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Once upon a time there was a little white bull Very sad, because he was a little white bullAll the black bulls called him a cowardJust ’cause he was whiteOnly black bulls go to the bullringOnly black bulls fight Yesterday I visited ‘The Oddfellows Arms’. Habit. It was closed. 300 years ago the trade guildsContinue reading “Oddfellows”

Coronavirus testing fills the news. Scientists, politicians, care home workers, nurses, patients and the public all have an opinion and a vested interest. I spent many happy years in teaching debating testing with teachers, parents, employers and children (later pupils and then students!) How do you test for Christian faith? Many tests are conducted byContinue reading “Testing”

There were so many sad images yesterday: Kind people who could no longer be kind; the grief of bereavement; the minute’s silence; people standing apart but together. I owe a huge amount to two men. Ray was a missionary in Thailand and subsequently a probation officer; Ted worked on the docks in Liverpool and becameContinue reading “OK?”

‘What a Wonderful World’ became famous at a time of international tensions and uncertainty – similar to today. Sung by a black American at a time of racial prejudice there was the Viet Nam war and the threat of nuclear war. We have heard a lot about Personal Protective Equipment – masks, gloves etc; IContinue reading “PPE”

‘Til we find our placeOn the path unwindingIn the circle, the circle of life Rafiki, the shaman, reminds Simba, now an adult lion, of his birth-right to be king. Simba struggles with this – he has done so much wrong.  Rafiki reminds Simba that the spirit of his father, Mufasa, will always be with him.Continue reading “Circle of Life (3)”

‘There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot…a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build…a time to weep andContinue reading “The Circle of Life (2)”

In the circle of lifeIt’s the wheel of fortuneIt’s the leap of faithIt’s the band of hope‘Til we find our placeOn the path unwindingIn the circle, the circle of life ‘Good morning.’ Random lady this morning: ‘It’s good because it’s free and not taxed.’ The good morning, swans nesting on the local fen, tadpoles inContinue reading “The Circle of Life (1)”

I am reading ‘Cilka’s Journey’. Having survived the horrors of Auschwitz Cilka is sent to a brutal prison camp in Siberia. Her friend Josie knows that when her baby is two she will be taken and placed in an orphanage: ‘’… Cilka has begun to wrap her arms around Josie, press her face against herContinue reading “When you say nothing at all”

Remember the Bee Gees? TragedyWhen the feeling’s gone and you can’t go onIt’s tragedyWhen the morning cries and you don’t know whyIt’s hard to bearWith no one to love youYou’re goin’ nowhere In Greek theatre (mentioned yesterday) the Bee Gees song may describe the tragic, but it’s not a ‘tragedy’. Rachel and I watched ‘AContinue reading “Tragedy”

For many days now we have heard about masks, the need of PPE for professionals in hospitals and care homes as well as for ordinary people on the street. In many tribal religions a man could be transformed a deity by wearing his ceremonial mask. Greek actors wore masks to identify their character and theirContinue reading “Masks”