“It should be here any minute now.” The six of us gazed hopefully up Nelson Street in Bradford city centre. One after another, buses were cautiously negotiating their way through the snow drifts, pulling to a stop beside the three shelters. Our own stop was positioned round a bend on a road called Hall Ings,Continue reading “Ordeal in the snow”
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As Many as the Stars, Concluded
If you missed Part 1, please don’t by-pass this post. I think the story is mind-blowing! Here’s the concluding sequel to my post about Robert Glover and his ministry, ‘Care for Children’. In Part 1, I explained how Robert and his family had established a remarkable work in Shanghai, seeing 500 orphanage children transferred intoContinue reading “As Many as the Stars, Concluded”
Party Time in South London
“Don’t worry, Grace”, said I to our 3-year-old granddaughter as she sat shivering in her pushchair. “We’re all wet and cold, but we’re nearly there. We can get warm in the Horniman museum….Hey?? What’s this notice strapped to the railings? “No way, it can’t be closed – it’s the one place we thought wouldn’t beContinue reading “Party Time in South London”
Out of Time
Cover photo is featured in a Youtube tutorial by Victoria Williams, (my musictheory)(@musictheoryexpert) 29th November, 2024 “Wot!? Why’s the piece finished when we’re only half way through it?” Katie and I stare at each other in disbelief. Somebody has blundered. But, as all experienced musicians do, we shrug our shoulders and prepare for the nextContinue reading “Out of Time”
Reflections on Life’s Journey
Thoughts following All Saints’ Day How often do people get bound up like mummies in toilet rolls, in the middle of a sermon? Last Sunday morning, at church, we featured our Pantomime Society, who are busy rehearsing Dick Whittington ready to entertain us in December. After whetting our appetites for their show, two pairs ofContinue reading “Reflections on Life’s Journey”
Three Plastic Cartons…
…Les, Phil and Chris, sat on a kitchen shelf at the Golden Dragon takeaway. In wandered a young man wearing a smart leather jacket and his high-heeled girlfriend, bedecked with bangles and a pretty necklace. He fancied Chow Mein, she a Chicken Curry. The chef went to work, eventually grabbing Les, filling him with rice,Continue reading “Three Plastic Cartons…”
Inspiration from Italy
I guess you’re familiar with the rosy glow that means you know you’ve done a good job. Three perfectly poached eggs on toast ready to serve, not a single broken yoke. A beautiful flower bed that we planted last year, bursting into bloom. That broken-down wall, now neatly reconstructed, stones in apple-pie order. But whatContinue reading “Inspiration from Italy”
City of Gold
He painted Salford’s smokey topsOn cardboard boxes from the shopsAnd parts of Ancoats where I used to play In 1978, Brian and Michael released ‘The Matchstalk Men’, a song about the remarkable artist L.S.Lowry. Lowry was, as the lyrics put it, ‘an ordinary chap’ who was eventually discovered by the Royal Academy. He achieved aContinue reading “City of Gold”
As Many as the Stars
The story of a rather special ‘Tree Planted by the Waterside’ (referring to my last post, ‘The Tree of Life’). -o-O-o- Guernsey, 1995. “If I sit quietly, surely he won’t notice me”, thought Robert. “Shame I’m 6 ft 6, but I’m sitting at the back, and there are lots of folk in front of me.”Continue reading “As Many as the Stars”
A Bloody Nose Story
[The Cover Picture is AI-generated, not our actual orchestra] July 2009 Sod’s law. Trust our church leaders to arrange the training for ‘Healing on the Streets’ on that particular Saturday. The day our symphony orchestra was playing a concert in the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey. Healing on the Streets sounded exciting, and I was itchingContinue reading “A Bloody Nose Story”
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