A day arrives in the life of the baby eagle when he is fledged and ready for take off from the nest that has been a safe haven. He must take this risk and learn to fly or he will starve. His parents will soon stop feeding him and he must also to learn to […]
I love chilling out in the mountains and relaxing with God. So when both activities happen at the same time I am in my element! God seems to be asking me to relax with him more and more. I just sit down and enjoy his company, praise him for his creation and even share a […]
As we get older can we say ‘we have had a life of service’, ‘given a cup of kindness’ or supported and encouraged someone? It brought it home to me, relating to one of the key events in my life, when we read about St. Paul going to Rome, and he was shipwrecked and helped […]
In 2011, 60% of the world’s 1 billion ‘extremely poor people’ lived in 5 countries- India, Nigeria, China, Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This statistic indicates that ‘trickle down’ is not a very effective agent of economic development! From my own experience of working in the developing world as a civil engineer I […]
It’s always been understood that a shed is a man’s domain… But now there is the “She Shed” – to read more about this alarming phenomenon At my church we have a group called Pass-it-On where some of our ladies demonstrate how to do particular things to other ladies. This group has resulted in a […]
I came across this prayer the other day. It was based on some meditations from the Northumbrian Community and suits very well the changes in life as we men get older. Lord, help me now to un-clutter my life: to organise myself in the direction of simplicity. Lord, teach me to listen to my heart: […]
Why do some over 50s find it hard to use modern technology to communicate? We do not want to go back to school but find it hard to learn as we get older. It is complicated by the number of choices we have. The youngsters are so quick and we get left behind, or can’t […]
When you’re 50+, if you haven’t already, sooner or later chances are you’ll hear new expressions from the medical profession relating to your body’s decline. For me it’s my bones, specifically my knees. I have run all my life and love to be jogging on the beach or in the woods or even the mindless […]
“Men’s Retreats” may be a thing of the past if a trend to call them “Men’s Advances” takes off! This spring men from my Dutch expat church (APCH) were again kindly invited to share fellowship, discipleship and worship with a similar church in Surrey (ICC). Initially there was a lack of take-up our end but […]
A Roman soldier saw a beggar by the roadside on a cold day, the soldier split his cloak in two with his sword, and gave half the cloak to the beggar. The soldier became the first `chaplain` as this was the word for cloak. Today we have chaplains in the military, in hospitals, in universities, […]
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