“Lord, let me do something of eternal significance, something that really matters to you! This job is a waste of time; a waste of my life!” I had been earnestly praying at the front of the church for perhaps 10 minutes, but in one sense I had been there for years....
Last Sunday afternoon took us so far into the Dorset countryside that listening took on a new meaning; the peace and stillness left little to hear. But wait! Surely there is some distant noise from the busyness of holiday traffic, passenger jets laden with summer...
Pictures at Corfe Castle Yesterday we visited Corfe Castle on the steam train. Although we enjoyed a day of rather typical English weather, the rain was confined to a few light showers in the afternoon. There is an old-fashioned waiting room on the platform anyway, so...
“Can You Take Pictures?” I could feel the weight – and the quality – as he handed me the camera. It was a top-of-the-range digital SLR with a motorised zoom lens bristling with complex controls. It must have cost more than I paid for my last computer. For a fleeting...
I like my muesli Swiss-style. That means no milk, just fresh orange juice instead. “What? No milk?” you cry, “That must be really strange!” Well, I thought so too, until I tried it. So now I make my own muesli every week and it knocks spots off anything in a...
The marathon open air seminar had gone on all day and the audience showed no sign of losing interest, although the support team wanted to pack up and go home. The seminar ticket hadn’t included lunch, and no-one had anticipated the huge logistical problem of...
