A Time to be Born and a Time to Die
My mother was born in 1933 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Two years before the start of the Second World War she …
Category Archives: faith
Beth
Please pray for my twenty-year old daughter Beth. I am not sure what time she got home last night. In …
Lifeboat
All the ships I sailed on were equipped with two lifeboats and several liferafts. It was the third officer’s responsibility …
An Acquired Taste
[My friend Jessie and I are simultaneously posting about peas today. Click here for her side of the debate.] What looks like green …
I Know Nothing
The phrase “I know nothing!” was made famous in an episode of Fawlty Towers when Manuel the Spanish waiter refuses …
Highly Honoured
It was our church nativity service last Sunday. Various people contributed and much hard work went into costumes, scenery, the …
A Traveller’s Prayer
I visit Ireland several times a year on business. To date, I have never experienced any problems. This ended with …
Weak Coffee
Two Christmases ago our children clubbed together to buy us a Tassimo coffee machine. It is a gift that is …
Mission Impossible
Three of our children have had to raise finance for gap years with Christian organisations, one of them twice. The …
The Last Post
The ten days since returning from one of the best family holidays ever have been rough. It seems as if …
Wounds That Won’t Heal
Last year when cutting through cable ties with a sharp knife I ended up slicing through my thumb until the …
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 …
Overwhelming Love Pt 2: Locusts
On the afternoon of the day my emotions about being a dad caught up with my logic, I read these …
Overwhelming Love Pt 1
As I write this it is little Welford’s birthday and I had a moment. I wasn’t expecting it, I thought my …
Be Ever Graceful
As I continue down the path that will eventually lead to ordination, or so God tells me, I learn and …
Feeling Real
Parenthood has so far been a fascinating journey for us. I don’t know how I expected to feel, but it …
The Right Things for the Right Reasons
The other day I was walking to the supermarket with Little Welford. To get there we have to walk down …
Dad’ll Fix it
Since becoming a father I have changed in many ways. One of these ways is fixing things. Or at least …
Parents’ Evening
There is nothing quite like a secondary school parents’ evening to test my ability to behave in a Christ-like manner. …
Great Expectations
Our church has just started the Freedom in Christ course. At the first session during the group time, we were …
Breaking the Bog
I was attending a conference in Harrogate with my minister. He’d arranged for us to stay with a couple he …
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 …
A Bitter Pill
Over the past months, and for what feels like an eternity, I have been up against the most painful situation …
Love Resourcing
This parenting lark isn’t easy. Perhaps that’s obvious to other people, but I must confess to being slightly naive going …
Daddy Radar
Since adopting little Welford sleep has been… interesting. The first few nights I was so aware of this little life …
iPriorities
Currently my iPhone is in for repair. It has been in for repair for over two weeks now. When I …
Just Give
Recently I had the honour of conducting my first wedding ceremony. One of the young men who used to be …
Carry me!
Walking anywhere with a young child is always a distraction game, trying to delay the inevitable request for a carry. …
