World War 3 about to begin; Banks about to collapse

although some would say World War 3 has already begun and is about to escalate; and as for the banks, some have already collapsed ahead of a soon to see global financial reset!

The Wisdom of Job and the Fear of the Lord

Last Sunday, in “church”, I listened to a sermon titled “The Fear Of The Lord Is The Beginning Of Wisdom” (check out here) and it moved me enough to dig deeper later. Here is what I found …

The Queens Gambit – the film

Just three weeks ago, I posted “Chess revisited” concerning my recently renewed interest in playing chess.

Could Southend become a 15-minute city?

Today, I came across an article that particularly stuck out from our local newspaper titled “Southend could become eight 15-minute neighbourhoods” (see here). The article begins:

Hymns and Gospel songs I find uplifting – the new

In Part 1 of this two-part series on hymns and gospel songs, I considered what were among my favourites (I was spoiled for choice) that were already around by the time I was born.

The story behind the Southend Rough Sleeper leaflet

I have just released to the world version 5.3 of the Southend Rough Sleeper Leaflet (see here) and I want to use this opportunity to explain why this is important, how we got to where we are today and what was my part in it.

Hymns and Gospel songs I find uplifting – the old

What I would like to do in this first of a two-part series is to share ten hymns and gospel songs (and I was spoiled for choice) I have found particularly relevant, meaningful and uplifting, along with lyrics and links to renditions I am ok with to where each hymn can be heard playing (excuse adverts in some cases) and to give reasons why I have chosen each hymn selected. Part 1 covers 10 hymns that were written and popularised before I was born.

King Charles and is the Antichrist living in the world today?

I was looking forward to a nice, quiet Sunday afternoon but decided to watch a 106-minute video titled: “Exposed! The ONLY Man Alive Who Could Be the Antichrist [With Proof]” instead.

Novak Djokovic WIN Australian Open 2023 and the “Jab”

Those who follow my blogs will note that amidst all sorts of serious stuff going on in the world and spiritual and biblical reflections, I often blog concerning my love of a wide range of sports!

Jesus the Good Shepherd and a whole host of hireling shepherds

According to Wikipedia: “The Hireling Shepherd (1851) is a painting by the Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt. It represents a shepherd neglecting his flock in favour of an attractive country girl to whom he shows a death’s-head hawkmoth. The meaning of the image has been much debated.”