Waiting For Sunrise? Where I live, sunrise today was 8:25 and sunset 15:42 — the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice. For ancient people it was highly significant.…
I wrote this a year ago after watching the service for the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, which moved me deeply. Last year was the 100th anniversary of the burial…
Last night was bonfire night. Fires and fireworks in remembrance of Guy Fawkes and the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. It doesn’t grab my attention anymore, though it’s impossible to…
Maybe you forgot cake and candles for the big birthday this October: the 80th anniversary of the Lancaster bomber. Its maiden test flight was 9th January 1941 and the first…
Which World? I don’t live in the same world as you. Oh, it’s the same planet of course. The same physical laws: if it rains we get wet, when it’s…
Book Burning Did you know that for hundreds of years a Bible in the English language was illegal in England? Throughout the mediaeval period in Europe it was illegal to…
Hundred Acre Wood A few weeks ago we actually had a holiday—yes, a real live holiday after eighteen months confined at home by the Covid jailor!We stayed with our friends…
To Be Absolutely Clear . . . Before I begin, I would like to be absolutely clear that I propose to be completely transparent . . .If you give even…
Resolving the Right Route? I mentioned in my Sunday sermon today [20 June 2021] that 1966 was a stellar year for Britain. Though on reflection perhaps “notable” would be a…
The Size of Things The Size of ThingsI find it fascinating that very tiny amounts of a chemical can have a massive effect on our bodies. The pills I take…