I realize that most of the blogs I write are what journalists call “long form”, and many people struggle, simply saying TL:DR (Too Long: Didn’t Read). However, I take consolation that many news media take pride in their long-form and slow news pieces. Tortoise Media, the recent purchasers of The Observer are a case inContinue reading “Monitoring our changing society”
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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?”
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?”
Caught in the Act?
Over the last four months I’ve been looking at the so-called “clobber” passages used by various churches over the last few decades to deny that salvation is available for those who identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community, and additionally apply unreasonable requirements to be recognised as part of the church. We completed thatContinue reading “Caught in the Act?”
New Year – A New Hope? Maybe‽
Since we last met the world has moved on. We are in a new year. It’s strange, because whether we are in the UK or America, we have both had some horrendous political situations in the last few years. If you are in the USA, you can write your own political narrative but here inContinue reading “New Year – A New Hope? Maybe‽”
“Safe and secure in the arms of the Lord?”
As I sat down to write this, I was uncertain where I ought to focus my thoughts. Should be something to do with the ongoing terrible news of Russia invading Ukraine – no, by the time this gets published the world might look very different. Besides, there are more than enough other folks writing muchContinue reading ““Safe and secure in the arms of the Lord?””
New Birth – An Invitation
I will get back to folk telling their stories and experiences in due course, but in the meantime, we are within touching distance of Christmas Day, and my mind was drawn to that story of the first Christmas and who saw the infant Christ first. Some folk were in the right place at the rightContinue reading “New Birth – An Invitation”
Tools for Reading and Understanding The Bible
Before we look at this week’s subject, I want to begin by commending the Netflix docu-film called “Pray Away”, which is about the ex-gay movement in America, but which is also very active in the UK. It is a truly sobering 100 mins if you view it as a Christian. At the conclusion of theContinue reading “Tools for Reading and Understanding The Bible”
Ch.14. – Disagreement, faith differences and some final thoughts
Yes, I’ve changed the title again! I was never very happy with the original, and now we’re here I’ve come up with an alternative that almost works! It sounds like it ought to be the final chapter, but we have one more, where I wanted to focus on marriage almost as a separate issue. MarriageContinue reading “Ch.14. – Disagreement, faith differences and some final thoughts”
Changing Minds 