As a little lad, I used to love it when my Dad and Uncle James started telling stories of their childhood. One of my favourite stories was about the skin of the rice pudding.  This was back in the days when dinner was eaten at mid day and tea was the early evening meal. The…

Two men went out fishing.  One was an experienced fisherman, the other wasn’t.  Every time the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put it in his ice chest to keep it fresh.  Whenever the inexperienced fisherman caught a big fish, he threw it back.  The experienced fisherman watched this go on all day and…

Quiz Night 2 We dutifully watch University Challenge each week. It’s a miracle if we get anything right. I’m fairly good at History and Art and even some types of music, but totally thrown by rock/ pop/ jazz, and astro physics is alien to me. But we press on in the hope we will discover…

This coming Sunday, 20th February is ‘United Nations World Day of Social Justice’ which has social justice in the digital economy as its focus for this year. The entire digital world has grown in importance for us all since COVID related restrictions have prevented face to face meetings and limited gatherings. The use of the…

Have you heard the story of the cracked water pot? A water bearer had two large pots, each hung on opposite ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full pot of water…

The Thought for the Day is from Psalm 66 v 10. “For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.” A talented violinist was scheduled to play before a very critical audience. Although she had a fine instrument, she was not satisfied with the quality of its sound. So, she said to her father,…