Last time we thought about traditions this time I am going to think a bit about routines … stuff we just do because … well … because we do. We always do. If you have been reading these blogs for a while you may remember that I like to run. I used to run a […]
As we approach Christmas, my thoughts often turn to the normal stuff we do at Christmas, what did we do last year? What did we do in 2010? 1984? What did our forebears do in 1876 .. family traditions .. love ‘em. I guess you all have some … The Royal Navy is rammed full […]
I think I’m having a mid-life crisis. I’m 46 years old and I bought some ripped jeans recently. My 16 year old son was horrified. “I’d like the old dad back,” he said. “The one who wears smart jeans, a button down shirt and a v-neck jumper.” Then I tried on a muscle-fit tee shirt […]
This is my first blog, so please be patient as I navigate my way through this new skill! Writing a blog is a great way to share our journeys in life and to keep folks informed on what’s going on, the good and the not so good! I am the father of 5 beautiful kids […]
I am remembering Ian. Ian was a mate who I served with in the Royal Navy. Ian died on 25 May 1982 when HMS Coventry was bombed and sunk during the Falklands conflict. Ian was 21, Ian and I had been ‘run ashore oppos’ for a couple of years going to rock gigs in Portsmouth […]
We made it, it has been almost 2 months, if you are still with me on this journey, thank you. Let’s do it, No.1. 01. And so, dear brothers and sisters I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living […]
Here we are at No.2 in my top 10 Bible verses. I agonised a lot over this, there are so many sections in the bible that speak so clearly about the impact, scale and earth shattering implications of Jesus’ death on the cross, but I went for this. It just had to be this. 02. […]
HERE. WE. GO! The top 3. It is normally at this point at CVM events we would throw in a ridiculous curve ball to create anarchy. I won’t’ do that here…..ok, here is what I wanted to use. ‘As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.’ Proverbs 26:11. (I was […]
Guys, I wanted to introduce a new series of blogs that we are going to be unblushing over the next few weeks / months / years … We have called this stuff ‘Life, the universe and everything else’. The flavour and focus of these blogs is how we can explore science and God without losing sight of either in […]
OK, we are almost into the top 3 in this definitive list of my favourite bible verses. Of course, there are more and I could have made a top 100 but I think you may have got bored and stopped reading this blog series, maybe you have already….. hello? 04. We now have this light […]
