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Taken for Granted

April 26, 2021

What made me join the Merchant Navy? Was it my early connections with the sea through living in Plymouth and …

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Beautiful

June 10, 2017

For the last two years we have come together as a family at the end of May in the North …

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Beautiful Inside

July 22, 2016

I have been back to Russia this week. Although I first visited the country in 1974 as a lowly deck …

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Half the World Away

May 24, 2016

Madeira. To some people Madeira is cake, to others a fortified wine. For many Europeans Madeira is a holiday destination. …

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God’s Signature

April 20, 2016

Although Hereford Baptist Church (HBC) is very much a city centre church, many of the congregation live in the surrounding market towns …

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Four Seasons

October 29, 2015

I do not look forward to autumn (fall if you are from North America). While I love the colours of …

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Nothing Random

June 17, 2015

Travelling around Switzerland is not much of a problem for English speakers because English is so widely spoken. Given that …

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Wedding Day

June 2, 2015

Last Saturday there was a wedding at our church. I realise that a wedding in a church on a Saturday …

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Home

May 16, 2015

I have been visiting Sweden since I joined my first ship in Göteborg in October 1973. We often docked in …

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Upside Down

March 18, 2015

We are going to remember our family holiday near Uddevalla in Sweden for a very long time. When we booked …

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Is Anybody Listening?

February 21, 2015

In September 2014 the UK received its first visit from As Isaac, a group of talented Christian musicians from the …

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One of Us

December 24, 2014

Angelina Jolie has been looking a bit thin of late. When celebrities who are already thin get even thinner the …

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Remember Me

July 16, 2014

I was stopped at a red light in the middle of Hereford one beautiful sunny morning last week. I watched …

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Overwhelming Love Pt 2: Locusts

May 3, 2014

On the afternoon of the day my emotions about being a dad caught up with my logic, I read these …

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Overwhelming Love Pt 1

April 5, 2014

As I write this it is little Welford’s birthday and I had a moment. I wasn’t expecting it, I thought my …

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Ever See a Seagull Standing on the Water?

March 26, 2014

Part of the time ashore at college during my training as a Merchant Navy cadet was spent at the college …

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Feeling Real

March 19, 2014

Parenthood has so far been a fascinating journey for us. I don’t know how I expected to feel, but it …

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The Right Things for the Right Reasons

March 10, 2014

The other day I was walking to the supermarket with Little Welford. To get there we have to walk down …

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Signposts

February 19, 2014

Wherever you live in the northern hemisphere it seems as if winter has been a beast this year. While we …

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Dad’ll Fix it

February 16, 2014

Since becoming a father I have changed in many ways. One of these ways is fixing things. Or at least …

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Great Expectations

January 12, 2014

Our church has just started the Freedom in Christ course. At the first session during the group time, we were …

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Hidden Treasures

October 3, 2013

I have been visiting Holcombe Beach in South Devon since before I could walk. I have a photograph from 1960 …

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Letting Go

September 25, 2013

When my father dropped me at Heathrow Airport in October 1973 he had only a rough idea of when he …

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Just Give

September 8, 2013

Recently I had the honour of conducting my first wedding ceremony. One of the young men who used to be …

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Monkey Do Monkey Do

August 14, 2013

I write this on my phone in a cheap hotel room after meeting our son for the first time. In …

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Jesus Clones

March 24, 2013

I really struggle with impossible goals. I am not talking about aiming high, but genuinely  impossible targets. At secondary school …

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Filled to be emptied

March 3, 2013

I hardly ever sign off my emails ‘God Bless you’ but a lot of people do. I always felt it …

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I Want More

February 20, 2013

If you are a follower of Jesus then you are required to grow in your faith daily. Don’t take my …

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My Evening as a Stripper

January 5, 2013

It’s been a busy couple of months, on top of work, our ongoing adoption process, Christmas, New Year and the …

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You are Chosen

December 16, 2012

As it became clearer that outside of a miracle I was not going to father my own children there was …

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Tree Surgery

December 8, 2012

I was walking home the other day and coming towards me were two school girls. I decided to do the …

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