I love a bench with a view.

Something close to magic happens around us each time and in each place we play it.

Arday’s life and work had been the subject of intense media scrutiny for several weeks.

Happy New Year!

I wept and whimpered the whole way between Glasgow and Stranraer.

There’s a story about a shoemaker who approached the 16th Century Reformer Martin Luther and asked, “How can I serve God better? Should I leave my trade and become a minister?”

We just passed the second anniversary of my mother’s death.

The strange thing about living with a significant grief after two years is that it ceases to be a regular topic of conversation. But the reality is that there are still moments when the sense of loss knocks the breath out of me. The loss remains very real, only quieter now — less public, and more intimate.

"When you're carrying a hammer, everything looks like a nail."

Would we ever be content with what we have..?

I had the privilege of visiting Lebanon last year and had hoped to visit this year again but the war intervened. I found it deeply moving to listen to the stories of those who have been living with cycles of conflict and war and how they find hope and strength to carry on.