My Tuesday Drawer
When I was writing for Christian Focus Publications, I sometimes had hundreds of sheets of printed interviews lying in my study. That was...
Writing to clear the mind
The last two years have given us examples of how to do things well and how to do things badly. We have watched news footage of intensive...
Putting poetry to use
Those of us who write poetry often do a strange thing. We put it in a folder and keep it there all unread apart from when we cast a...
A Lesson Learned
As well as writing a number of books I have also edited a good selection of other writers’ manuscripts. Editors have a long list of...
Free Riches
We live in a society that yearns after beauty. The cosmetic industry earns trillions of pounds, as does the slimming trade and the...
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
On the day we call Good Friday, Jesus Christ, against whom no fault could be found, for never in his life did he do anything wrong, was...
Slow Down!
It amazes me how much at ease even very small children are with technology. I’m used to our older grandchildren doing things quicker than...
Autumn in spring
Every single year I am amazed when I see frail and fragile plants pushing themselves up through what seems to be rock-hard soil. You...
Creative Recycling
We have recently been reminded by COP26 of the importance of being mindful of our planet and of avoiding waste. Right at the beginning...
Who Needs Words?
A little boy noticed that his elderly neighbour was sad and went to speak to her. He didn’t understand that the old woman had recently...
