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Franklin Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham, was due to lead an evangelical rally in Blackpool in 2018. Graham’s views on same-sex marriage are summarised in a BBC interview: ‘Marriage is for a man and woman and that is what the Bible teaches.’   Local complaints about this ‘bile spewing preacher’ led toContinue reading “Franklin Graham”

In school assemblies we used to sing: ‘The journey of l may be easy life may be easy, may be hard, there’ll be danger on the way…’ Musing on my journey… Sometimes there’s sunshine, green fields, a gentle stream, birds, butterflies, a clear path, and all is well. I feel good, progressing purposefully and cheerfully.Continue reading “Travelling companions”

I can see clearly now, the rain is goneI can see all obstacles in my wayGone are the dark clouds that had me blindIt’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day I think I can make it now, the pain is goneAll of the bad feelings have disappearedHere is the rainbow I’ve been prayin’ forIt’sContinue reading “Seeing Clearly”

Last week I went to our local hospital for my annual check-up. I have glaucoma and limited vision in my left eye. Fortunately things have not deteriorated. Last night I had a weird dream. I was driving through Lowestoft and my eyesight was deteriorating. I stopped at the traffic lights by the station. The lightsContinue reading “Impaired Vision”

Today, 17th May, lockdown restrictions are easing. We can meet indoors in homes, cafes and pubs, students don’t have to wear masks, we can hug each other… A man walking on Pakefield Beach found an old bottle and thought nothing of it. He took it home, opened it and out came a genie who grantedContinue reading “Musing on Chocolate…”

Oh, I have days I lose the fightTry my best but just don’t get it rightWell I talk a talk that I don’t walkAnd miss the moments right before my eyes Musing on this Zach Williams song… I’ve appreciated and been challenged by it… His starting point is failure – failure to live up toContinue reading “Less Like Me”

Yesterday I wrote about Anna Say coming through cancer. One lesson she had leant was: ‘Listen to your body because it will be your best friend and it will let you know when something is wrong…’ Yesterday I read of Abbie Young, who describes having food-related issues at primary school and a negative body imageContinue reading “Know Yourself”

Yesterday I learnt a new word – ‘Detritivore’. Apparently beetles, slugs, snails, earthworms, millipedes and woodlice are ‘detritivores’ because they eat dead or decaying plants or animals. Detritivores get their life through death… Musing on how good and bad, life and death, sickness and health, are complete opposites yet very close… Today’s Eastern Daily PressContinue reading “Detritivores, Anna & Jordon”

A year ago there was a lot of bad news – the start of lockdown, people suffering from Covid, daily infection rates, deaths, pressures on the NHS, gloomy predictions… There was also good news. We valued and appreciated the contribution of ‘key workers’. We celebrated the kindly act, the generous gift, ordinary, good people goingContinue reading “Tales of the Unexpected”

We’ve all seen the ‘Where’s Wally’ puzzle books; detailed illustrations of people doing amusing things at a given location…. This morning I read of Solomon’s temple… ‘A place for you to dwell for ever.’ (2Chronicles 6:2) Where’s Wally? Where’s God? In the garden I see apple blossom on the tree, goldfinches and blue tits onContinue reading “Where’s Wally?”