Today is Shrove Tuesday, 'Mardi Gras' in French ('fat Tuesday', when all the fat was used up before the forty days of Lent.) Apparently it's also Safer Internet Day, though I must confess I don't know how I can connect these two facts! In many countries, Shrove...

What are we to do when (not if!)  the situation gets worse rather than better, then?! Moses sought God and (just as the psalmist did in Ps 129) was honest about his frustrations. Moses is an example to us in being honest. He never pretends to God. He is also an...

In football, the aim of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team. This is not as easy as it sounds, but at least there is a fixed point in that aim. The ball has to cross the line and go in the net in order for a goal to be scored. For those of us with...