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I’ve enjoyed reading the story of Leroy Logan, his achievement against all the odds… his progression within the metropolitan police… overcoming hostility, racism and prejudice… being repeatedly overlooked for promotion. He became ‘an advocate for good relationships between the police and the UK’s minority ethnic communities, a mentor to young people, and an advisor onContinue reading “The ‘Do Good Whatever’ Principle”

The card game: Yesterday at Men’s Shed a group of us were playing cards. We play ‘blob’. Like most card games it’s a mixture of luck and judgement… Life’s a game of cards… the same cards are available to everybody… You play by the rules… The cards are dealt:  We look at the cards inContinue reading “The Card Game”

At church yesterday, minister-Lou, preaching on creation and Genesis 1, mentioned ‘Aunt Matilda’s cake’… I asked Mr Google… Oxford University’s Professor John Lennox, an expert in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science, tells of Aunt Matilda who’s made a cake… The world’s top scientists analyse it. Nutrition scientists describe the number of calories, its nutritionalContinue reading “The Cake, the Elephant and the Question ‘Why?’”

Many have sung ‘True Colours. For many it’s a Cyndi Lauper song. I’ve appreciated the Eva Cassidy version… the Phil Collins version… Some remember Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick singing it in the film Trolls… You with the sad eyes, don’t be discouragedOh, I realize it’s hard to take courageIn a world full of people,Continue reading “True Colours”

Yesterday I was reminded of ‘Any Dream Will Do’ from Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. It’s a wonderful feel-good song, but I’ve never been too sure of what it means. Joseph had dreams about his future that came true… It’s good to have dreams, hopes, ideals, high expectations, plans for the future – butContinue reading “Acting on the Information”

It’s 1983. Leroy Logan has been married a month. Both he and his father have had bad experiences of the police. Being a black man in London isn’t easy. He arrives at Hendon Police College to start his training for the Metropolitan Police On his first night he listens to the other guys’ conversations: ‘SomeContinue reading “Us and Them”

Recently daughter -Jo and family ‘did’ an escape room. Locked into a room for sixty minutes they had to find a way to escape. They worked together, found clues, solved puzzles, cracked codes, completed challenges and escaped… I sometimes wonder if we treat New Year’s Resolutions like an escape room. We lock ourselves in toContinue reading “The Escape Room”

I often enthuse about our Men’s Shed. Yesterday I read Riley’s account of a Canadian Men’s Shed: ‘While we’re sanding or assembling, the real stuff starts to surface stories of MS, diabetes, chronic pain, and dementia. Grief. Change. We don’t force it. It just happens because people feel safe… every man can feel useful again,Continue reading “Look Up – to the Shed, the Manger and Castle,”

Adam Outreach Project is a Lowestoft-based Christian charity that offers support and housing for those affected by addiction, mental health challenges and homelessness. On Saturday they reported: ‘Today we received a phone call about a young man—he’s only 24 years old. He had been living in a tent near some woods. When someone found him,Continue reading “Love In Action”

On Saturday a couple of inches of snow fell. Last night we had a little more. This is our back garden this morning. The snow’s covering everything – trees, shrubs, grass, flowers, weeds… It’s a big cover-up. For some the snow is beautiful; they’ve been out taking photographs. For some it’s fun; families have beenContinue reading “Truth and the Big Cover-Up”