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Going Home

February 24, 2021

I have many years of experience of going home. One of my longest journeys was travelling back to the UK …

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A Time to be Born and a Time to Die

March 16, 2020

My mother was born in 1933 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Two years before the start of the Second World War she …

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Beth

September 24, 2016

Please pray for my twenty-year old daughter Beth. I am not sure what time she got home last night. In …

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Lifeboat

September 3, 2016

All the ships I sailed on were equipped with two lifeboats and several liferafts. It was the third officer’s responsibility …

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An Acquired Taste

November 11, 2015

[My friend Jessie and I are simultaneously posting about peas today. Click here for her side of the debate.] What looks like green …

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I Know Nothing

September 5, 2015

The phrase “I know nothing!” was made famous in an episode of Fawlty Towers when Manuel the Spanish waiter refuses …

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Highly Honoured

December 17, 2014

It was our church nativity service last Sunday. Various people contributed and much hard work went into costumes, scenery, the …

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A Traveller’s Prayer

November 26, 2014

I visit Ireland several times a year on business. To date, I have never experienced any problems. This ended with …

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Weak Coffee

October 29, 2014

Two Christmases ago our children clubbed together to buy us a Tassimo coffee machine. It is a gift that is …

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Mission Impossible

October 7, 2014

Three of our children have had to raise finance for gap years with Christian organisations, one of them twice. The …

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The Last Post

September 11, 2014

The ten days since returning from one of the best family holidays ever have been rough. It seems as if …

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Wounds That Won’t Heal

June 18, 2014

Last year when cutting through cable ties with a sharp knife I ended up slicing through my thumb until the …

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Baggage Handler

June 15, 2014

God has a purpose for you, and he has given you all you need to achieve that purpose. This is …

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Overwhelming Love Pt 3: Truth Trumps Emotion

June 8, 2014

Part 1 Part 2 It was great to have an overwhelming spontaneous emotional love towards Little Welford, but the truth is …

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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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Be Ever Graceful

March 27, 2014

As I continue down the path that will eventually lead to ordination, or so God tells me, I learn and …

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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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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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Parents’ Evening

February 7, 2014

There is nothing quite like a secondary school parents’ evening to test my ability to behave in a Christ-like manner. …

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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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Breaking the Bog

December 23, 2013

I was attending a conference in Harrogate with my minister. He’d arranged for us to stay with a couple he …

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Feeling Good

November 17, 2013

One of the things that strikes me in my new found fatherhood is what drives little Welford’s decisions and reactions. …

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(Some) Things Change

November 10, 2013

It is so easy to become overly engrossed in your own small and largely insignificant life. To my shame I …

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Defining Moments

November 3, 2013

When I was younger I worked for a supermarket as a cashier. This was in the days when people still …

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A Bitter Pill

October 27, 2013

Over the past months, and for what feels like an eternity, I have been up against the most painful situation …

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Love Resourcing

October 20, 2013

This parenting lark isn’t easy. Perhaps that’s obvious to other people, but I must confess to being slightly naive going …

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Daddy Radar

October 13, 2013

Since adopting little Welford sleep has been… interesting. The first few nights I was so aware of this little life …

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iPriorities

September 15, 2013

Currently my iPhone is in for repair. It has been in for repair for over two weeks now. When I …

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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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