Apart from the fact that I have lived on two island nations all my life and therefore have benefited from the work of the ‘merchant navy’ – it is a vital component of the global economy – in providing the bulk of the things…
The Eastern Area Sea Cadets Summer Camp 2022 has come and gone. Held at HMS Raleigh and an adjacent base about 100 cadets had good times sailing, powerboating, adventure training, seamanship, electrical engineering, mountain biking, and 6 cadets were there to face an Advancement…
The electricians came this week and replaced the fuse boxes in the manse to comply with the changed legislation as well as pre-empt the forthcoming legislative changes next month. The electricians knew what they were doing, what to do, how to do it, and,…
I chuckled. I fell for it. I read the tweet ‘There are two rules in life: 1) Never give out all the information’ … Yes, I looked for 2). Now I wasn’t looking for advice about life! (But I do have the view that…
On Friday I received, as a member of Theos – a Christian think tank based in London – the Theos Report ‘Valuing Women: Making Women Visible’ which considered the situation of vulnerable women often with multiple and severe disadvantages and increasing lack of government…
The opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham was a big ‘event spectacular’. As someone with an interest in puppetry – you might want to ask Charlotte why there was 2 metre high puppet hanging in the hallway of our first apartment…
Hello. This is an unashamed plug for Lutheran Radio UK. This is the ELCE’s internet radio at https://lutheranradio.co.uk/ Occasionally here I quote a paragraph or two of something I’ve read along the lines of “I wish I had written that” and yesterday I finished…
Earlier in July the British Government hosted the Global Freedom of Religion or Belief Ministerial Meeting for government officials from more than 30 countries plus representatives from international organisations, academia, church groups, interfaith groups, and civil society. Even though Article 18 of the Universal…
This week I discovered that I was a victim of identity fraud. No one was impersonating me – an old bald man wearing a clerical collar with an Australian accent 😉 – but apparently I had moved to Salford and had contacted the credit…
Last week’s ELCE Pastors’ Study Week – although it is only three days – is a good time of fellowship, learning, and worship. We were certainly hosted brilliantly by Westfield House – and a big ‘thank you’ to them – especially for the meals….
