When I wrote two days ago about the death of Gary, one of my rough sleeper friends, I realized that it would only be a matter of time before the story would be picked up by our local newspaper. Continue reading
Rough sleepers dying
One of the sadnesses one experiences when associating with rough sleepers for any length of time is that some die, Continue reading
C.S.Lewis – a life
If I were to rattle off Christians, alive or dead, that have influenced me over the years, C.S.Lewis must be in the top tier. Continue reading
Albert
Today’s front page story in our local newspaper provides disturbing reading: Continue reading
Multicultural Whitechapel
Around ten years ago, I embarked on a period of training needed to become a Street Pastor. Continue reading
Southend’s homeless population
I was contacted yesterday, out of the blue, by someone planning to do a radio program about Southend, who asked if I could help. Continue reading
Elmer Gantry
According to Wikipedia: “Elmer Gantry is a 1960 drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to small town America. Adapted by director Richard Brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis and stars Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy and Shirley Jones.” Continue reading