Dec 30, 20173 minBack in the benefits cycleI got a brown envelope today, except it was white. The ‘Personal Independence Payment’ just showing in the address window gave the game...
Dec 12, 20171 minComputer updates and baking cakesI haven’t got much done today. My computer decided it was time for some massive updates, which took somewhere around two hours to...
Sep 18, 20172 minRedemption of painThis post is in response to an article shared with me by a good friend. The other posts in this series are The Experience of Pain; Pain...
Sep 18, 20172 minSuffering and characterThis post is in response to an article shared with me by a good friend. The other posts in this series are The Experience of Pain; Pain...
Sep 18, 20174 minHard-heartednessThis post is in response to an article shared with me by a good friend. The other posts in this series are The Experience of Pain; Pain...
Sep 18, 20173 minPain in our cultureThis post is in response to an article shared with me by a good friend. The other posts in this series are The Experience of Pain;...
Sep 18, 20173 minThe experience of painA good friend recently asked my opinion on an article on a Christian response to pain. This and the next four blog posts have come from...
Jul 19, 20175 minSelf-help ChristianityRecently I had a conversation with a church leader. We had a good conversation ranging over several topics, some at a bit of a tangent....
Jul 2, 20173 minConservatives, Christianity and the Benefits SystemWe might be responsible for getting ourselves into a mess, but does that make us ‘responsible’ for getting ourselves out of it? I use...
Jun 25, 20174 minThe meaning of rest – reducing the loadWhat does it mean for Jesus to give us rest? It is easy to spiritualise his words – that what he means is that we can carry on in our...