Reputation. We all have one. Several, probably, depending on where we live and move. Some of it will relate directly to us, other parts won’t – they will be due to how people see us, which may say more about them than us. There is a gentleman who left me a message on my answerphone Read more
This year’s toy – birthdays should be about toys – is an ipad. Had some time to play with it today. Never even held one before this morning. First impressions, though, are about what it does NOT do! It doesn’t really store stuff, or at least not in the usual way. It’s a bit like Read more
‘Time is an ocean, but it ends at the shore. You may not see me tomorrow” It’s the last line of a song. I always thought it was profound, but actually I don’t really know what it means. It might be all envelope, and no contents. I clock on another year tomorrow, so perhaps that Read more
One of Bagel’s habits (she’s our dog, in case you didn’t know) is, when you open a car door, to go in. She sits on the floor, making herself at home, and is ready to go somewhere. Preferably to the beach. To chase little birds. After the walk (well, run really) she knows it’s time Read more
I blame Mike Williams. By the time I started my ordination training, he was no longer principal of the Northern Ordination Course, but he was brought back to teach Ethics in, I think, the final year. And it was fascinating. In many ways Mike was like the lecturer that taught us thermodynamics at Leicester University. Read more
Thought I’d quietly write my blog while the football is going on. I feel like I should be typing quietly and writing in muted colours. The country, or at least Manchester, sounds like it is indeed hushed and still. Though I grew up in Leigh, Rugby League land, football was still the main sport religion, Read more
You could argue that a lightning conductor is someone who collects fares rapidly, or who gets the orchestra to play very quickly. But the one I’m thinking about is the spike that is a lightning conductor just because of where it is placed and how it is connected. They are usually found on church buildings, Read more
All four of the morning prayer regulars were in attendance today, with the backdrop of the rain. It was #57 on the roster. We have prayed through this Psalm a number of times now. It has become an old friend popping in, seeding a variety of prayers, a different crop from last time, like new Read more
Some questions are downright stupid. Like how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? It has no correct answer, can’t really tell whether the assumptions on which the question is based hold any water, but goodness knows how much time and hot air has been wasted addressing it. But some questions, if Read more
Were Peter and James and John real fishermen? I mean, did they wear the latest fisherman’s hat? With the cool badges? Did they read The Galilee Angler? Did they keep pace with the latest technology in fishing nets – quick dry, tangle free, easy-to-repair, high tensile strength? And green? Scripture seems to have missed out Read more
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