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Jason often upset teachers in school. It wasn’t that he caused trouble, he just couldn’t be bothered to work. I chatted with him one day about his talents, the importance of education, the opportunities that he had… He explained… His parents and grandparents had never worked. In his young eyes they’d done OK. He hadContinue reading “Leading By Example”

If you’ve been walking the same old roadFor miles and milesIf you’ve been hearing the same old voiceTell the same old liesIf you’re trying to fill the same old holes insideThere’s a better life… Zach Williams was brought up in a Christian home but rebelled against his parents’ faith. He made bad decisions… there wasContinue reading “Chain Breaker”

Monday was cold and raining. I cycled to our Men’s Shed and got soaked. Something was odd… things looked different. ‘Are you OK?’ asked John. ‘I think so,’ I said; I knew things weren’t quite right. I asked myself, ‘Are you OK?’ John and I had both asked the wrong question. The question should haveContinue reading “Asking The Wrong Questions”

Reading Exodus 26 – the instructions for making the tabernacle – the portable house of worship – a symbol of God’s presence with Israel. Skilfully woven blue, purple and scarlet curtains with pictures of cherubim worked into them were hung on wooden frames with silver bases and crossbars made of acacia wood…   Musing… ‘crossbars’…Continue reading “I Need Crossbars”

Yesterday’s paper told of 90 year old trucker Brian Wilson who’s been driving HGVs for 70 years. Last month he passed his annual medical; he still works 5 days a week. The headline was ‘Trucker, 90, puts the ‘age’ in haulage’. Tuesday afternoon I was reading with cup of coffee in my hand. I noddedContinue reading “Putting the ‘Age’ in ‘Haulage’”

The blurb says: ‘This simple 6-cube storage solution allows you to display your favourite ornaments with pride.’ I assembled one for Pete’s bedroom. He now has a ‘storage solution’ to display his bits and pieces. Personal treasures on display. I’m reading ‘Treasure Island’. I’ve never read it before. The young hero, Jim Hawkins, discovers theContinue reading “Treasures & Children”

George worked with ‘Tin-leg Smiffy’ on the Lowestoft trawlers. Smiffy went to Grimsby by train to work on a trawler. He decided not to pay – and so jumped off the train as they were getting into Grimsby Station. A train was coming in the opposite direction and Smiffy lost his legs – becoming ‘Tin-legContinue reading “Sometimes I Just Don’t Know…”

Norwich City won 4-0 on Saturday – their first league game with David Wagner as their new manager. I listened to the match on the radio. We played well. After the match Wagner said, ‘We played in our style. The players have done fantastically with a lot of energy and aggression. We scored some wonderfulContinue reading “The First Step”

‘Amazing Grace’ shall always be my song of praiseFor it was Grace that bought my libertyI do not know, just why he came to love me soHe looked beyond my fault and saw my need I love this song’s language and message. It reminds me of the ‘gospel hall’ of my childhood where grace andContinue reading “He looked beyond my fault”

Our son Pete lives with us. In recent years his room’s become shabby. A couple of months ago we decided to act… Pete chose the colour of the paint and a new carpet. Last weekend we cleared his room. This week it’s been decorated. Yesterday the new carpet was fitted. There’s new curtains up andContinue reading “I Need Change”