Speaking in Tongues
Joining my first ship in Sweden could have posed some problems linguistically had the Swedes not been so fluent in …
Joining my first ship in Sweden could have posed some problems linguistically had the Swedes not been so fluent in …
Having five children has resulted in an accumulation of items of interest to little people, which Marilyn has insisted that …
It is Easter and the Welford family are back in Skegness for Spring Harvest. We hope for a recharging of …
On Monday this week Marilyn, myself and our youngest son John headed down to Cardiff (75 miles from us) to …
Welcome to the MiT Diaries! MiT in UK Baptist terminology means ‘Minister in Training’ after this I become a NAM …
Business travel is not all it is made out to be. I drove down to London’s Heathrow Airport last Sunday …
Anyone else round here getting fed up with humans? I know that we have to share the planet with them, …
Five children! I’m still not sure how it happened. I don’t recall that Marilyn and I ever sat down and …
On 1 October 1973 I was issued with my Seaman’s Discharge Book having officially joined the Merchant Navy as a …
Not long after I joined my first ship I picked up the nickname of ‘Road Runner.’ It seems that my …
I have seen the new Star Wars movie. I enjoyed it despite being initially confused. Judging by the lines on …
The Battle of Britain has been in the news recently in the UK as seventy-five years have passed since a …
When I was walking on the seawall in Devon a couple of weeks ago there were two men with metal …
It is just over forty years since I wrote my first letter to the girl who was to become my …
There are times that a song gets stuck in my head. Last night I went to sleep with the words …
Driving to London’s Heathrow Airport early this Monday morning and getting stuck in various traffic jams got me thinking about …
In the last few years I have made several friends who I have never met in person. We have got …
After watching Return of the Jedi last Sunday evening I expected to be dreaming about Star Wars all night. I …
On Sunday evenings Marilyn and I watch ‘Call the Midwife.’ Marilyn loves the programme because it involves things medical and …
One of my favourite movies is Starman, which was released in 1984, and starred Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. Last …
It was the summer of ’69. I was twelve years old. For the first time in my life I attended …
On the afternoon of the day my emotions about being a dad caught up with my logic, I read these …
This time last week some of our family were at Spring Harvest getting our spiritual batteries recharged. Spring Harvest is …
When God told Abraham to take a three-day journey and then sacrifice his precious only son Isaac on a mountain …
As I write this it is little Welford’s birthday and I had a moment. I wasn’t expecting it, I thought my …
As I continue down the path that will eventually lead to ordination, or so God tells me, I learn and …
Parenthood has so far been a fascinating journey for us. I don’t know how I expected to feel, but it …
The other day I was walking to the supermarket with Little Welford. To get there we have to walk down …
Since becoming a father I have changed in many ways. One of these ways is fixing things. Or at least …
I can’t describe how I felt on the day in August 1980 when our first child was born. Marilyn my …
Earlier this week a Facebook post pointed me in the direction of a blog written by a young mother about …