Weddings, baptisms and funerals are an integral part of my job, though their frequency is quite varied. About eight funerals a month at the moment, with one baptism, weddings a rare occurrence. I’m not an expert at what goes on in any of them – I’m only a specific part of them. They are all Read more
I remember games I used to play as a child. The usual board games, but more than that the games we played in the street and schoolyard. Anyone ever heard of Cocky Rusty? I think it was our local version of British Bull Dog. At college, many of my friends loved playing dungeons and dragons Read more
Electricity. Or electrickery (is it Worzel Gummidge who use to call it that?) In the west it is synomymous with life. It powers all our gadgets, and is the energy source we expect to use for everything in the future – including cars. The global energy crisis is really about not being sure what we Read more
I’ve got in the habit of writing blogs on my laptop. It is a Macbook, if that means anything to you. If I said it is a grown-up iPad, then that might help you to comprehend it a bit better. When I got it, it was so I could do non-work things on this new Read more
Earlier this evening, though it is indicated on a rota, there was actually no jubilee party to take place at All Saints on Sunday the 2nd. Just an intention. Within two hours the party is organised, tasks delegated, common overview held, and already a sense of excitement. How do you get from one to the Read more
Angels are a nuisance. They crept into our discussion this evening at Nexus about revival. They weren’t particularly welcome, but I must admit they were refreshing to contemplate. In Dr Luke’s gospel, that most sober and exhaustively account written to Theophilus (and I don’t mean Lenny Henry) about Jesus’ life, angels keep popping in. Bringing Read more
The rains have arrived on the Fylde! Over the past week I’ve half-heard people talking about the endless rain, but not really tuned in, because it wasn’t happening here. The warning of drought and floods, in the same places, seemed fairly distant. Now I know what they were on about, at least a little bit. Read more
What does ‘cuddly’ make you think of? Teddy bear, puppy, baby… or dinosaur? We were changing the song ‘Thank you Lord’ at pre-school this week from ‘One Fine Day’ to ‘Mums,’ ‘Dads,’ even ‘Dogs and Fish’ but we stopped short of singing ‘Thank You Lord for Dinosaurs.’ Shame, shame, I can hear you shouting at Read more
Open Day at Fleetwood Cemetery. Yes, that’s what it says at Morrison’s roundabout. Doesn’t say anything there about attractions (is there going to be a ghost train?) or entertainment (The Grateful Dead in concert?), but no doubt it will be an opportunity to meet the staff and get an inside view of the cemetery (but Read more
I wonder if we watch the news, and have it available 24 hours a day, because we have lost the plot, and we don’t quite know where to find it. And the news seems like a good place to look. Have I lost the plot? What do I mean? Well, modern western society, generally here Read more
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