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Trumpwatch 71 – Donald goes to Scotland
It has been a four months since I wrote my last episode in my Trumpwatch series (see here) and a week since I wrote my third in my “Watching on the wall and what I am presently seeing” series (see here). Both of these blogs are pertinent when it comes to writing this present Trumpwatch episode.
Continue readingAI, Chat GPT and the Beast System
Every so often, when I do my regular checks in relation to what comes up on my social media feeds, something strikes me to such an extent that I decide to go down various rabbit holes in order to find out more and I end up wanting to blog about what it is I am actually seeing. Let me explain …
Continue readingWatching on the wall and what I am presently seeing (3)
This is the third post in my “Watching on the wall and what I am presently seeing” trilogy. See here for the first and here for the second in the series. Having set the scene, I turn to what I am now seeing. It see a lot and it is hard to know where to begin and what to present. In my previous episode, I identified four important areas for consideration upon which I now elaborate, but also point out that I have already said a lot in my previous blogs (see here).
Continue readingMy recollections of watching black and white television during my childhood and teens
I can’t remember the first TV programme I watched but I recall that as a nine-year-old when I watched TV in a friend’s house and it was to do with the 1960 Rome Olympics. It was not until some time after when my parents acquired their own TV. It was deemed to be a luxury that many couldn’t afford and it was then normal to rent sets. Televisions were black and while and confined to BBC and ITV. Colour TVs did not appear until I was in my twenties.
Continue readingWatching on the wall and what I am presently seeing (2)
When I wrote part 1 two days ago, of what will likely turn out to be a trilogy of my thoughts to do with: “Watching on the wall and what I am presently seeing” (see here), I knew it was going to be a huge subject to tackle. After having written in order to set the scene and doing a big update the next day, I recognised that I had not even got into the nitty gritty of considering what has truly been going on.
Continue readingWatching on the wall and what I am presently seeing (1)
Six weeks ago, I posted on my website an article titled: “Thank God for the Truthers” (see here). What I am posting here is by way of a follow up, with both posts to do with my own watching on the wall remit (notwithstanding that some of my detractors have accused me of being a self rather than a God appointed watchman).
Continue readingReflecting on “Chief men among the Brethren” and my three unlikely choices
When Pickering wrote his book, it is likely there was a good deal of consensus as to who qualifies for the accolade “Chief man among the Brethren”. With so much fragmentation in the Brethren movement and a growing international dimension, nowadays this is less likely.
Continue readingLBGTQ+ Pride and Open Air Preaching
On the Saturday just gone, my city (Southend) held its annual (LBGTQ+) Pride event and most of the reports coming back have hailed it as a roaring success. I would have attended for a multitude of reasons but decided given my own issues around disability it was wiser not to. I don’t want to rewind the gramophone record, but if you want to know more check out here for my reflections on the 2024 event, my thoughts on preaching and pride and why I would have attended this year’s event if I could. See also my “Why (And How) Christians Should Celebrate Pride“, I wrote in 2018.
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