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Yesterday I was in Wetherspoons talking to Emily… ‘What does inclusion in church look like?’… ‘Should church be inclusive?’ When I was teaching our school was ‘comprehensive’. We welcomed everybody… identifying the strengths, weaknesses, gifts… providing a broad and balanced curriculum… allowing all to flourish. There were ‘Gifted and Talented’, those with ‘Special Educational Needs’…Continue reading “Inclusion & Exclusion”

We’re watching the Sunday evening drama ‘Showtrial’ on BBC1. Talitha and Dhillon areon trial for the murder of student Hannah. The plot unfolds… evidence emerges… the viewer reaches conclusions. The character, family and background of Talitha and Dhillon are gradually revealed. We reach different conclusions. It’s the final episode next week… Musing… ‘Don’t jump toContinue reading “Jumping To Conclusions”

Pete and I went to Norwich to watch the football on Saturday. Despite a poor start to the season we won 2-1! The headline in today’s match report says ‘Home is where the heart is…’ The article that follows includes: ‘…the home support…was not disappointed with a rip-roaring second-half display… the Canaries survival chances hingeContinue reading “Home Is Where The Heart Is”

Everybody needs a little help sometimeNo one stands aloneMakes no difference if you’re just a child like meOr a king upon a throneFor there are no exceptionsWe all stand in the lineEverybody needs a friendLet me tell you of mine Country singer Charlie Landsborough has sung in Lowestoft on many occasions. His personal faith informsContinue reading “Forever Friend”

Last night was the annual ‘Children in Need’ charity extravaganza. Ed Sheeran, Graham Norton and many famous stars gathered and raised millions of pounds for disadvantaged children. Excellent. This weekend we have a full programme of sport – international rugby, football clubs with new managers. The focus will be on the stars… Our world celebratesContinue reading “Falling Through The Cracks”

Musing on the story of St Paul visiting Athens. He’s hanging out, listening to ideas, debating philosophy and religion. He sees an altar with an inscription ‘To an unknown God’… I’ve been to church all of my life. Church people hold strong opinions about God. Lots of people who don’t go to church and haveContinue reading “God in Three Dimensions”

A mystery artist has painted dozens of pictures of Mr Bump around Sea Mills, Bristol. Pictures have been spotted on signage boards, tree stumps, rubbish bins, under bridges… Bristol’s the home city of graffiti artist Banksy; the mystery artist has been dubbed ‘Bumpsy’. In the old Roger Hargreaves book Mr Bump is clumsy and accident-prone.Continue reading “Mr Bump”

Musing… Granddaughter-Hannah talks about ‘hanging out’ with her friends at college… Throughout my life I’ve built relationships with people by doing stuff together. At school we planned and worked through a curriculum project, school sports day or the end of term concert. At church we prepared and put on a Holiday Club for the children,Continue reading “Hanging Out”

This is one of my favourite ‘Two Ronnies’ sketches… introducing us to Lyndsay Doyle, Camilla Highwater, Myra Marks, Annie Moore…. and Shirley Knott. In the old Bible story Peter has had a weird dream… a big sheet coming down from heaven to earth… all kinds of animals reptiles and birds… a voice says ‘Kill andContinue reading “Shirley Knott”

Last night we watched television… We watched ‘Strictly Come Dancing – the results’: celebrities learning to dance… but they’re just ordinary people like us… I continue to be amazed by Rose Ayling-Ellis. This British actress, known for acting in EastEnders, is deaf and a British Sign Language user. This week her dance featured a periodContinue reading “Ordinary and Extraordinary People”