“Dad, it would make my life much easier if you were dead!” So begins his story of the two sons as Jesus responds to the grumblings of the...

A remarkable story of the Holy Spirit in action to encourage us as we enter a new year. This week I stumbled across the Ethiopian Kale...

Just three words. You may have come across the app What3Words which gives a unique location, accurate to within three metres, for...

“Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem,” observes psychologist Virginia Satir. She’s right: I know. As I write this we...

Tomorrow evening: England v France. It’s a David and Goliath situation! But not in the way you may think. You know the story, how...

Without warning the oversize drawers of my son-in-law fell down to reveal his multi-coloured tights. An accident but even so, we all...

Can you stop being a Christian? Is it possible, for whatever reason, to wriggle out of God’s grip? This was the question I faced...

Dateline Qatar 2009: “Doha has everything for the planet’s biggest football tournament — apart from the stadiums, fans, hotels, climate,...

As far as we can tell there are about a hundred billion galaxies, each one containing roughly about a hundred billion stars. That makes...

“True terror,” claims novelist Kurt Vonnegut, “is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the...

It was a case of “Yes, Prime Minister” meets “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Such was the resignation of Liz Truss, now consigned to be an...

“So you’ve come back again? Dear, oh dear. Anyway . . .” For the record I am writing this blog as Kwasi Kwarteng is still in the air,...

It’s been a week of U-turns. Memorably we had the U-turn over the tax rate for high earners. Dramatically just the day after the PM’s...

It’s been a particularly difficult few years. First we had the Pandemic, then Ukraine and now Kwasi Kwarteng. All we need now is for...

“Apologies to anyone waiting on their pizza,” tweeted Domino’s Pizza on Tuesday, “we've just received an order from Holly and Phil.” Yes,...

"During these years as your Queen, the support of my family has, across the generations, been beyond measure. Prince Philip is, I...

By any reckoning, a truly remarkable person. Of course, we all saw it coming. We knew that the age of 96 the end of the reign of our...

AN unholy row has erupted following claims that a local vicar has divided his parish. So reported the Champion free newspaper in all of...

“Dad! – my daughter instantly whatsapped – You’re such a stalker!” 😂😂😂 In fact, I was only asking her during the recent extreme...

A key epiphany. I can’t recall the precise date in 1973 but I do remember its precise location: West Derby Road in Tuebrook, just by the...