Author Archives: Peter Johnson

Integrity – does it still exist, and does it matter?

When did you last hear someone described as a person with integrity?  That was a question I asked myself a couple of weeks ago.  It struck me that as I began writing I couldn’t remember the last time I heard it used of anyone in everyday life, or indeed, in any recent obituary in theContinue reading “Integrity – does it still exist, and does it matter?”

The Brain – infinite variations?

Firstly, I apologise for there being no blog last month.  The frustration of my main computer being “away for repair” goes on! So much has happened since my September blog, but I really don’t want to get into any Trumpian stuff right now – there will be time enough in the coming months.  It’s plentyContinue reading “The Brain – infinite variations?”

Labels and Identities

AI Generated picture “Labels” – edited by Peter Johnson This month’s blog is a little more challenging, at least to me, because of the many pitfalls. There are a lot of links and although I don’t expect you to read all of them, I’d encourage you to at least scan-read most of them even ifContinue reading “Labels and Identities”

MCC? Isn’t that a cricket club?

It was good to have a month off from writing, but I’m now back, pounding away on a keyboard, and I must say thank you to Don for that break!  Last month he wanted to update his story first published here in September 2021.  For many years the Metropolitan Community Church in Glasgow has attendedContinue reading “MCC? Isn’t that a cricket club?”

My Story: Don – Dark Despair to Bright Hope.

Welcome to a very early special, out of sequence, Blog. Last time I hinted that it might be early this month, and verily, it hath come to pass!😊 Back in September 2021, my friend Don, wrote his story for me to publish on this website. Now, three years on, he wanted to update it inContinue reading “My Story: Don – Dark Despair to Bright Hope.”

Election Selection?

As I start to write this, the UK is about to vote for a new government.  We all have hopes and fears about how the next few days pan out.  We want to try and get it right so that the new Government make things better in those areas of life that really concern us. Continue reading “Election Selection?”

One Hot-Button Issue and the Bible!

As an interesting follow-up to last month’s blog, Chris Goswami has just had an op-ed piece published on 21st May 2024 on Premier Christianity that echoes some of the thoughts I wrote about. Take a moment out and read what he says about Sola Scriptura – but hurry back!  Did he read my blog andContinue reading “One Hot-Button Issue and the Bible!”

Agreeable Disagreement

In last month’s blog I wrote about fake news and how we respond to it, and how we can fact-check what comes through our electronic devices, before passing it on to someone else.  Although we must adopt good practice, and try to only pass on true and verified information, my previous blog may have perhapsContinue reading “Agreeable Disagreement”

Truth or Fiction?

In last month’s blog I talked about the issue of Conversion Therapy as both the UK Government in Westminster, and the regional Scottish Government in Edinburgh were spending time exploring the issue.  Things have moved on.  What I hadn’t realised at the time was that Westminster had TWO Private Member’s Bills (PMB) on the subject,Continue reading “Truth or Fiction?”