At weekends when my children were small, we would often open a tub of popcorn and hunker down to share a film together. I’d invite them to take a handful of the snack and put it in a bowl on their laps and nibble as they watched. However, there was one evening when the tub…

The walking guide that we followed assiduously said, ‘when you reach here you have crossed Foxtor Mire and are alive to tell the tale’. It was probably irresponsible for two people of broadly sound mind to cross a notoriously dangerous Dartmoor bog when there was no compulsion to do so. But what is compulsion when…

Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Charlotte Haines Lyon www.christianaid.org.uk Something to read First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings should be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all…

In a recent media poll asking if King Charles should cut ties with Prince Andrew, I was amazed that, at the time of reading, 81% voted Yes! Several Bible passages came to mind, initially, the story described in various ways as – The prodigal son, the lost son or even the forgiving father. This was…

I’ve recently had a lot of spare time on my hands, and in an effort to stop me getting bored and being tempted to push myself too hard, my sister sent me a jigsaw as a “get well” present. The subject matter of the 1000-piece puzzle was an “80’s” shopping basket – who remembers Cadbury’s…