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I am sure I am not the only one who feels a little nervous when Donald Trump or Kim Jong-un makes an appearance on the news.  Their posturing for position and “greatness” is incredibly disturbing and, I believe, totally at odds with what makes a truly good leader. In their hands lays immense physical power […]

It cannot have escaped your notice but, halloween is soon to be upon us.  It seems you cannot enter a shop without being encouraged to buy costumes, sweets, scary signs and all other ‘essential’ supplies to celebrate this ‘festival’. I am sure that I am not alone in finding this celebration a little disturbing. I […]

I want to share something with you that I have been mulling over for a little while.  A few years ago, I put my foot down with a very firm hand and took the decisive step of banning certain TV programs in our house. No X Factor, no Strictly, no Great British Bake Off or […]

So, are you a half full or, a half empty person? You know what I mean by that?  An optimistic person can be described as a glass half full, and a pessimistic person can be described as having their glass half empty.  I have met both kinds of people as I am sure you have […]

Don’t panic!  This is not a reflection on dietary demands and reducing your BMI!!! I was reading the Bible the other day, and I read something that really spoke to me.  Jesus is preparing His disciples to go out into the big-wide world to share His gospel message.  He gives them some advice and it […]

I have debated long and hard about whether or not to write this down and share it on the interweb.  I am not one who goes in for bearing my soul for all and sundry but, I have done this in the hope that it helps somebody out there in blogland! I have not written […]

The scene is an incredibly dramatic one.  A woman caught in the very act of adultery is dragged into the temple and brought before Jesus.  The Pharisees demand that Jesus makes a decision.  The Jewish law says she (and the man – there had to be one) are stoned to death, however, only the occupying […]

It happened again this morning.  I was just flicking through the TV channels to catch the news headlines and I caught just a few seconds of Piers Morgan verbally attacking somebody, I heard the raised voice and the word “bigot” and I switched over. I don’t know what the interview was about.  Nor do I […]

I was stunned.  How could such a thing happen today?  I honestly thought the human race had moved on and yet, the events in Charlottesville just serve to prove that far too often humanity does not learn the lessons of it’s past. I want to be absolutely clear.  Racism, in thought, word and deed is […]

What are you doing here? That’s a question I have been asking myself for the past few days! Last year, a friend came back from Hillsong London conference absolutely buzzing with what they had learnt.  Now, to understand what I did next you have to know me.  I am, by nature, a cautious person.  I […]