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Ticking Boxes

February 22, 2022

After just ten hours in Port Cartier in June 1974 loading iron ore (my second ten hours in Port Cartier …

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Never Lose the Wonder

August 10, 2021

When George Cuthbert and I joined the mv Sheaf Royal as first trip cadets in October 1973 we had no …

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Dirt and Dust

May 19, 2021

Joining the Merchant Navy as an officer cadet sounds glamourous don’t you think? Smart uniforms, sailing to distant places, shore …

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Books and Covers

February 5, 2018

Tempus fugit and it is nearly two months since a post last appeared on this blog. Christmas with family and …

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Dinosaur Church

October 5, 2017

One of our children had a thing about dinosaurs. I can’t remember who it was but I do know that …

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Dirty Coffee Cups

September 29, 2017

I have a corner in my home office where I retreat to spend time with God. It separates me from …

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Lessons from a Guernsey Holiday Cottage Garden

July 5, 2017

Ever since I had a Fitbit I have had difficulty standing still. Why waste the opportunity to accumulate more steps …

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Visible

April 12, 2017

The two main sessions at Spring Harvest are the morning Bible study and the evening worship. Both are held in …

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A Different Clock

February 27, 2017

If there is one thing God has been repeatedly reminding me about in the last twelve months it has been …

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Why Do They Have To Grow Up?

January 22, 2017

There is only one teenager left in our home. The other four Welford offspring have ceased to be teenagers and …

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Everything is Getting Smaller

October 14, 2016

Terry’s chocolate oranges abound in our house at Christmas time. I’m not sure why we don’t buy them at other …

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See Me, Feel Me

July 27, 2016

After arriving in Kiev earlier this week I took a walk around the old town, mainly to seek out the …

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Incomplete

July 2, 2016

Do you ever wonder why the world has so many different religions? They can’t all be right, can they? Could …

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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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Whisky Galore

April 23, 2016

Not everyone reading this blog is going to approve of the subject matter. I realise that some followers of Jesus …

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I’m With Stupid

February 10, 2016

I find it surprising how many followers of Jesus beat themselves up because they constantly get it wrong. The problem …

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Learning the Ropes

November 22, 2015

Gothenburg, Sweden – 03:00 hours, Monday 5 November 1973. I was sixteen years old and had joined my first ship …

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Barn Conversion

September 1, 2015

I have a new recurring dream. In this dream I have a piece of land with an old barn. The …

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Sand

August 25, 2015

Back in Genesis God told Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the grains of sand upon the …

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Missing Out

July 4, 2015

Childhood passes slowly at the time, as slowly as summer when life holds little in the way of responsibility. How …

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What If The Penny Hasn’t Dropped But I Live Life Thinking That It Has?

May 23, 2015

Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw His glory and the two …

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Fit or Fat?

May 6, 2015

Chocolate featured in the post that went up last Saturday and I am pleased to report that the bar of …

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Chocolate

May 2, 2015

I have loved chocolate for as long as I can remember. Chocolate was not in regular supply growing up but …

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Change

March 14, 2015

Back in 1999 I heard God speaking to me very clearly about change. I had the same message twice in one …

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The Benefits of Pruning

March 11, 2015

Our house is part of a development that was built in a former orchard in the late 1980s. For some …

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Building Problems

February 25, 2015

I spent a few days attending meetings in London in January. One meeting took place on the eighth floor of …

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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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Think Different

February 18, 2015

I first used an Apple computer in 1988, which coincidentally is the year that James, my third son, was born. …

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Everyone Needs Compassion

February 15, 2015

Call the Midwife has been on the television again. In this week’s episode one of the former midwives has returned …

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Rope Work

February 11, 2015

One storyline in the episode of ‘Call of the Midwife’ that was screened on Sunday 8 February involved Frank Robbins, …

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Ruins

January 7, 2015

The weather in the UK over the New Year holiday was very unpredictable. New Years Day was most definitely a stay-indoors …

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