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 …
May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 Guidance…and Natalie Elphicke The world is an uncertain place; and most times, things just happen, unannounced. But when there is a decision for …
April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 Six Stages of the Spiritual Life A rough map of human journeying Stage One: Trust The newborn is unaware of its own existence as distinct from …
April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Label with care We will be careful of labels. We’ll listen to them - but also sit light to them. I think that’s …
April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 You’ve been framed Newsletter: April 2024 Greetings again, and I suppose how this finds you comes down to the framing. And if you …
April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 School gate tears I said there was no need to cry But then I cried first as we kissed, said goodbye By the …
April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 Did no one tell the flowers? Did the forget-me-not forget?Maybe the memo passed it by.It goes on being fabulousAnd there are some who wonder why Did …
April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 The leper I take a photo from the box. It’s a bad choice… it’s that little boy again. No front teeth and …
March 30, 2024March 30, 2024 Beyond the cross, Beside the sea An extract from my novel, 'Gospel, Rumours of Love'. Yeshua is Jesus, Rocky is Peter. They are scenes you may …
March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 Do you want to be healed? An extract from my novel, 'Gospel, Rumours of Love'. The scene is based on a gospel story which may be …
