It either happened, or it didn’t. There is simply no middle ground. To quote the American novelist, John Updike, “Let us not mock God...

Did Jesus die in despair? Moments before his last breath the dying Jesus summons up his rapidly-ebbing strength to shout “Eloi, Eloi,...

I know the procedure well. Mobile phones, power pack, kindle and contigo insulated mugs with fresh coffee; this time, just in case,...

It should have been an early start today, but alas not. I was due to walk the final leg of the Gritstone Trail but sadly Alan, our...

“The first step on the way to victory,” observed Corrie Ten Boom, “ is to recognize the enemy.” She should know, having been...

And then suddenly this woman, on hearing my name, embraced me warmly. There on the pavement, at the corner of Clifton Road and Church...

I stood transfixed, as I unloaded the shopping yesterday, watching the aerial dogfight above our house. The two buzzards, who nest at...

For those of you who did not tune into Radio 3 yesterday for the evening concert by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, you missed...

It was in the heady days of the so-called peace dividend. We’re talking about the early 1990’s. The Berlin Wall had been breached and...

We await the arrival of Eunice, the calm before the storm. As I write this outside seems perfectly calm, the trees stand still and no...

“Another day. Gotta keep it together. Face the world.” That quote could come from either of the two current streamed series which I’ve...

“Sending a handwritten letter is becoming such an anomaly," observes comedian Steve Carell. “It's disappearing. My mom is the only one...

Gradually the T line begins to form, yet again. Another day in self-isolation! Yes, I have COVID. Not sure how but probably just before...

¡Hola! Today a day of mild anxiety as we fly home. Will we get stuck on the motorway? Will the car rental person try and rip me off?...

¡Hola! When we were last here, gazing over the waters to the island of La Gomera, who could have known? This was way back in January...

As a ministry it served a real need and in its own way, very fruitful. But alas, because I now put on weight, forever abandoned: the...

Hey, it’s a Friday! I only realised this when I opened my Gmail account to find an email from Alexia, reminding me of all the wonderful...

Christmas Eve! One of the many sadnesses of leaving childhood behind is that this day is no longer one of unbearable excitement. Such...

Reading the obituary of playwright Ian Curteis in yesterday’s Times, one sentence unexpectedly jumped out right from the screen. “As a...

“And it came to pass in those days, …” Well, these days I’ve been preparing for Christmas, Christmas 2023. It’s hard work, challenging...