A few people have asked which podcasts I listen to. The list is fairly extensive but first a bit of background to explain why I’ve listened to so many. For several years now I have been commuting a few days a week up and down the M40 to and from Read more…
Ruslan Valeev If ever there is a time to relax, sleep in or put your feet up and enjoy a lazy Sunday morning without worrying about going to church, it’s when you’re on holiday, right? Away from the usual hussle and bussle routine of arriving early, setting out chairs and Read more…
In the last 4 days two giants of men, each of whom made a big impact on my life, have passed away. I only knew one of them personally but both were Christians and would have taken great comfort from the verses we studied tonight: For I am already being Read more…
At Christmas time there are plenty of things to distract us from the real meaning. I just read a wonderful prayer, apparently (although not definitely) written by Robert Louis Stevenson, which reaches through those distractions and very simply helps us to focus on what really matters. Regardless of its provenance, Read more…
I learnt a life lesson at a fairly early age in a very simple manner. I was nearly ten and I had saved my money to buy a new Action Man figure with a “real” parachute. It looked amazing. I unwrapped it, dressed the 12-inch SAS para in his black combat fatigues, carefully Read more…