NASA announces that water has been found on Mars, and Twitter is filled with jokes, like this one. It is not news. There is ice on Mars, we know that. The sun shines on Mars, we know that too, so all we need to do is put the two together — there must be water. …
"To give the impression that the Holy Spirit cannot take place in those who are not “like us”, is a dangerous temptation." - Pope Francis.
Spirit Galatians Part 5 We say someone has spirit, we comment on a spirited performance. Oyr spirit is where our drive and energy come from. I said earlier that I was going to comment on what Paul said about the Holy Spirit in Galatians Chapter 3. It isn't that far from what I've said above. …
Pictures from Morocco First come lessons about the Arabic language, remember that you read from right to left. Can you pronounce the name of this soft drink? Or pronounce this ethnic Burber restaurant? In Morocco the buildings are happy. And they grow the most amazing crops: Here is where they grow goats on trees, these …
Quarantine and baby sitting Galatians Part 4 Here on holiday in Morocco a frequent sound is that of the Islamic call to prayer. You can set your watch by it. In fact I have not brought my watch to the pool. The call means it is either 1:45 or 5 o' clock, time to leave …
Belonging Galatians Part 3 A shorter blog this time. I am writing this blog from the side of a swimming pool in Agadir, Morocco. I am clearly not a Moroccan, just a British tourist. Even if I moved here, ate like the locals, learnt the language and accent of the locals, dressed like a local …
Hot Potatoes Galatians Part 2 It is said that you should never mix religion and politics. Nobody thought to tell that to the Apostle Paul. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s …
All or nothing Galatians part 1 The book of Galatians is a one of the earliest of Paul's letters to the early churches. Its theme is that there is no difference between people. Paul, an a apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the …
I have a couple of quotes from Rick Warren, the American pastor who wrote the book "The Purpose Driven Life," and a few other books with Purpose Driven in the title. First is this. What's in your hand? A lot of the time what is in my hand is a walking stick or a crutch. …
Former Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind has entered the European refugee crisis by, on the eve of a day where it is expected the Prime Minister will announce that Britain will take more refugees, called Turkey a safe place for asylum seekers. Really? Turkey, the country which has an area to its east has been a …
Making an ass of myself 