“I regret to inform you…” As a consequence of some of the major wars, WW1, WW2, the Vietnam War the following words were used in a letter sent to surviving family members: ‘I regret to inform you…’ There is a moment during the film ‘ Saving Private Ryan’ which shows a middle age woman washing […]
When I was younger I was such a morning person. I am not talking about when I was a child, I am probably only looking back to when I was in my 20s and 30s. It didn’t seem to matter what time I would go to bed, I always found it easy to get up […]
WE LIVE IN A FAST PACED WORLD, WHERE WE OFTEN FEEL WE DON’T HAVE TIME TO BREATH. A fast paced life means a life of action and constant activity! One where you get to run from one amazing event to the next. One minute you are at work, producing for the world, then you are […]
I am currently going through the process of selling my parents flat, and sorting out all the various stuff that is in it, as they are now in a care home. One of the things that my dad has kept is his fathers’ trunk. Now, this is no normal trunk. His dad was an RSM in […]
I was intrigued when a fan of a Premier Football Club posted the following tweet: ‘Leave my club.’ It was a three letter comment to the owner of a Premier football club. My intrigue was sparked by a number of thoughts, Did the fan own the club? Did he think he owned the club? Maybe […]
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 […]
God’s grace and our character Through this series of blog posts we’ve explored something of the seven deadly sins, what they can do to us, what they might look like in everyday life, where the world might reflect or even celebrate them, and some encouragements from the Bible as we deal with them. For there […]
From sloth to passion It has been said that if you aim for nothing you might just hit it. Set low expectations and be confident of meeting them. Hardly a message of ‘going for it’. I can’t imagine Nike selling quite as many trainers if their logo had the strapline ‘Just … whatever’. Apathy and […]
From anger to peace In August 2017, more than 60,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Frankfurt after an unexploded bomb was uncovered during construction work. The 1,400kg device– codenamed ‘Cookie’ by the RAF– was dropped by a British wartime bomber in WW2. That’s quite some cookie. The evacuation was one of the biggest such operations of […]
From gluttony to self-control Have you ever realised just how ‘pro-food’ the Bible is? Read through the Old Testament and God frequently turns up over a meal, or calls people to have a meal (Passover being the most famous but certainly not the only one). The land given to the people of Israel is famed […]
