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 […]
The Holy Grail of American Sport. Body armour, helmets, full contact sport – The American Game Having won three Super Bowls, been four times ‘All First Team All Pro’, Rob Gronkowski announces his retirement at the great age of – wait for it – 29 years old! What! 29 nine years old, wow! Maybe it’s […]
I cannot imagine what it is like to have a member of my family linked to a serious crime. For my name and my family’s name to be linked to a deed that forever will remain marked down in history for its infamy. It seems to me that there are a great many programmes on […]
Hi, I’m Chris Neal. I’ve been a follower of Christ for 42 years but was only born again in December 1991. I remember it well, I made a decision and it was like jumping out of an aeroplane and trusting that the arms of my loving Saviour would catch me, or at least help me avoid a […]
Grandpa was a gardener; in fact he was a great gardener. He worked for the Laird up at the big house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It became his occupation. He took up the job as a gardener when he came home from the ‘great war’. He eventually became the head gardener so he must have been […]
I know a man who jumped into a raging river torrent. The river was raging over the waterfall and there was someone in the water being dragged into its undercurrent. This man didn’t stop to have a conversation with anyone about what to do. He didn’t ask himself or others for that matter, about courage. […]
Guilt: a word that may or may not figure too much in your thinking. ‘An awareness of having done wrong or committed a crime, accompanied by feelings of shame and regret’ (Thanks to Encarta Dictionary: UK) When we think of guilt we may think of law courts. Recently a fire officer, distraught and devastated at […]
Why, when I’m on an aeroplane do I feel uncomfortable reclining my seat? Recently returning from Germany with a well-known airline and after listening to the on-board safety announcements, I paused before reclining my seat. This pause was not because I wasn’t going to recline my seat, I’m a big guy and need the space, […]
I was asked recently, “Do you believe in heaven?” As you walk through the airport terminal signs, images, smells and crowds of people carrying their luggage bombard the senses. It can take time to find your way to a seat by the departure gate, after all this is your main goal prior to actually boarding […]
This is aimed mainly at the age group 50 plus. (It’s okay if your younger you can still join in). Before you go any further however you might want to grab a pencil and paper. Think back to when you were a youngster (harder for some I know). What was the number or name of […]
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