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
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
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
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 …
What’s in your hand?
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. …
Rifkind (An open letter)
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 …
Church shaped hole?
There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus. These words words, spoken by Blaise Pascal 350 years ago, are becoming truer in my experience as time goes on What I always find true …
Satisfaction.
This was read in church this morning: I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be …
How to recognise a grey wolf
I have been reading about how to recognise a grey wolf, and the article was long and technical, so here is what you need to know: It looks like a wolf It's grey. That's it.
Old freinds
I'm jealous of Pete. (He's the one in the first picture with his back turned.) In the pub this week he was the only man who still had his hair. The force may not be strong with us, but male patent baldness certainly is. The people were all people who went to Calvary Coffee Bar, a …
Making an ass of myself 