At the end of days, it’s the Lamb's book of life rather than any opinion of mine that counts, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Alexei bringing the borscht to the feast in the kingdom.

If we pretend that men and women are the same in all respects, 8:0 drubbings will be the least of our worries.

We all tell our kids not to lie. Small lies become big lies. Eventually you believe your own lies and you end up hanging out with other liars and believing their propaganda...

human beings make really bad mistakes repeatedly… God’s way seems to be to confront and correct these things rather than repeating them.

today, I took the pills and rode the ebike up to church with thankfulness in my heart to God for all the industrialists, chemists, engineers and other geniuses that made them.

I suddenly realise that I am praying in my public voice, in my head..  And how ridiculous that must sound to the creator and sustainer of the universe. 

The compulsion to scroll is a challenge to self-controlled adults and seems to be utterly irresistible for teenagers.  The Balrog and all other manner of horrors are down there.

as a Christian, I often feel stuck in the middle in modern party politics

When we explained, the facilitators were agog:  “these kind of courses don’t deal with that kind of stuff”.  THAT’S NOT NORMAL.    

I don’t feel that it’s fair or wise for me to foist my lifestyle on others. That said, it does seem obvious to me that if everyone who could cycle did cycle then the NHS, our roads and our communities would all be much healthier.