Putin bad, Zelensky good; or is it the other way round!?

I was recently asked by a friend whether I believed Ukraine’s President Zelensky was evil (and why), as she could not find anything on Google to support that view. After giving a short summary of what I thought, I said I would go away and give a more measured response based on research, and this is it.

Match of the Day to air without presenters or pundits and Gary Lineker

Back in the day (and it was a long time ago) I was an avid watcher of BBC’s Match of the Day.

Priests of the Bible – 3. Nadab

Priests of the Bible – 2. Aaron

Priests of the Bible – 1. Melchizedek

The Reichstag Fire and why we do well to heed the lessons

Priests of the Bible

My big writing project at the moment is researching and writing my next book: “Kings and Priests of the Bible”, a sequel to my book “Prophets of the Bible”. I want here to consider Priests.

Remembering John Motson; Listen and Learn

A few days ago, I learned of the passing of John Motson and was also alerted to another wise saying: “Listen and Learn” to add to the six wise sayings I blogged concerning recently (see here).

Charismatic or Reformed – memories from my university days

I went to Queen Mary College (part of London University) in order to “read chemistry”, upon leaving school in 1970. I would like to share some memories I had as a young, keen Christian, which strangely resonate today, mindful of the words of the Preacher in Ecclesiastes – that there is nothing new under the sun, and noting Murphy’s Law – that often things are not what they seem.

George Soros – the man who broke the Bank of England

According to Wikipedia: “George Soros is a Hungarian-American businessman and philanthropist. As of March 2021, he had a net worth of US$8.6 billion, having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, of which $15 billion has already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune. Forbes called him the “most generous giver” (in terms of percentage of net worth)”.