There is a time to be born, and a time to die. There is a time to fall into despair about the state of the nation. But let’s take a break from that. Let’s KEEP CALM AND READ JANE AUSTEN. Jane Austen is a unique author. Consider: She wrote six novels (Pride and...
So I switched on the TV this morning, and found that the UK had voted to leave the EU. I have not made any secret of my own view, and so this result frightens and upsets me. (Of course I could be wrong.) As I keep telling...
The horrific events in Orlando and Birstall need no comment from me, to add to those already out there. Let's pray. And in the meantime...
The wonderful American etiquette writer Miss Manners once received a query from someone who was worried about what to do when shown photos of her friend’s ugly grandchild. Should she lie? Miss Manners responded, “It is not a lie. All brides and all babies are...
The second thing for which God is responsible, and which surely must have been planned by Him, is the passage of time. (For the first thing, see God’s Responsibility 1, 13th May.) It looks from the New Testament as if all its writers, and Jesus Himself, expected...
NB This post is two days late, due to weekend gallivant to Hereford and Worcester, and technical difficulties. My apologies. Last week was Christian Aid Week, as I’m sure you know. I went out to collect from my usual street, which I’ve been visiting for somewhere...