Safe Places
Before double glazing, the world was more accessible. We could hear the noises of life outside. The dustman, the postman, the milkman,...
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Jan 9, 2023
Bowled Out by a Googly
In prehistoric times the written word was hand-made wall pictures. Eventually marks in clay tablets appeared, later quills and ink, then...
Nov 13, 2021
Unknown Warrior
I wrote this a year ago after watching the service for the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, which moved me deeply. Last year was the...
Oct 29, 2021
Flights of Fancy and Reflection
Maybe you forgot cake and candles for the big birthday this October: the 80th anniversary of the Lancaster bomber. Its maiden test flight...
Feb 28, 2021
Group Think
Group Think Have you ever sat in a meeting, half awake, doodling on a notepad, when suddenly someone suggests an off-the-wall, ridiculous...
Feb 7, 2021
Old Virtues
Old Virtues My wife and I prefer a cold bedroom at night for sleeping; since that’s how it was for both of us growing up and it’s what we...
Jan 14, 2021
Discussing Death
Discussing Death In the summer of 1348 a French merchant ship berthed in the port of Melcombe, in Dorset. Unknown to the crew, she...
Nov 30, 2020
Touching Lives
Touching Lives On occasion at the end of a walk in the Lake District, I’ve looked up at the route I followed with amazement. I remember...
Nov 22, 2020
Slightly Odd
Harold Marshall on left, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 Slightly Odd Harold Marshall, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 I love music. A...
Nov 15, 2020
Being Who We Are
Being Who We Are Have you ever wished you were someone else? Dissatisfied with your looks, skills, or personality, and longed for the...
Nov 7, 2020
Remembrance
Remembrance This year Armistice Day is next Wednesday. It is always the 11th November of course, commemorating the 11th hour of the 11th...
Oct 29, 2020
Candlelight
Candlelight One of the gloomy points in the year has happened again. The clocks went back last Sunday and suddenly nights are darker...
Oct 24, 2020
Bright Horizons
Bright Horizons A few days ago I had a chuckle over this piece by a political sketch writer. “the experts have got it the wrong way...
Sep 20, 2020
Bits & Bytes
A bit is a binary digit, which can only be 0 or 1. A byte is the number of bits required to process or transfer a single character, which...
Sep 12, 2020
Which Science?
Which Science? The continuing Covid Crisis triggers many thoughts. We are repeatedly told that the government is “following the science”,...
Sep 6, 2020
Collars & Ties
I have a confession to make: I hate ties! I dislike wearing a tie and always have done, from my first school uniform at age eleven to the...
Dec 8, 2019
When Was Jesus Born?
When Was Jesus Born? (originally posted December 2018) In his 1915 classic book “Jesus the Christ” Elder James E. Talmage stated that...
Oct 20, 2019
RELATIONSHIPS & SEX EDUCATION PART 3
Relationships & Sex Education Part 3 LGBT topics are a controversial element in Relationships & Sex Education. Here is a summary of some...
Oct 7, 2019
A Changing Church?
A CHANGING CHURCH? Critics and even some Church members seem to assume that nothing should change in the Church. But The Church of Jesus...
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