Habituation
It is two months since I last posted. Where have I been? Decorating mostly. Plus a short visit to Yorkshire …
Category Archives: Growth
Learning to Drive
Some folks might think that cadets studying at Marine College were learning to drive ships. I suppose we were, but …
Ticking Boxes
After just ten hours in Port Cartier in June 1974 loading iron ore (my second ten hours in Port Cartier …
Never Lose the Wonder
When George Cuthbert and I joined the mv Sheaf Royal as first trip cadets in October 1973 we had no …
Dirt and Dust
Joining the Merchant Navy as an officer cadet sounds glamourous don’t you think? Smart uniforms, sailing to distant places, shore …
Books and Covers
Tempus fugit and it is nearly two months since a post last appeared on this blog. Christmas with family and …
Dinosaur Church
One of our children had a thing about dinosaurs. I can’t remember who it was but I do know that …
Dirty Coffee Cups
I have a corner in my home office where I retreat to spend time with God. It separates me from …
Lessons from a Guernsey Holiday Cottage Garden
Ever since I had a Fitbit I have had difficulty standing still. Why waste the opportunity to accumulate more steps …
Visible
The two main sessions at Spring Harvest are the morning Bible study and the evening worship. Both are held in …
A Different Clock
If there is one thing God has been repeatedly reminding me about in the last twelve months it has been …
Why Do They Have To Grow Up?
There is only one teenager left in our home. The other four Welford offspring have ceased to be teenagers and …
Everything is Getting Smaller
Terry’s chocolate oranges abound in our house at Christmas time. I’m not sure why we don’t buy them at other …
See Me, Feel Me
After arriving in Kiev earlier this week I took a walk around the old town, mainly to seek out the …
Incomplete
Do you ever wonder why the world has so many different religions? They can’t all be right, can they? Could …
Half the World Away
Madeira. To some people Madeira is cake, to others a fortified wine. For many Europeans Madeira is a holiday destination. …
Whisky Galore
Not everyone reading this blog is going to approve of the subject matter. I realise that some followers of Jesus …
I’m With Stupid
I find it surprising how many followers of Jesus beat themselves up because they constantly get it wrong. The problem …
Learning the Ropes
Gothenburg, Sweden – 03:00 hours, Monday 5 November 1973. I was sixteen years old and had joined my first ship …
Barn Conversion
I have a new recurring dream. In this dream I have a piece of land with an old barn. The …
Sand
Back in Genesis God told Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the grains of sand upon the …
Missing Out
Childhood passes slowly at the time, as slowly as summer when life holds little in the way of responsibility. How …
What If The Penny Hasn’t Dropped But I Live Life Thinking That It Has?
Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw His glory and the two …
Fit or Fat?
Chocolate featured in the post that went up last Saturday and I am pleased to report that the bar of …
Chocolate
I have loved chocolate for as long as I can remember. Chocolate was not in regular supply growing up but …
Change
Back in 1999 I heard God speaking to me very clearly about change. I had the same message twice in one …
The Benefits of Pruning
Our house is part of a development that was built in a former orchard in the late 1980s. For some …
Building Problems
I spent a few days attending meetings in London in January. One meeting took place on the eighth floor of …
Is Anybody Listening?
In September 2014 the UK received its first visit from As Isaac, a group of talented Christian musicians from the …
Think Different
I first used an Apple computer in 1988, which coincidentally is the year that James, my third son, was born. …
Everyone Needs Compassion
Call the Midwife has been on the television again. In this week’s episode one of the former midwives has returned …
Ebs and Flows... 