Talk about ‘laugh out loud’. Don’t know how I missed hearing about it till now. Let’s give a big hand for the New Gnostics.
I have started what I think is going to be a good read, ‘What’s So Great About Christianity’ by Dinesh D’Souza. Early in the book he speaks about the rise of the [...]
It was my day off, I get a discount as a “City Screen” member, so relaxing in front of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ seemed like a good idea. Some critics have slated it but I wonder what they expected. It is a remake of a 1950s ‘B movie’ so I already knew the [...]
Read full post...I was recently in a group and conversation turned to films. I said I had enjoyed the latest Bond film. A young lady present said she thought the Bond films, including the recent ones, are all awful. She complained about how the Bond character treats women.
I had to stop and think as I had thought [...]
It is a brave person who puts words in the mouth of God and this is a brave book.
“The Shack” is flying off the shelves in Christian bookshops and I have heard may people speaking in glowing terms about [...]
I arrived home late one night to discover a note on the doormat from my wife. She said there had been a message from someone at the local BBC radio station wondering if I would be willing to be interviewed about swinging. Sounded fun so I sent a text to say I would be willing [...]
Read full post...I saw some Shakespeare last night.
I do like Shakespeare. And the best way to enjoy a play in my opinion is in the open air on a summer evening. I like the enforced simplicity of set necessary in a touring open-air production. I simple set becomes the foundation for a better set to be constructed [...]
What!? Just for a cup of coffee?
We lived in Hastings on England’s South coast and had been given some vouchers for the ferry to “hop across” the Channel for the day. Our girls were small then and they did not enjoy it. I look back on a disappointing day.
Having once lived on the island of [...]
