Fifty-seven of the 650 members of the recently dissolved House of Commons are related to current or former MPs. I learnt this...

“My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.” This morning we woke...

A dark and dismal morning. It seems that Good Friday is once again failing in its main function as a Bank Holiday in giving us four clear...

On today’s to-do list: buy some champagne (or some cheap substitute). The reason? Tomorrow morning we celebrate the first birthday of...

A lovely morning for an eclipse! In a couple of hours from now, from 8.45 am we have the perfect weather for this astronomical event...

“The End.” So the Daily Mirror leads today’s front page as “best-selling author Terry Pratchett tweets the story of his dying moments.” ...

“If God is dead,” mused Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “then everything is permitted.” (Actually, I now find out he didn’t say that – only that...

Two talks in the next three days – very similar but at the same time, very different. I look forward to both. First, later this...

Just about to get up this morning– and the phone goes. Who can this be at this time? I take a deep breath to be greeted by a recorded...

Early start this morning for the London train. So you will have to read this quickly. We are heading for the Southbank Centre where...

This morning’s lead on the BBC news website: “Ukraine crisis: Hollande and Merkel in key truce talks in Moscow.” We wish them well. I...

Currency is hugely important and not just for economic reasons. Jesus could see this as he challenged his Pharisee opponents to produce...

Greetings from Saga City! So here I am typing this blog overlooking the pool, sitting in the shade so I can see my iPad screen. There are...

Is this incredible universe we inhabit potatoes or peas? This Monday Jacqui and I went to see “The Theory of Everything”, the...

Just three men. The atrocity at the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris has traumatized a nation and shocked the world. The headline in...

I guess the knack for ministry (and for life) is when things go wrong, use the opportunity. The Sunday following Christmas is usually...

Blown away this Tuesday, not by the wind but by Turner. I’m under significant pressure at the moment – Christmas, of course, as well as...

“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.” I came across this wonderful quote from...

Our Christmas tree is now up and decorated. This is as a direct consequence of a daughter with two grandchildren in residence for a...

A tale of two hospitals. Late yesterday afternoon I received a phone call from son-in-law John. Debs’ contractions were such that they...