She simply didn’t see him at all. She was walking across the road slowly probably heading to the shops on the other side. I was driving and could see the street behind her and it was un-characteristically empty. (It is usually full of every…
I read an article* that suggested that one of the reasons Christianity is struggling today is that it’s ‘humanity focus’ (the article said ‘anthropocentrism’) is increasingly at odds with the world views of the last 500 years. With Copernicus we now orbit the sun…
I read an Australian news feed summarising the issues of the day. There are times you can’t help but laugh. Yesterday (7th July) was World Chocolate Day. Today starts Diabetes Week (sponsored by Diabetes Australia). Were they accidentally together? Did Diabetes Australia choose the…
The European Lutheran Conference came and went just over three weeks ago. What is the European Lutheran Conference? Here is the material in the Brief History given out at each meeting. (The emphases are in the original.) After the Second World War, the confessional…
I do a lot of driving. And yes, we did a fair bit of driving exploring Crete – only the western ‘half’ – and adjusting to driving on the right side of the road is always fun! (We did have a nice time away.)…
You just shake your head at times, perplexed, bewildered at how things could be the way they are. I was shocked – and then I was surprised that I was shocked! – at the Aid Workers scandal where some people ostensibly there to help…
The new landscape of personal data protection is emerging because cyberspace never forgets and we are becoming aware of the need for a balance between privacy and the legitimate use of personal data. So we are entering a phase of consent and privacy notices,…
We wish the Duke and Duchess of Sussex well. I was in a meeting all day yesterday so I missed the big event but I’ve now seen a few clips and pictures of the occasion. Sunshine, celebrations, happiness, ‘love is in the air’ ……
I was in A&E for quite a few hours. All rooms were occupied and beds were in hallways inching along one wall then the next wall like aeroplanes waiting to lift off. I was standing next to a bed talking and getting out of…
I am swimming currently – not drowning … yet! – in a sea of data protection. The new world of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) comes into being 25th May and to be compliant and to use the data currently held, things have to…
