A verse that encapsulated my early influences as a young Christian: Continue reading
Erdogan flexes his muscles; Turkey a Middle East player
One of my present day interests is to watch and reflect upon what is going on in the Middle East (and there is a lot). Continue reading
What Pope Francis said to the gay man
One of the significant postings on my daily media feeds was from, of all sources: The Sun. It concerns “‘GOD LOVES YOU’ Pope Francis tells gay man ‘God made you like this and loves you like this’”. Continue reading
The Bishop’s Royal Sermon – a personal perspective
Contrary to what I had earlier stated, I did get to watch some of the Royal wedding, albeit on catch-up. Continue reading
Who’s getting married in the morning?
Ding, dong the bells are gonna chime … Continue reading
Gaza and Jerusalem in the news
Two significant things happened on Monday and the news became headlines throughout the world, Continue reading
Eating at the Simla Indian Diner
We (me and my wife) hadn’t planned to do this yesterday but having decided on an impromptu visit to my sister and her husband we ended up eating out – at an “Indian” Continue reading
The House of Lords – is it a good or a bad thing?
I started to take an active interest in politics in my early teens (during the 1960’s). Continue reading
America First – is this theological heresy?
I was rather taken by an article that appeared on my Facebook feed earlier today, titled: President Trump’s ““America first” policy is “a theological heresy for followers of Christ””. Continue reading
Free parking to save Southend town centre
The front page headline in today’s Southend Echo reads “We need free parking to save town centre” Continue reading
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