What’s the Point?
On my first visit to Port Cartier in Canada in May 1974 it took roughly five hours to load the …
Category Archives: disciple
The Dizzy Heights
My first period of leave passed quickly. Having arrived home on 22 March 1974, it took my employers exactly one …
Dinosaur Church
One of our children had a thing about dinosaurs. I can’t remember who it was but I do know that …
Following
I wasn’t sure whether to look for a church during an extended business trip to the USA at the end …
Lunch
When I travel to Scandinavia on business I know exactly what to expect for lunch. The Danes always order in …
Beth
Please pray for my twenty-year old daughter Beth. I am not sure what time she got home last night. In …
Leaving Home
Leaving home in October 1973 to join my first ship was a time of excitement and anticipation, but also apprehension. …
The Point
Last Friday 2,000 men gathered together in a field near Swindon in the UK to spend a weekend together. Some …
First Love
After watching Return of the Jedi last Sunday evening I expected to be dreaming about Star Wars all night. I …
Rope Work
One storyline in the episode of ‘Call of the Midwife’ that was screened on Sunday 8 February involved Frank Robbins, …
A Good Tradition
A family tradition has developed in response to the 250-mile journey we make north several times a year to visit …
Passenger or Crew?
As a child I loved to travel by air and by sea between our island home of Guernsey and mainland …
Why Me?
As a child I used to have a fascination for the lobster pots and nets around the slipway at the …
Anchor’s Aweigh
I can’t stop talking about As Isaac, the three young Christian musicians from Chattanooga who recently toured the UK and …
World Traveller Plus
Ever since I left school and joined my first ship in October 1973 I have been travelling, but what was once …
The Early Bird
We’ve had an up and down week, my friendly young lady and me. She has managed to breach the netting …
Protection Racquet
There are two things I like to see in my garden: birds feeding and redcurrants ripening. Watching the birds feed …
Baggage Handler
God has a purpose for you, and he has given you all you need to achieve that purpose. This is …
Overwhelming Love Pt 3: Truth Trumps Emotion
Part 1 Part 2 It was great to have an overwhelming spontaneous emotional love towards Little Welford, but the truth is …
Graffiti Wien
Vienna is known for many reasons. I like it because in my experience it is clean, and it has an …
An Ornithological View of Church
I love my church. It is a good church. My family have been blessed by being a part of it. …
By Your Side
I am intrigued by the story of the Emmaus road where two friends who were feeling down were walking out …
Stepping Into Other Worlds
Earlier this week a Facebook post pointed me in the direction of a blog written by a young mother about …
Who is Holding the Ladder?
Damp patches showed up yesterday on my living room wall, just to the side of where the fireplace used to …
You’ll Never Walk Alone
When I see a street preacher something inside makes me want to engage with them. If I am with my …
Looking on the Inside
I was in a hurry to prepare breakfast as I had to get my son to school for a Saturday …
The Fast Disappearing Red Telephone Boxes of Wales
For some reason someone has produced a calendar for 2014 that is full of images of old red telephone boxes …
Feeling Good
One of the things that strikes me in my new found fatherhood is what drives little Welford’s decisions and reactions. …
(Some) Things Change
It is so easy to become overly engrossed in your own small and largely insignificant life. To my shame I …
Defining Moments
When I was younger I worked for a supermarket as a cashier. This was in the days when people still …
Self Assessment
When the UK government introduced self-assessment for certain taxpayers they used a cute looking cartoon figure of a tax inspector …
Ebs and Flows... 