidorm. A second woman in her mid-40s stood alongside her. “I am English”, I replied; momentarily forgetting I was standing in just my budgie smugglers! Unfazed, she asked a supplementary question […]
During a recent short break on the Isle of Wight we visited a couple of areas that had really old and pretty looking cottages. Because lots of people come and look at these old cottages, gift shops and tea rooms have opened, in fact these now outnumber the pretty cottages and people now visit for the […]
Our June 2013 Breakfast saw us guys debate the vexed issue of “why the world needs men”! You can imagine the way the discussion went! Did you know that women like silent men? The trouble is they mistakenly take this to mean we are listening! But then one teenage boy was heard to say to […]
Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:14-15 If we give Jesus the simple credit of intelligence then these first words must […]
The following was sent to me some time ago, it seemed worth repeating! “The older I get the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours […]
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