Facts, Opinions and Truth

Paul and Jimmy were (almost certainly still are) two excellent humanities teachers. I observed many of their lessons. They taught the children the difference between facts and opinions. They would ask questions like, ‘Was Oliver Cromwell a good man?’. Answers were required to be: ‘I think Cromwell was/wasn’t a good man because… for example…’ ThisContinue reading “Facts, Opinions and Truth”

Life in the Third Dimension

I have three interrelated dimensions to my faith: Inward: My personal convictions and beliefs. Upward: How I relate to the God I believe in – prayer, church, reading my Bible… Outward: How my faith affects my daily life – the sort of person I am, the things I do. Integrity requires both a consistency betweenContinue reading “Life in the Third Dimension”

Milton, William, Edith & Joe

Musing on the words of Milton Jones, a Christian comedian: ‘…apart from being involved at the beginning of science, systems of government, philosophy, art, schools, hospitals, the emancipation of women, the abolition of slavery, social welfare, helping form the moral code most people live by, and introducing popular notions of justice, mercy, decency and compassionContinue reading “Milton, William, Edith & Joe”

Misty

It’s misty. John Keats described Autumn as: ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness…’ So much seems misty… Yesterday there was the Covid ‘vaccine breakthrough’, but the way forward still seems pretty misty… And what about Christmas? This week we’ve been reminded of the 25th anniversary of the ‘Disability Discrimination Act’. People with various disabilities haveContinue reading “Misty”