We all have a story and as the story of our life unfolds it will intersect with the stories of others. Stories matter. Back in 1846, James Caughey visited a little church in Nottingham as guest speaker. He talked about God’s desire that we develop the character of a servant, help the poor and share […]
Not so long ago there was a lot of flooding about in our part of the world, and some folk had a very difficult and stressful time; so what follows may seem trivial. My wife and I regularly walk around the lanes and bridle paths local to us, but one of the paths had been […]
So, in case you have forgotten what I wrote about last time (as if) it was just after we went into lockdown, and I reflected on the upbeat subject of death … this time I want to think about new starts … life coming back … I was chatting to CVM’s Michael Cooper who served […]
OK from the outset in this blog I am going to be honest. This is going to be raw, vulnerable and in some ways it’s a little uncomfortable for me to write but if I am going to offer you anything helpful then I actually think this is the way I need to go. For […]
I realise that this is going to be a very contentious subject as a CVM blog with fruit in the title – but it’s a manly fruit as it has thorns! So here is a definition of the noun Gooseberry: To be an unwanted third person who is present when two other people especially two people having a romantic […]
Most days during lockdown, my wife and I have made time to pray for our family and for one another. Before lockdown, our family life was hectic! driving here and there with the younger children, who were doing boxing and football, so taking them to training and matches. Love that the kids enjoy what they […]
Christianity is not a playground but a battleground! When Elijah came back from his victory on Mount Carmel he was exhausted with the struggle with Jezebel and others. He collapsed underneath the Juniper tree and experienced what Winston Churchill called – ‘The Black Dog’. Today, all around our country, people are feeling exhausted with the […]
One of the jobs I had involved crossing the Pennines to visit a construction site in Harrogate. Towards the end of the project it became a twice-weekly visit. One day I drove pass a lay-by up on the moors and there was an old Citroen BX parked up, with a flat rear tyre. I thought […]
I waited for the email to drop through the letter box. It was expected but not wanted. To receive the email was confirmation that I was on the list of people who had had their details hacked from EasyJet. This is the second time, British Airways being the first. So the email was expected and […]
Our dog is certainly a mongrel, when we got her as a pup we were told that she contained the following: Bichon Frise, Staffy, Husky and Malamute. As a result she does not shed much fur, she loves the snow but until recently she was in desperate need of a trim as she is starting […]
