Light in the darkness Who’d choose the dark winter nights over the light summer ones? If your idea of comfort is to sit in front of a fire sipping a hot drink, then I guess you’d go for the winter. If you prefer sitting reading in the garden or being active somewhere outdoors, then you’d probably opt...
19 A perfect ending What could be better? Two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games! Tom Daley’s second gold medal in the 10-metres platform diving in Delhi was hailed as one of the best displays of his fledgling career. As one paper reported: “the splash was minimal; the score was maximal.” It was a perfect...
Is God just the Fifth emergency service? It was all going so much better by the Monday. Then it happened. “The car that had never let us down before” (= TCTHNLUDB), exhaled a deep sigh. I thought it was a burst tyre until I realised that all power had been lost as I steered into...
The Fish At the start of Jesus’ public ministry he went down to the shore of Lake Galilee. There he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, as they were working fishermen. He said: ‘Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men’ (Mk 1v17). Ever since then...
Festivals, a fabulous aroma and a finalé. Festivals, a fabulous aroma and a finalé.The summer is full of special events. From Edinburgh to Reading hugecrowds will enjoy festivals of orchestral or rock music, stage or streetdrama , or even the rediscovery of a community picnic. The summerholds many treats to enjoy that and point to things...