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I once taught in a school where the headmaster was exceedingly difficult to please. He was frequently complaining and critical; I learnt to keep out of his way. The caretaker was an amiable but lazy gent called Stan, who could usually be found sitting in his store cupboard doing nothing. ‘Why do you spend yourContinue reading “Busy Doing Nothing”

Yesterday was an important day in the life of our church. It was Lou’s induction. Lou’s now officially our pastor. I mused… What sort of church do I hope and pray we shall become? I’ve recently heard ‘Albert’s Place, a Martyn Joseph song, written for and about the amazing work of Andrea Bell, who, withContinue reading “Albert’s Place”

I received a letter yesterday informing me ‘An appointment has been arranged for you to attend Mr Prabhu Virtual Glaucoma Clinic… At James Paget Hospital Eye Clinic Outpatients. I don’t understand why I need so many capital letters; I do understand that I need the appointment – the hospital have done a good job inContinue reading “Sight, Vision and Understanding”

Yesterday Rachel and I went to Ipswich to watch ‘Blood Brothers’. We had our lunch in Marks and Spencer where a poster announced: ‘Cake is all it takes’. We thought of several friends who would agree… Another advertised ‘Best scones in the world’. In small print underneath was written ‘according to us’. I like theContinue reading “Differences of Opinion?”

I was reading about St Paul and his friend Barnabas visiting the city of Lystra – in what today is Turkey. Paul makes a lame man walk… a crowd gathers and worship him, thinking he is the Greek god Hermes… he preaches to them… some Jews stir up the crowd and stone him… he’s draggedContinue reading “What Am I Putting In?”

Yesterday we learnt of Roger Whittaker’s death. His songs were beautiful, gentle, warm… His ‘New world in the morning’ reminded me of five of yesterday’s conversations… Jack’s computer had stopped performing; his health isn’t good; he’s recently fallen; he’s frustrated with his work; one or two people had recently let him down… he was doingContinue reading “New World in the Morning”

Our six-year-old printer has been misbehaving. Some days it’s been unwilling to work. Last week it printed half a page of one or two documents and then gave up. I went to Currys. Mark, a helpful young man, said that six was a good age for a computer. We discussed the options. His advice: ‘GetContinue reading “Get a New One”

Granddaughter-Hannah has left home and gone to university this weekend. Along with thousands of other young people she packed up her stuff and has been left alone with hundreds of people she’s never met before. The ongoing joke for the last couple of weeks has been she’s ‘learning adulting’. Today the joke becomes a reality.Continue reading “Adulting”

As the snow fliesOn a cold and gray Chicago mornin’A poor little baby child is bornIn the ghetto And his mama cries‘Cause if there’s one thing that she don’t needIt is another hungry mouth to feedIn the ghetto People, don’t you understandThe child needs a helping handOr he’ll grow to be an angry young manContinue reading “In the Ghetto”

People are always complaining. Last night’s news included… …Complaints from train drivers, continuing their long-running dispute over pay and conditions. This industrial action (or inaction) includes two more strikes days and an overtime ban… …Complaints about the proposed 112-mile line of 50 metre pylons, across three counties, carrying offshore wind power from Norwich to TilburyContinue reading “A Cacophony of Complaints”