When I was younger, an advent calendar was all about the countdown to Christmas. This was an especially exciting sort…
How the insurance industry is financing fire
One of the first things I was introduced to in philosophy was the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning. Deductive…
taken, blessed, broken, given
The Lord is here. | All – His Spirit is with us. Lift up your hearts. | All – We lift them to the…
On the pit of an apricot
One of the joys of travelling overland is that each point of your journey is connected to the previous point,…
Waving flashlights
“I thought that was it, that I was going to die. We could see our neighbours waving flashlights. In just…
Blessed are the parkrunners
A remix of the Sermon on the Mount. Blessed are the parkrunners, for theirs is the Saturday morning.Blessed are those who…
Lessons from the humble breadstick
I spent part of the weekend in the presence of a 16 month-old, who as well as being a master…
Another year – cherry tree house
One way to measure the brilliance of a given year is surely how many times you see the sea. This…
En-joy-ment
I’m sat writing this sentence at close to 11pm, eating a bowl of cereal, because I am ravenously hungry and…
Pilgrimage by Haiku
On the Wednesday of our week in Iona, we went on a pilgrimage walk around the Island led magnificently by…
A week in Iona
I’d like to bottle the feeling of watching a sand martin flying around my feet in a field of yellow…
“Two Dogs on a Trip to France”
The days are getting longer, and I am busy feeling thankful. I’m enjoying my work and the sunshine, being able…
