I can still remember Elen’s first Christmas, though I have to confess that this is mainly due to the fact that for the first time in my life I wasn’t the one getting all the flashy presents – she was!! At the time she was just a dribbling 7month old …
Elen’s first Christmas passed her by with minimal fuss. By the second time round, however, she had really started to get her head around the whole Christmas thing – loving the bright lights, the cheesey songs and of course – all the presents. Bizzarely, however, it was a small cloth …
When Elen was born she just seemed so perfect. As she started growing up, however, we soon realised that our precious little girl was not the perfect little angel she had first appeared to be.
Far from it…... continue reading
I’m just back from a church weekend where we learnt the whole of Psalm 16 by heart. I’m now practising it every day to try and get it firm in my mind. I am not finding it easy. But that’s partly because my adult brain isn’t used to memorising stuff, …
I am the reigning TGBC fantasy football champion, and also Senior Editor. For someone who is paid to write for a living, I find scribbling these biography things really hard.
Interesting and not-so-interesting things about me:
Not so long ago western Christians had to travel to take the gospel to nations of the world. These days English is the international language of choice for commerce, IT, academics, politics and diplomacy. And the world comes to us. So Christians in English-speaking countries have amazing opportunities to …
I have always loved God’s creation of seasons, and His promise that they’ll continue as long as this world does (Genesis 8 v 22). There’s so much variety – especially living in the UK. I even have two seasons in my flat – summer at the front, winter at …
Today is the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth, and the screen and airwaves are alive with the characters and stories from his fertile imagination.
Dickens' portrayal of the brutality, fragility and hilarity of life in Victorian England is remarkable for its influence in social and political reform. …
There is a fault line that runs right through the middle of Nigeria from East to West.
This is not a geological feature that causes earthquakes, but something that is just as, if not more, deadly. To the North of this wavy line, that runs through the city …
It's the last week of December. A time to thank God for the highs (and the lows) of the year gone by. And a chance to think about the year ahead. If you're anything like me, you are probably planning the usual keep-fit campaign (which will doubtless falter within …
