It was a busy road and it was the busiest time of the day; morning rush hour. But it was my regular route to work and, despite cars being parked on both sides of the road, I was used to it, and vehicles of all shapes and sizes travelling in both directions were just about able […]
Liverpool won their first piece of silverware in six years but required penalties to overcome Championship side Cardiff in the Carling Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. The underdogs had led for more than 40 minutes before Martin Skrtel pounced on a deflection off the post to cancel out Joe Mason’s 19th-minute opener. In extra […]
Have you ever found yourself crying out ‘Lord I’m stuck in the desert, where are you? I feel so alone and you seem so far away.’ Or have there been times of pain and hurt when you feel so angry and confused, your prayers seem to go unanswered and there is no end in sight? […]
One day a man woke up and said to God “I want to do what you want me to do – show me what path to take and I will do it.” There was a knock at the door and the man ran downstairs eager to see what God’s response would be. He opened the […]
Dereck Chisora lost his WBC world title fight against champion Vitali Klitschko in Munich on Saturday night, but the event will be remembered more for the antics before and after the matchup than the fight itself. First, at Friday’s weigh-in, Chisora slapped Klitschko, then in Saturday’s post-fight press conference, he left the stage to brawl […]
Over 50 doesn’t mean ‘over the hill’ or ‘over and out!’ If you are 50 today, you can statistically expect another 20 -25 productive years of active life in which to utilise your God given talents and leave a lasting legacy. My New Year’s challenge, is that you think in terms of not only success […]
On Saturday’s CVM Men’s Day in Scarborough, Nick Welford modelled transparency, honesty and integrity in his final challenge. He had never shared this story before the event. Sometimes things must come out into the light. When I was a young teenager I was at a church event. The family of one of the church members were […]
Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra met on the field for the first time since Suarez completed an eight-game ban for racially abusing the Manchester United defender in Saturday’s Premier League clash between United and Liverpool. Two goals from Wayne Rooney in the first five minutes of the second half helped United to a 2-1 win, […]
During a weekend of speaking and conferencing in London, Dean (CVM Managing Director) and I were heading back on the Northern Line to our hotel, when Dean spotted a woman being forced aggressively against a wall by a man. Our train was in the station with the doors open. It looked like it was going […]
I have a little confession to make. I like to be the one that thinks of the ideas, finds the way forward, makes the running does the work and takes the prize. Shocking? Surely not? I hope that I’m not the only bloke that still has a competitive instinct after my 52 years on earth […]
