I have strong memories of my first few weeks of secondary school in Dorset. It was a girls' grammar school, my uniform was, for the moment, smart and new, and I still had a fresh faced optimism for such things as lesson timetables, back-breakingly heavy book bags and homework. How young I was. We had... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, running a big group of musicians, sorting out rehearsals, bookings, transport, loading, unloading and setting up of equipment, arrangement of new material, promotion and all the rest of it, can feel remarkably like high stakes plate juggling. Musicians quickly learn that they need to take their responsibilities, as members of a performing group that... Continue Reading →
I've previously commented on the stupidity of chickens. But I think that pheasants might be worse. Quite beautiful, I love to see the cock pheasants in all their finery at this time of year, not withstanding the fact that they can become a bit grumpy... But I do have to observe that the morning school run... Continue Reading →
I have, in the past, been guilty of buying presents for people with the sole intention of amusing them. I now realise that the laughter will only have lasted for a few moments, whereas the need for dusting, and ultimately the irritation, will have been ongoing. So, first of all, an apology. After writing this,... Continue Reading →
The thoughts behind the song 'Two Step' in our new album 'Love can be a Bumpy Road'. It’s time I made a confession to you all: Everyone else seems to be so much more spiritual than I am... So many people I know are able to come up with the right Bible verse for every... Continue Reading →
God is at work. Miracles are happening. I now have no doubt of God's love; His ability and desire to heal - and I know that I should be stepping up to the line to take my part. So why do I feel that my prayers have all the authority of a dead mackerel? I,... Continue Reading →
Well, first of all - you don’t, and nor will you ever. If you are rash enough to share your house with a cat, then he or she owns YOU. Looking out of the window I see winter. The wind is blowing, rain is falling in that horizontal fashion that rain does when wind blows, and... Continue Reading →
If you have ever either leapt to conclusions over the validity of alternative health care, or, perhaps, wondered how comfortably it fits with Christianity, then you might want to read on... I’ll come clean with you at the outset. I am a keen advocate of many forms of alternative therapy. But before you click ’close’... Continue Reading →
Things that haven’t changed since ’I were a lad’: ... People saying “when I were a lad, you could buy a three piece suit for £20 ”. (Only in those days, they used to say “when I were a lad, you could buy a suit for 10/6”). ... People saying “when I were a lad,... Continue Reading →
Why can some of us hear God speaking to us, while for some of us there is nothing but silence? Why do some of us find worship exciting and joyful, while for others it's just part of the routine that we have to get through on a Sunday morning? And, actually, why do so many... Continue Reading →
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