Autumn is upon us. You’ve caved and turned the heating on, left the house only to come rushing back for your coat, noticed the warm air escaping and cold air biting your lungs. You’ve clocked the leaves, colouring, wrinkling and falling; seen kids wander towards the mulch for a play…

“In what place and during what historical era would you like to live?” This is a question that very likely most of us have been asked at least once. My answer has always been quite straightforward “Here and now”. Very good Christians would say “During the time of Jesus in…

Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start with prayer. It can be awkward… you know when you’ve left it a while… it leaves you tip toeing through a few deistic superlatives before bashfully cutting to the chase. You’re really great God, I can always count on you, your promises…

Dante Alighieri in Italy, Robert Burns in Scotland, Shakespeare in England. These are some of the names that come to my mind when I think about poets and literature artists. I know who they are, but don’t ask me to recite one of their poetries, I’ve never been good at…

Other Person — declared quite randomly and with a raised pitch at the end, that, though just one word made it sound like a question “heaven…” Me — pausing momentarily and raising a wonky eyebrow to indicate interest but a fuller explanation of the question would be required. “Yeah” Other…

“You have gone too far.” This is probably one of the most common exclamations to hear from your parents when you are a teenager exploring the world, inspecting life, making silly decisions (or this is what you say about them when you grow up). However, it is not rare to…

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought…

I’m about to make a controversial statement! The Star Wars film The Last Jedi is one of my favourites… don’t stop reading! I really like the way Rian Johnson subverts the audience’s expectations (for better or for worse), changing and shaking the traditional narrative of the Star Wars storyline. One…

“When you’re still waiting for the snow to fall, it doesn’t feel like Christmas at all”. Although, it is a sad song, “Christmas Light” by Coldplay is one of the Christmas tunes you want listen to at this time of year. If you know the song, I know you like…