Most years since I've been blogging I have attempted not to give something up for Lent, but to take something up. This year I'm doing it again. 40 blogs of Lent. It will be a rough ride, because I have no idea where it is going, or what I am going to write, other than …
Oh dear, Nigel
UKIP leader Nigel Farage says the other political leaders do not believe in Britain, as reported in last Friday's Metro. Now I don't know exactly what the MCC believe in (that's Miliband, Cameron and Clegg) but I believe in Britain. I believe in the Britain that abolished slavery and the slave trade. I believe in …
Education, education, education and memory
Improve your intelligence. Brain training, it is a way to improve your intelligence, isn't it? Well, no. The Association for Psychological Science thinks otherwise. It says that these programs and apps which are popular do not boost intelligence, only working memory. Not that that is a bad thing, improving your working memory is a good …
Temples of Mammon
Two weeks ago I was treated to a visit to London. We stayed at Canary Wharf, in the East End. From the room we could see the flashing light at the top of the obelisk shaped One Canada Square towering above us. All this built for the financial sector. For much of it's history the skyline …
A Woman’s place is in the house…
A woman's place is in the house ... ... of Bishops. Today Libby Lane became the first woman to be consecrated a bishop in the 500 year history of the Church of England. As a CofE pew-filler, I welcome you.
Take my imagination
Take my life. No. I haven't got a suicidal tendency, I am talking about the Hymn. As it is well out of copyright, I can publish it in full here: Take my life and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee. *Take my moments and my days, Let them flow in endless praise. Take my …
Latest conquest – Rape culture.
From Metro 14/01/2015: Rhianna looked sheepish after it emerged she may be Leonardo DiCaprio's latest conquest. Yes that's right, conquest. Yet again the idea of man as predator woman as prey has come out in the press. Metro, the free newspaper picked up on buses ans at train stations in the UK uses the quote …
#QuiEstCharlie?
Qui est Charlie? Or in English, Who is Charlie? I am writing this in the aftermath of the terrible massacre of ten journalists and cartoonists in the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last week in Paris. The slogan Je Suis Charlie has been used throughout the world. and the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie has gone viral …
Dumbing Down
Sound bites are all about dumbing down. They have to be, no intellectual worth his or her salt would be unintelligent enough or monosyllabic enough to use short pithy little sayings. It's not right innit? But when we read the Bible what do we get? There is a lot of law in the Bible. The …
New Years’ Revolutions.
A new year, and as usual many make resolutions. Most resolutions go something like this: I will lose weight. I will exercise more. I will take a course to improve my mind (If Christian) I will pray more (Also if Christian) I will read the Bible more. These resolutions have one thing in common: It …
Making an ass of myself 