The initals GDPR are ones that are becoming increasingly familiar to many people at the moment. The General Data Protection Regulation came into force in the UK on 25th May. I caught an article in the newspaper the other day that suggested that many people do not know what GDPR is about, it amazed […]
This week is marked by many as “Mental Health Awareness” week. I, for one, am glad that during this week there are people who are openly speaking about mental health and are challenging the social stigma that has been placed on these issues. As I drove into work this morning, I was listening to […]
I read a wonderful piece recently written by Margaret Silf. In her book Landmarks an Ignatian Journey she describes an experience she had whilst attending a friend’s induction as minister of a church. She writes; The congregation streamed out of the church and into the hall. The place became alive with conversation, and, […]
The English Language is weird! No two ways about it. For as long as I have spoken, my language has always been English. To my shame, I have always struggled when it comes to learning other languages. Over the years I have tackled French (c’est une catastrophe), I was hopeless at Hebrew and Greek was […]
I read a quote this morning that really made me stop and think, it comes from Henri Nouwen; To pray for others means to offer others a hospitable place where I can really listen to their needs and pains. Compassion, therefore, calls for a self-scrutiny that can lead to inner gentleness (Henri Nouwen – The […]
This morning, I sat down for my quiet time with my Bible, journal and reading notes. I have been working through the section in the Gospel of John where Jesus talks of Himself as “the good shepherd” (John 10 vs. 1 – 30). The particular verse that I was focusing on this morning was […]
It was a time of feasting in the city of Jerusalem. The feast of Tabernacles and 8-day festival of music and dancing, food and friendship. An 8-day party! A time when the Jewish people remembered God’s provision in the wilderness and looked forward to the day when all people will flow into Jerusalem to worship […]
Something interesting happened this morning which, sadly, my photo does not do justice too. My wife, Paula, was setting up the song and reading boards (yes, we still have them) when she called me to come from my office to look at something, “just look at that” she said. I took a look at […]
It’s interesting how things sometimes fit together. Over the past few weeks, I have been feeling a bit “out of sorts”, a bit low, not comfortable in my own skin. There have been some issues to wrestle with, through work and some things I have been heavily involved with in the past, I can no […]
How did you cope with the time change? For those of my readers who are wondering what I am on about, in the UK last weekend we moved our clocks forward one hour to British Summer Time. Twice a year we go through the ritual “Spring Forward, Fall Back”. I always struggle for a few […]