Month: January 2023
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Hymn of the Day
I like to post a hymn by Charles Wesley on a Sunday. As a bonus, we have Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band
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Ten Propositions on Hell
Kim Fabricius was my blogging partner at my old blog, Connexions. The ’10 Propositions on…’ series that he started there eventually became a book
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Musings on Children’s TV
I came across something on Mastodon earlier today that reminded me of the French TV series “The Flashing Blade”, a favourite of my early 70s childhood. The title song was stirring stuff, and though I don’t remember anything about the plotline I do remember being moved by it as a tale of loyalty and courage.…
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Three Wise Men (before they got to Jesus)
Monty Python suggests Jesus’ stable wasn’t the first one visited by the 3 Wise Men
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Confirmed: 2022 was the hottest year on record
The Met Office has confirmed that 2022 was the UK’s warmest year on record, and for the first time the average temerature over the year was above 10C
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The Limits to Growth
The folly of “growth” as a measure of economic good is exposed — with a hamster
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Firearms permits
Sometimes comedy gets to the truth much more effectively than a straightforward argument. In the comedy “The Thin Blue Line”, Rowan Atkinson’s Inspector Fowler has a sensible approach to issuing firearms permits. Ben Elton deserves more credit for this sitcom.
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“Epiphany”, by R.S. Thomas
The poetic wisdom of R S Thomas manages to stir even my uncultured imagination. Just don’t ask me to explain how or why!
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On the NHS
On Clement Attlee’s birthday, a reminder to myself of just how precious is Britain’s NHS