More than 1,000 people have asked ‘Google’ to cleanse their web histories in the first three days after the European Court of Justice ruled we have ‘a right to be forgotten.’ By now the number will be a lot higher! ‘Google’ retrieves information put into the Internet. It’s like a mega-efficient librarian searching on our behalf,...
Following the Easter holidays you might now be sorting through snaps of your family and friends. The camera never lies, or so they say as the rest of the family squeal with delight at snaps that record your best and worst moments! Software enables us to improve things a bit: enhance the colour, cut out...
“Finally!" we hear ourselves say when the seeds sprout. It brings pleasure to child and adult alike to see the signs of new life. From something weak, insignificant and self-evidently dead, comes new life. It's simply amazing! Jesus was a dab hand at using everyday things to communicate complex truths. That's what made his teaching...
There is a big difference between forbearance and forgiveness. We speak of bearing with other people, not simply when someone is looking up details and we are hanging on for an answer. Forbearance takes great patience in order to put up with someone’s foibles. If in doubt, just ask my wife! Forgiveness involves dealing with...
The advertiser proclaims: “New Year. New you!” The phrase is used to sell us cream to smooth out wrinkles, diets to help us get trim, exercise regimes that enable us to become fitter, or new techniques to help us perform better. The reality is more like: “New Year. Same you!” We may be pleased that...