“Phew, what a scorcher!” Well, it looks like another sweltering weekend ahead, a bit more than many of us can cope with. According to...

“Father!” So I begin my prayers each morning, taking Jesus at his word to use this word to address the creator and upholder of this...

“If God doesn’t show up, we’re stuffed!” This declaration by Mancunian Andy Hawthorne has to be the best definition of Christian...

“Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself.” Then the...

“Talk about the big Poppy takeover” commented the daughter who was initially responsible. Alongside our house there is a 30m flower...

What would you consider to be “the most momentous technical advance in history?” Quite a question! Vaclav Smil, a Canadian academic and...

“Your instructor is one of the finest pilots this program has ever produced. His exploits are legendary. What he has to teach you could...

A key moment in the Party at the Palace was when the full glory of Joseph's technicolour dreamcoat was displayed, the highlight of the...

“Lord, bless this mess” prayed the late David Watson as he considered his leadership of his church in York, a church which was to have...

“Incredible! headlines this morning’s Daily Express. In fact, every newspaper this morning – the Guardian, the Financial Times and even...

Bonjour! We always enjoy visiting M. Baranger. As a vigneron, he produces the most exquisite of wines, especially the regional Cabernet...

This blog comes to you from a unique location, from where the very first Allied opposed landing took place during WW2. And it’s not in...

I write: “There was a young man from Hong Kong.” And you immediately start to compose a line with eight syllables concluding with a word...

Sadly I wrote out the address with the familiar postcode probably for the last time. Over the years wherever we go – even if just for...

If you want to get really depressed, read 2 Kings, the book in the Old Testament which covers the final years of the kingdoms of Israel...

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...