Creativity, curiosity, and code
There are far too few articles in the press that speak with a rational voice about addressing the problems of society in the UK by actually trying to understand the source of those problems, rather than trying to tackle the symptoms. This is one of them.
Go on, convince me to stay!
People think Christmas is about what you can give to me. And that's giving gone backwards.
I don’t really like the word “Evangelist”. It conjurs up visions of shouty men in the middle of town telling people that they’re all going to hell at the tops of their voices. Either that or suit-wearing professional speakers who hold big Christian rallys in stadiums. Not me at all, and, despite my strong Christian […]
Here are some wise sayings that seem quite relevant given the current credit crunch: “Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.” “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” “Don’t guarantee […]
I need to write about this incredibly important subject to warn you of the dangers of a sport that I’ve recently taken up. This sport requires: excellent balance; pin point precision; dedication and repeated practice of repetitive actions; a good head for numbers. Yes, I’m not kidding. I’ve taken up darts!!! We have a cultural […]
Some will know of my occasional anti-Englishness. Sometimes our over-politeness causes huge complications. My classic example being the “Do you want the last ….?” question, which actually means “I want the last …. ?”. Why don’t we just say what we mean? This has been bugging me a bit lately with people who use phrases […]
Back in April I read this article in the Guardian and tore it out and left it on my bedside table for comment. Sorry for taking so long to getting round to it. About 4,000 years ago… Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the LORD descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up […]
Churches are amazing organisations and, despite the fact that they should (in my opinion) be quite free of bureaucracy, they are organisations and they need structures involving lots of people in order to function. One of the structures that we have at our church is the Church Meeting. This happens every other month, and we […]
We were at a wedding yesterday and had the fortune of staying over with good friends. Friends that we know REALLY well and easily slip into deep conversation with. While we were there someone mentioned that they miss this deep conversation and that they wished they were better at using email to prompt discussion on […]