Recently I found myself taking an Easter Egg out of our toaster.  It fell in some weeks ago when my daughter’s attempt to open the bag didn’t go very well.  ... Read More

43-47 No sooner were the words out of his mouth when Judas, the one out of the Twelve, showed up, and with him a gang of ruffians, sent by the high ... Read More

Well congratulations to Jodie Whittaker on becoming the first female Dr Who.  Like so many of my generation I regularly spent Saturday evenings watching TV from behind the sofa as ... Read More

On 12th June 1944, the British 22nd Armoured Brigade were racing to take the town of Caen in Normandy.  At 8.30am they paused before the final push, and got out ... Read More

32-34 They came to an area called Gethsemane. Jesus told his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took Peter, James, and John with him. He plunged into a sinkhole of ... Read More

The enduring appeal of SPAM is a mystery to many of us.  Launched on 5th July 1937 during the Depression era, it quickly caught on as a cheap ready-to-eat pork ... Read More

Sitting at my desk I’m confronted with an amazing array of products – pens, pencils, scissors, books, a computer, a printer, the list goes on and on.  What they all ... Read More

22 In the course of their meal, having taken and blessed the bread, he broke it and gave it to them. Then he said, Take, this is my body. 23-24 Taking the ... Read More

Finding treasure is one thing, gaining access to it is quite another.  So next time you take your money from a cash machine, spare a thought for Scottish inventor John ... Read More

Imagine trying to drive your brand new car in the garage with just tiny gap between your shiny new paintwork and the brick wall.  That was the challenge faced this ... Read More