There is a sign not far away from where I live, a  bit like the one above, which flashes a red angry face in an intimidating manner at motorists who dare to break the speed limit as a clear sign to everybody around that a criminal has scant disregard for the cildren in the school…

The Thought for the Day is from Romans 11 v 33.I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry While learning to use a new computer, a lady was troubled by a faint clicking sound that indicated it was working even though nothing was…

When winter begins to take its toll and the weather forecast online seems to imply ‘flat grey’, life can get, shall we say, a little miserable. Here’s a poem by Raymond Carver to lift us up a little. Our faith tells us we should rejoice in all things, but it can be difficult when not…

Some people radiate the presence of God when we are with them but a few can do it, even from a picture on a newspaper page. I was struck by this when looking at photographs of the late, The Right Reverend Desmond Tutu. Although an Archbishop and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu faced…

Moral or ethical dilemmas face us all pretty well every day of our lives; some are wrestled with; others blithely ignored. Some are easy; some not so easy. During the Second World War, Simon Wiesenthal, a Jewish prisoner in the German camps was confronted with an ethical problem, difficult enough to last a life time…

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, “This violin must yield its full resonance and vibration of…