Intimations of Futility...

Goodness, I've been so busy I forgot to blog about it! Since I was last here, I've been offered (and accepted) a permanent post in a...

I was thinking this morning about peace. The 'peace which passes all understanding'. I am fortunate to have known it many times duri...

As I write, an Iranian pastor awaits execution for refusing to stop following the Christian faith. I've just seen a twenty-second news r...

Twice in the last week, someone has said to me in genuine surprise, "Oh - I didn't think you prayed any more... given your beliefs....

Yes, that's how I feel today. I rarely have Ooofff moments, but this has been a tough week. A trip to see a rapidly-deteriorating ex-Mot...

I don't want to be crass and cause offence. I have avoided the media today, but that isn't out of disrespect. The opposite, in fact....

I was in a bookshop the other day, trying to think why Richard Dawkins annoys me so much. This won't be a popular view perhaps, but it...

If I were allowed only one line of poetry to keep safely in my memory, I think it would be that. My slight touch of synaesthesia can taste a...

Yesterday was my birthday - you may have gathered by now, I get insanely excited about my birthdays and don't worry too much about the a...

Someone asked me recently about my interest in Tarot and Astrology. I suppose for someone who was a deeply committed, Evangelical Christian ...