47 years

In a couple of weeks it will be 47 years since I proposed to Wendy and asked her if she would spend the rest of her life with me. I will be 69 towards the end of this year, my Dad died just short of his 72 birthday as that “line in the sand” has…

Why do cars have brakes?

Why do cars have brakes? I bet your first thought is “So that we can stop”. It’s not entirely wrong, but the real reason is so that you can go fast! Without brakes in a car, you would always have to drive with the awareness that you would need the car to lose momentum in…

The Christian journey

“The Christian ideal has not be tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.” – GK Chersterton A journey takes time. It has good days and tough days. The Children of Israel found that out as they left Egypt and headed into the wilderness. There they became discouraged, found that things…