July 10, 2025July 15, 2025 Have we become ungovernable? It could be a new board game called ‘Govern that!’ set in a democratic but bankrupt country facing an ever more uncertain world. Each player is Prime Minister. But who will stay in power? The players must first decide what will be their game plan. There are three choices. 1) One Nation: General health of the nation. 2) Golden Division: Government by demonization and division 3) Power for Power’s Sake: using all means necessary to keep it. Nothing else matters. The first is a generalist approach steeped in compromise but …
June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 The Gospel according to the Garden Before we go to the garden, a verse from a poem that could scarcely be less floral or Monty Don: …
May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 Are Christianity and therapy joined at the hip? So, here’s the question: ‘What is the relationship between Christianity and therapy?’ And the answer, of course, will depend on …
January 30, 2023 My word of the week: trauma ‘Death by blunt-force trauma,’ is a common assessment in crime fiction. And rightfully so; the word ‘trauma’ comes from the …
January 23, 2023 My word of the week: Contentment Contentment is a simple idea which can feel impossible. The word describes the emotional state of being at ease with …
January 16, 2023 Word of the week: Power So, what is your experience of power? Perhaps it has been both good and bad. Perhaps you’ve met good power …
January 9, 2023 Word of the Week: Really My word of the week is Really. It comes from the word real – ‘No shit, Sherlock!’ - and means …
December 30, 2022 My late Christmas I did not spend long in the stable. I arrived late, you see, a few days late, due to ‘events …
December 27, 2022 My special word for 2023 Do you have a word for the New Year, for 2023? My word is unfolding. It has echoes of Christmas, …
December 19, 2022 The Four Gates of Advent: No.4 – The Gate of Focus Sometimes in the day, we need to step away from our current mind set in order to find fresh possibilities. …
December 12, 2022 The Four Gates of Advent: No.3 – The Gate of Assent Sometimes in the day, we need to step out of our current mind set in order to find fresh lands …
December 9, 2022 The journey to Christmas We do not need to speak everything on our walk to Christmas. We do not need to organise the mystery …
