Author Archives: callmeishmae1

– Good morning! – Don’t see what’s good about it – look at the weather today. – I know, it’s been awful for ages, hasn’t it? Countless conversations like this are based on a false premise: when we wish someone … Continue reading →

“Because I say so” is the despairing last answer of every parent to the repeated question “why?” Why? Is a question with a progression that can never be properly answered. “Why does the sun shine?” could be given a scientific … Continue reading →

Warning: while reading this article do not think about the white bear. One of the joys that some people have rediscovered during lockdown is free-time. That has to be a good thing but there is also an old saying that … Continue reading →

Mark is in a hurry to tell his story: his is the shortest of what we call the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). We call them that because they can be viewed alongside each other – John’s Gospel stands … Continue reading →

20 August, 573 was a date of great celebration for the people and church of Tour in France. A great celebration, that is, for everyone except one man. His name was Gregory, he was thirty four years old and the … Continue reading →

“Right, I’ve had a request from some friends. Al, I mean Boris, that’s what YOU call him, of course, well he’s been having a tough week. And there are just so many old pictures of him looking tired (probably hung … Continue reading →

 “Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8 New Living Translation) So the writer of the First Epistle of Peter warns his readers. There … Continue reading →

Homer Simpson is told that he has one day to live: Doctor Hibbert tells him that he will go through five stages: denial “I’m not dying”, anger “Why you little..!”, fear “What’s after fear, what’s after fear?” bargaining “I could … Continue reading →