If you have an hour to spare and don’t want to waste it watching rubbish, I heartily recommend you watch this documentary. When I was growing up with my parents back in Wellingborough, I was fairly interested in athletics and the Olympics. I have a vague recollection of the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, I […]
Read More Running The Race To WinThis is not meant to be a facetious blog entry but I can appreciate those who might see it that way. This afternoon I had the privilege of engaging in the annual ritual of parent-teacher evening. Once more I sat across the teacher who has the horror/honour of teaching my beloved daughter. As I sat […]
Read More Just Wondering … If Our Father Went To A Parents’ EveningI like walking. By walking, I’m not rejoicing over the act of merely walking like from my armchair to my fridge to get a drink and back to my armchair. Though I do obviously rejoice in this act, especially if the drink is ginger beer. What I’m referring to is a slightly more extended walk […]
Read More Get Rid Of The ClutterI was at a wedding today and I was delighted for the couple. Occasions like weddings get me all reflective. God gives us expeeriences to learn from. Some mention that the real test of lessons learnt is in adversity. That is true. Yet I also think how we make the most of the good times. […]
Read More Learning from Experience: The Good TimesMy wife and I were watching the Abraham movie this morning – yeah all three hours of it. It’s the one with Richard Harris and Barbara Hershey if that helps anyone looking for it. Anyway as I watched it, I noted Abram’s sense of not being satisfied with the gods around him and the status […]
Read More The Blessing of an Unsettled SpiritI have endured a lot of heartache in my life. Things have happened to me and I’ve done some things that have devastated me as well those that are the nearest and dearest to me. Tears have been shed, dark hours spent moodily pondering the meaning of it all with great sadness. I’ve withdrawn from […]
Read More The Amazing Power of a Different Perspective When Bad Things HappenYou must be choking. No I’m not suggesting that your name is Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon this year. (Nice reference to latest events, eh?) I am referring to being choked by the cares of this life. You might recall the Parable of the Sower and Jesus doing us the favour of […]
Read More News and the Cares of this LifeThis man is Nigel Farage. He is a MEP and was the leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party or UKIP. I am not a member of UKIP, neither do I subscribe to all their political beliefs. I don’t post this primarily to get into the nitty gritty of the Eurozone crisis that it alludes […]
Read More Talking Point: The Debt CrisisI posted this, not as an advert for Ron Paul, but more to consider the argument he’s making and how that applies to decisions we make individually and a society. For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More Talking Point: Life Is PreciousThe Premier League celebrated 20 seasons of existence with the crowning of Manchester City as champions. Don’t worry, this is not a football entry. That’s over at The Other Place tomorrow. I mention it just because I’m able to watch reviews of 18 of 20 of those 20 seasons. I don’t mind a bit of […]
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