As church winter night shelters (CWNS) are shortly to start up again here in Southend Continue reading
Judge not lest ye be judged
Over the years I have often heard Jesus words “judge not lest ye be judged” quoted, Continue reading
Small shops
There is a song I often find myself humming around in my head – “Times they are a changing” by Bob Dylan. Continue reading
China President visits the UK
One of yesterday’s news headlines under the title “Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in UK”: Continue reading
Rugby World Cup 2015 (3)
We now know the semi-final line up for this year’s rugby world cup! Continue reading
Barack Obama, Christian values and culture wars
Just before Barack Obama became president of the USA, I had a surreal conversation with a mature Christian friend that made a lasting impression. Continue reading
Southend Welcoming Refugees (2)
Following on from the Southend Welcoming Refugees event, which I had earlier blogged about, Continue reading
The Diary of a Nobody
With this posting, another landmark in my short career as a blogger has come and is soon to go – for this is my 400th blog posting, to what some regard (probably rightly so) as “the diary of a nobody” Continue reading