July 12, 2021 It’s a security issue Sometimes, when we’re looking for security, we take ourselves to a prison. It’s certainly secure, all bars and locks. But …
July 7, 2021 The benefits of traffic calming For a moment, and it need not be long Turn away from entertainment and the consumption of news And enter …
June 29, 2021 What is bad language? How are we to use language? And yes, I’m aware of the absurdity of the question. Here I am having …
June 26, 2021 The Never Ending Story Some words spoken at the Christening of my granddaughter, Gloria: A long time ago, as a family, we’d sometimes stop …
June 22, 2021 The people of the lie In the Semitic tradition, it is far worse to lie than to be deluded. Ignorance is bleak but deceit is …
June 14, 2021 Beauty, this temptress Beauty is such a temptress Wherever I go She flirts with me All light, colour, texture, space And her call …
June 7, 2021 Should I stay or should I go? My recent novel Gospel, Rumours of Love opens with Yeshua walking away from Nazareth. He is leaving. He has no …
May 28, 2021 Anxiety/gratitude Anxiety cannot be banished; it has the keys to our house. But we need not offer him cakes and a …
May 24, 2021 Ian Wright – and the abuse story Ian Wright, the footballer, recently made a powerful documentary for the BBC about abuse at home. He started with his …
