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Have you heard about the man who stole 10 bars of soap from a supermarket? He made a clean getaway… or the man who put on a clean pair of socks every day of the week? By Friday he could hardly get his shoes on. ‘Have you heard?’ can start a joke. ‘Have you heard?Continue reading “Have You Heard – Or Haven’t You?”

At church yesterday Danny talked about ‘even if…’ Shadrach Meshach and Abednego refused to bow down to a huge idol and were threatened with execution by burning.  They said that their God could rescue them. Even if he didn’t they wouldn’t bow down to the idol.. The prophet Habakkuk prayed that even if the harvestContinue reading “Even If…”

In my time, I’ve travelled some roadsA rolling stoneNowhere feels like homeAnd I’ve seen people come, then they goLife is just a story of some highs and some lows We all have a story to tell – roads travelled, coming and going, highs and lows. We get older, our stories get longer… Yesterday Geoff toldContinue reading “Never Alone”

In 2008 I was Headteacher of a good school. Young people and adults came together each day. Teachers were learners; learners were teachers. Leaders served, children learnt respect and care. We described ourselves as ‘In the community, with the community, for the community’. It was a community of good people working together, playing together growingContinue reading “Lessons in Community…”

David and Victoria Beckham and their family often attract media attention… I enjoyed Victoria’s report that 11-year-old Harper said: ‘Mummy, I’ve seen some pictures of you when you were in the Spice Girls and your skirts were just unacceptable. They were just too short.’ A plaque has been placed on a lamp-post on the roadContinue reading “Just Unacceptable”

Yesterday… …Rob, from the International Boatbuilding Training College,  came to our Men’s Shed for our safety training, talking about and demonstrating the safe use of our workshop machines. One Health and Safety Executive (HSE) directive made me smile: ‘Ensure that people under the age of 18 have the competence and maturity to operate woodworking machines…’Continue reading “Competence and Maturity”

Hello darkness, my old friendI’ve come to talk with you again… Paul Simon songs were an important part of my teenage years… Generally in life light is good, darkness is bad. It’s good when we ‘see the light’ or a child is ‘bright’; it’s bad when we’re ‘kept in the dark’ or we go throughContinue reading “My Friend Darkness”

Moses has led Israel out of Egypt into the desert. They complain that they don’t have the right food… Moses complains to his God, ‘Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot and you say, ‘I will give them meat to eat for a whole month.’’   God replies, ‘Is the Lord’s armContinue reading “Short Arm Syndrome”

Curtain’s up on another week. There’s a weekly show that I feature in called ‘My Life’. It’s show that’s been running… well, all of my life. There’s a daily performance, no rehearsals and an unwritten script. Other actors share my stage – a longsuffering wife, and good, reliable friends who I depend on to playContinue reading “Curtain’s Up”

A couple of weeks ago at church Esther preached on this verse: ‘This is what the LORD says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.’ But you said, ‘We will not walk inContinue reading “I Met Jesus At The Crossroads”