“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...

Hi folks, “Lord, I just don’t understand this.” Over the years I’ve prayed this prayer many times during my daily Bible reading. For wh...

Our prime minister with his government face the most appallingly difficult decision for decades – when and how to end the national lockdow...

We need hope, particularly as the lock down continues into an uncertain future. So at yesterday’s press conference foreign secretary Dom...

On this grim day, three powerful statistics: * Now 100 doctors in Italy have died of COVID-19. * In the UK the 10 doctors who have di...

“A.A. saved my life. Can it work online?” asks a contributor in this morning’s New York Times. You may be familiar with the work of the...

As headlines go, it’s pretty stark. ONE BRIT DIES EVERY 13 MINUTES. The Sun, of course, has form when it comes to arresting headlines. ...