Two Funerals

I can’t help comparing the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held last weekend, and the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, two weeks previous. Both…

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London Pride
My Constance Spry Roses

London Pride

On Sunday 19th June I spoke in a Fathers Day service. My sermon was based on this post which I had already worked on. If you were at church in…

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Attics

In May my daughter Beth and her husband Michael flew from California to spend several weeks with us. One of Beth’s tasks was to sort out a mountain of stuff…

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Superman
Man of Steel

Superman

 In June of 1953 at six years old I had no interest in the Coronation. Couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about. Only one house in our street had…

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Short Trousers

 When I was a young lad, I wore short trousers. So did every other little boy. In fact, most boys didn’t get their first pair of long trousers until they…

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Cycle Lanes

Fifteen or twenty years ago I was at a training meeting in Berlin. One evening a trivial event occurred. A few of us were walking from the meeting to our…

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Resisting Evil

Resisting Evil If I write about anything else this week, it’ll be squashed by the elephant in the room. So, a few thoughts  on the Ukraine tragedy. A little historical…

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Preparing the Base

Preparing the Base Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous artists of all time, perhaps the most famous. He was also a great inventor, engineer and scientist, a…

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Waiting For Sunrise?

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.…

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Unknown Warrior

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…

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