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I caught up recently with a friend for our annual meet-up. We worked at the same school for part of our careers, some 30 years ago. We ate, we walked, we talked. We caught up with family news and reminisced. … Continue reading →

Unlock Democracy reports that recent polling in the UK reveals that 20% of adults aged between 18 and 44, would prefer a government led by a strong leader, who doesn’t have to “bother” with elections. They would prefer that to … Continue reading →

On Sunday we heard about John baptising people in the Jordan and calling people to repentance and a new life. According to Matthew, John turns some people away – the Pharisees and Sadducees. Groups who were very much part of … Continue reading →

We couldn’t find the remote to get my son’s television working. I went on line and found one at Argos. Even though it was late afternoon, it would be delivered the next day. I chose the morning slot and, at … Continue reading →

Our lives are told in stories. The stories we tell ourselves, the stories told to us by others, by newspapers, television, the internet and social media. We are bombarded with stories. Some we listen to, some we ignore, some are … Continue reading →

After 54 years the Assad regime in Syria has crumbled. Bashar al Assad has fled. Hundreds of political prisoners have been released from the notorious Sednaya gaol. Locked in underground cells, men, women, children and even a toddler, are now … Continue reading →

Last Friday I spent the day at Bernard Gilpin Primary School in Houghton-le-Spring – now part of Sunderland. Bernard Gilpin, known as the “Apostle of the North”, was a notably caring and hospitable rector of Houghton-le-Spring from 1557 to his … Continue reading →

I drew up behind a car at some traffic lights yesterday and in my headlight I saw it was called an Avensis. I don’t remember the brand of car, but the name stuck with me. I remember reading an article … Continue reading →

Matthew is keen to stress Jesus’ inherited legitimacy. He lists generation after generation of Jesus’ forefathers to confirm his identity. It comes to an end with: “…Achim the father of Eliud, and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the … Continue reading →

Café Hope is a virtual coffee shop on Radio 4.  Rachel Burden invites a guest to join her for a brew and a fifteen minute chat.  Her guests are ordinary people who have done something which has made the world … Continue reading →