How Far Is It To Bethlehem? This post is adapted from a talk I gave eleven years ago. I'm confident it was not so exceptional that anyone remembers it, but…
Time On Our Hands How are you coping with Covid-19? Back in April and for the first three or four months of lockdown then isolation, Barbara and I enjoyed it.…
Harold Marshall on left, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 Slightly Odd Harold Marshall, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 I love music. A wonderful heavenly gift for which I give thanks. My dad…
Form 1G, Acklam Hall Grammar School 1958-59; form master Mr Gaskill; That's me, 4th left back row Uniforms What did you dream about when you were young? What were your…
If a Job's Worth Doing . . . I advertised conference in my last post. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. The stand-out speaker for me…
The Voice of My Servants The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has another virtual world conference this weekend. Millions around the world will spend ten hours viewing five…
THE FEW Have you ever felt unimportant? Thought that if you ceased to exist or had never existed no one would notice? Imagined yourself a tiny speck in an infinite…
Years ago, when David Blunkett was Minister of Education, I heard him in Any Questions on the radio. The panel was discussing school discipline and how it should be handled.…
This message is mainly for those who may have seen one of two of my recent messages in Facebook, and may therefore see this. I've also sent it in an…