I should hope that as I get older I might also become wiser, such as knowing the time to speak and not to speak and, as well as when, what, why, where and how I speak. Continue reading
British values
I came across the following quote recently: “Telling a Christian school to facilitate non-Christian worship in the name of “British values” seems beyond belief“, Continue reading
The Immigration Debate (2)
In my first posting on the subject, I set out a proverbial stake in the ground and laid down ten key principles I would like to see adopted when considering this issue. Continue reading
Fracking
One of my Facebook friends posted something on his page today about fracking, and it was pretty damming. Continue reading
Suspended coffees (2)
Today, I had a meeting with someone I have never met before, in the Utopia coffee shop, in the Royals, in Southend, about certain community matters. It turned out to be a pleasant and productive occasion. Continue reading
Counting Rough Sleepers
So how do you count the number of people sleeping rough in your town (in this case Southend with its 176000 or so residents)? Continue reading
Women Bishops
I have just come across a comment by my local MP on his Facebook page: “Great to see progress today on the Church of England appointing women Bishops“. Continue reading
Night Shelter Practicalities (2)
This posting is specifically aimed at volunteers for the Ferndale Baptist Church Southend Church Winter Night Shelter (CWNS) program but may be of wider interest to any interested in CWNS. Continue reading
Nice Christians
I was intrigued to have come across an article that was pointed out by one of my Facebook friends, with the title “Biblical Christians are winning the war; here’s why“, along with “friends” comments. Continue reading
Kipperwatch Southend
I found from Wikipedia that one of the definitions of Kipper is “a supporter of UKIP, a British populist political party“. Continue reading