Home

Welcome to Malcolm’s Musings

Reflections on life and faith

burst

Latest from the Blog

Small Is Significant

We’re constantly told that we ‘need’ a bigger house, bigger car, bigger holiday, bigger bank balance, bigger influence, bigger popularity… This morning I’m reading Ecclesiastes. The rich, wise teacher accumulates bigger houses, a bigger vineyard and wine cellar, bigger gardens and parks – with bigger water features, a bigger selection of slaves and servants, a…

One Thing Leads To Another

I’ve enjoyed reading ‘Proverbs’ in my Bible. Sayings about life and death, wisdom and folly, friends and enemies, wives and children have made me smile and think. The one that’s amused me this morning is: ‘As the beating of cream yields butter and striking the nose causes bleeding, so stirring up anger causes quarrels.’ It’s…

It’s Alright?

In the 1960s, Bob Dylan songs were a joy to would be guitarists – easy chords, easy rhythms… I learnt ‘Blowing in the Wind’, ‘Mr Tambourine Man’… …And ‘Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright’… a song about accepting life when things go wrong, because everything will work out OK in the end. Such optimism was reflected…

Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.