It really does not feel like it was that long ago that we were making plans for Christmas 2018, but that was last year. My wife and I had just moved across to North Wales, our son was just in the throes of getting used to his first term in school. We had lots of […]
I was reminded that the early pioneers to America, whilst pioneering – had arrows shot at them! Pioneering can be tough! When we consider the Lord’s Prayer, Gods desire is that things on earth may be like things in heaven. We are reminded in the prayer that we ask for Gods kingdom to come so […]
Human endeavour, the quest to be the first to achieve something is a fascinating subject. Throughout history men and women have pushed and smashed through boundaries of what previously was thought impossible. Just recently we’ve seen the first sub two-hour marathon by Kenyan, Eliud Kipchoge. A little further back, twelve years ago in fact, we […]
I wish I lived in a world that was a lot simpler than it is, back in the day it seemed that way! I am increasingly asked to complete response questionnaires, undertake this or that survey report, or can we store your data for future use? Everything is intrusive, clambering for a bit of me, […]
I quite like golf. I am not a good golfer, but I do quite like golf. Mark Twain once said that “…golf was a good walk ruined”. I think he was wrong, though I do have to admit that in my case golf is a good walk made 2-3 times longer. Not that long ago, I […]
I’ve had some funny looks over the last few weeks – well, more funny than usual. People have looked at the growth above my upper lip and for most the penny has dropped – “Oh-it’s Movember!” – or as it’s known in Cymru – “Tashwedd!” (Tachwedd is November in Welsh). For the last couple of […]
A few days ago I was chatting with an amazing person about life, hopes and dreams. It was during the course of a meal that I was invited to by a Christian charity who were celebrating their 5th birthday as a ministry. The conversation could be best described as ‘life-giving’! Now this guy was in […]
Last year at Remembrance I considered the question ‘who are you remembering?’ and the fact that not all of us know someone in the Military, but we do know others who have given their all in service of others, be that in the Emergency Services or as a member of the general public. I want […]
You may be reading this and not be a Christian. That’s okay but this is a message for those who are Christians. You see I was troubled for a while about some of the life style choices I am being asked to make, and I should say, have made. There is confusing multi-messaging coming from […]
Over the summer months I have been giving my personal physical condition quite a bit of thought. It is not that I am badly out of shape, but I do spend a lot of time in my car and that has had a fair impact on my body over time. So, in real terms, it […]
