I am a retired Consulting IT Specialist. I have been married to Julia for 50 yearsrs and we are blessed with four children; David, Andrew, Lawrie and Hélèna. Not forgetting the "other half's"; Gaew married to Andrew, Lawrie's partner Emma and Hélèna's husband Sam.
In addition we have two grandchildren - Henry Thomas, son of Lawrie and Emma. Henry was eight in April 2021 and his sister, Georgia Rose, born on 29 December 2017.
I am ordained as a Permanent Deacon in the RC Church - date of ordination 8 June 2013 so am now in my ninth year of ministry.
The Best April Fool’s Jokes
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This year April Fool’s Day coincided with Labour’s ‘Awful April’ bill
hikes. *Sadly that was not a joke…*
Though there are some strong contenders for who...
Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent
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*Readings: Isaiah 65:17-21; Psalm 30:2.4-6.11-13; John 4:43-54*
It’s easy for the Good News to become old news. Yeah, we’ve heard these
stories, parables,...
Be Reconciled!
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Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent, Year C. Who are you in the story we’ve
just heard? We famously call it the Prodigal Son. But he is only one of the
three...
Prayers for Pilgrims: The Journeys Begin
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This coming Thursday, three friends set out on three very different
journeys, but each path has a single goal: to serve God and others. I ask
for prayers o...
Calvin Robinson Loses his License in the USA
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In this conversation, Katherine Bennett, Mark Lambert, and Gavin Ashenden
discuss the recent cancellation of Anglican clergyman Calvin Robinson
following...
Learning from Yom Kippur
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FIND forgiveness. There's an apt phrase. To find forgiveness, we must seek
it out. We must be humble enough to admit our own broken humanity. To
realize th...
DW: Daily Office – Portal Podcast
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Portal Magazine · Lent 1 This week I contributed to the new podcast of The
Portal Magazine, the monthly online …
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‘The Jews are beloved of God’
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I wanted to break my silence today, to post something following the
horrific attacks in my own backyard, close to where I live. Let us hold all
those impac...
The Last Post
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Teresa Shute 5/12/1949 – 10/4/2018 From July 2013 until the end of January
this year I placed at least one post here every single day of the year.
Every da...
Cara Budidaya Ikan Nila
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informasi *Budidaya Ikan Nila* yang kami sampaikan dibawah ini sebagai
pengetahuan anda semua dalam berbudidaya. Semoga dapat bermanfaat dan
sebagai motiv...
The Helplessness of God - an Advent Reflection
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The bedroom in my houseboat has french doors that open onto the water.
This morning I awoke to the sound of a swan approaching in flight. The
power of t...
Scottish Flora and Fauna
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And here is some of the wonderful Flora and Fauna we saw
Slightly overexposed orchid
Look close and you'll see an otter...
David Attenborough (!)
Puffins...
iOS 7 Design Consistency: Button Colors
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While iOS 7 brought many welcome changes to Apple’s mobile operating
system, one category of change that has not set well with many developers
and users is...
Well said that man
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