Twice recently I have had unexpected opportunities to talk with people about Jesus Christ. The first (a patient who seemed only to have head knowledge of Jesus) was struggling greatly with physical problems and had great difficulty in acceptance of these circumstances. “I need a miracle” I was told, “Please pray for me”. And, after...
In my bit about the 'new' toilet in the August magazine, I mentioned that all the light fittings throughout the Centre were to be replaced with new LED fittings. While this might seem a bit extravagant (the original quote was around £2,500) it was a job that was bound to be tackled at some point in...
We’ve hit a massive problem in society. We no longer know what is right and wrong. What’s true for you, isn’t true for me, so people say. But beneath the surface there is a much deeper and troubling issue. As our knowledge expands we realise that each area of study is more complex than we...
You may remember that in some earlier ‘Hospital Notes’ I described the actions of a lady who took my hand and kissed it. Well it happened again recently, but this time, by a distressed elderly gentleman. In each case I responded by kissing the patient lightly on the forehead. Recently I was given a newspaper...
When John was made vicar of an obscure rural parish, some people said he looked like a farmer. This was not surprising for he came from a peasant farming family. However from early childhood he had wanted to be a priest. He struggled with theological studies, but in 1818 he was made vicar (or rather...
