In a day

This week I read Frank Skinner’s “A Comedian’s prayer book”. It’s a series of his musings in long and short-form … More

Using joy to undo fear

Joy can be disarming. I’ve just been reading a book about trauma-informed teaching, and it introduced me to the PACE … More

The tiny voice of an alert 8 year-old calls through the bedroom door. “Hello? Are you ready?” I am, of … More

The days are long, but the years are short. Looking back at the post I wrote last year, I was … More

A continuation of the first iteration of 100 lessons for life. A mix of the funny and the serious.

Speaking at St Polycarp’s, June 23 2024 Matthew 20:1-16 – the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

This week I discussed a Christian campaign letter with colleagues, initially titled a “Statement of Discontent,” now softened to a … More

Think of the birth year of the oldest person you know, and then to the end of the likely lifespan … More

The kitchen drawers broke some months ago. At first I identified that the problem was a simple matter of getting … More

“One of the special things about knowing death is close is that is easier to re-centre life on things other … More

Sometime last year I listened to the Slow Newscast episode The trials of Alexei Navalny. It takes you through the … More

At the start of the year I reconciled myself to needing to begin using AI. I felt like I crossed … More