MORE GLEE, VICAR? My heart goes out to Rev Dr Matt Davis, the new vicar just over the moss at St Luke’s Formby. Those of you who have al...

You will regret it. I learnt that lesson the hard way yesterday when drawing cash at a Santander cash point. As I peered into the scree...

“Gross injustice demonstrates a basic premise: in our world: something is terribly wrong and cries out to be put right.” I’ve pulled thi...

“When difficult times are past and periods of growth and flourishing have come – when the wilderness seems far away – what do we do with ...

Blokes of my age and era are notoriously bad in keeping in touch. I find, like Peter Kay the best way for keeping track of old friends i...

“Where’s Zimbabwe?” I finally asked my fellow student Richard, responding to the prominent lapel badge he invariably wore with the legend...

“Ross, you look just like your father!” Only yesterday evening, while visiting our daughter, Jacqui once again glimpsed in me my late fa...

You will surprised to know that over an entire decade this is only the second blog I have posted featuring an escaped rabbit. You may re...

“Not today, thank you.” His face fell, he appeared completely dispirited before walking away. Jacqui is always unnerved when this happen...

“When you wear a mask, you have my respect,” declares actor Morgan Freeman in the tone he uses when playing God. “Because your mask doesn...

The conservatives are the liberals while the liberals are now the conservatives! It’s all about the importance of church buildings, the ...

Early start this morning – to join in with a family birthday. For once I will be singing “Happy Birthday” without lathering my hands. B...

“Why the fireworks?” I thought last night. “And it’s not even dark yet.” Then I realised – Manchester City must have lost. So congratul...

“I know that the vision for this has been around for 18 years and the faithfulness with which you have kept this vision is an inspiration...

I prefer to kneel. Even when there isn’t much room or the floor is hard or (as often happens) the hassock uneven or too small. Body lan...

“In a presidential election, fear often beats idealism.” So observes the Economist in a perceptive article in this morning’s briefing, o...

“Love without risk is an impossibility, like war without death.” It’s not often that I quote contemporary left-bank French philosophers,...

If you haven’t already done so, load the app today, now! #TKC Prayer is a key component of Your Kingdom Come, a global prayer movement t...

You will be pleased to know that I fertilized our lawns yesterday with Eric’s lawn spreader using some of his Fisons fertilizer which he ...

I have found the perfect hoe. Which is just as well as the current lockdown gives me the opportunity to spend time in our garden, not th...