Exiled Preacher

I didn't like school. Most lessons held little interest for me. My attitude was: why should I waste time tuning in to double maths when ...

Andrew Davies  I was sad to hear of the recent death of Andrew Davies. I first encountered him when I was a student at the London Theologica...

So begins Under Milk Wood , by Dylan Thomas. But beginning at the beginning isn't original to Thomas. Whether consciously or...

  It was bad enough when a woman of a certain age complimented me for looking 'dapper'. I thought only snappily dressed ...

‘What will the neighbours say?’ worries Mrs Waldo in Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas. Her husband’s much gossiped about behaviour was tarnis...

That's how early followers of Jesus reacted to emerging reports that he had risen from the dead.  I mean, once you're de...

Alexander Solzhenitsyn In July 2024 on BBC Question Time political commentator Andew Marr hailed the election of the new Labour government l...

Some local councils (not ours, thankfully) have changed their Christmas Festivals into Winter Festivals. On seeing that people often...

Wikimedia Commons The musical Hamilton has been a big hit, with acclaimed performances on Broadway and London’s West End. The Hamilton in qu...

  My wife and I have been on and off members of the National Trust for many years. Our latest 'on'...