A Learning Experience Help! We’re in the wrong place and the train leaves in 15 minutes! Let’s pray, then ask this bloke…Scusi, signor, farla inglesi? -o-O-o- Yes, the timings were a bit tight. Our train from Paris hadn’t arrived in Turin until 9:30 p.m, taking longer than usual ‘cos we’d to take a bus journeyContinue reading “The Slow Train to Rome”
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The Charming Dordogne
“Can’t we go on an organised holiday this year?” asked Jane, as she showed me the website of Great Rail Journeys. For proud, independent Me this was a challenge, although after the Great Turin to Rome Debacle of 2024 (next post!) I had to admit it could prove more relaxing. And so, at 6 a.mContinue reading “The Charming Dordogne”
Jesus and the Climate/Nature Emergency
Pictures are from ‘Creative Commons’. I haven’t added bible references to this article, which I’d do for a specifically Christian readership. Even for the most experienced fishermen, this storm was a nightmare. Wave after wave crashed over the deck; the boat lurched up, down, to and fro’ so all they could see were the giantContinue reading “Jesus and the Climate/Nature Emergency”
Which Great Commission? Joining the dots…
Why, oh why am I doing this? I’m working my socks off to organise the screening of this film, the People’s Emergency Briefing. I pray about how we’ll publicise the film, which projector we’ll use… I live and breathe it. I began this article just before Ascension Day. We were remembering Jesus’ final words toContinue reading “Which Great Commission? Joining the dots…”
A Weekend at the Brick House
The cover image is generated by AI Grace grew more and more excited as each station passed by. Only three more stops! “This train will be calling at Wakefield Kirkgate, Mirfield, Brighouse…” “Daddy, we’re nearly at the Brick House!” she enthused. Whilst our son Martin set off to fetch the fish and chips, Jane andContinue reading “A Weekend at the Brick House”
Hip Hop
Too clever by half, that’s my trouble. lt had all looked so tempting, that wobble board with a maze sunk into its upper face. My challenge was to balance on top, moving two marbles in towards the centre, then back out to the edge. [The picture shows a similar model with a third marble] AsContinue reading “Hip Hop”
Felicity’s Choice
A dialogue set in Nigeria, with acknowledgements to Women’s World Day of Prayer, 2026. I wrote it to support a Lent group session that Jane and I led, exploring, ‘One Faith’. Olu, a recent graduate in Agriculture aged 22, is looking for work. He’s talking to his aunt Felicity, recently widowed with 3 young children.Continue reading “Felicity’s Choice”
Puffing Billy
“C’mon Billy, don’t just stand there!” shouted Mr Jones, the games teacher. “You’ve got to run for the ball if you want possession! Move, will you? Your team mates need your help back in their own penalty area.” It was the same old complaint. Billy would have liked to be good at football, but heContinue reading “Puffing Billy”
2066 and All That
Charlie: Grandpa, where did you live when you were a boy? Grandpa: I lived in Dagenham, in a house that’s now been washed away as the sea levels have risen. My dad used to work at a big car factory. You won’t believe this, but we actually drove our cars ourselves in those days. DrivingContinue reading “2066 and All That”
Hip, Hip, Hooray?
Cover picture by Mohamed Hassan via Pixabay -o-O-o- You will have gathered that I’m now just over 3 months into recovering from my total hip joint replacement. In my previous post, A Happy Hipster? I described the privations of a patient in the early stages of recovery, along with the gadgets I was using. Gradually,Continue reading “Hip, Hip, Hooray?”
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