I thought today I would look at some historic events that have happened during my ministry. Here's a few of them: The Cold War officially ended with the fall of the Soviet Union on Christmas Day 1991, IRA ceasefire on the 31st August 1994 The death of Princess Diana 31st August 1997 9/11 2001 Facebook was launched on the 4th February 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, 2004 The iPhone was introduced on the 29th June 2007 Instagram was launched on the 6th October 2010 Discovery of the Higgs Boson, 2012...

At the risk of sounding like a ... (insert your own word here) I was in pain all day yesterday, and all morning so far today (it's 12:55pm as I write this). It is bearable, but between the pains, my yawning all the time, and my eyes having trouble staying open, I don't know. And yet, this morning I was working on my Genesis project (sounds like a Star Trek film), and I had my first online meeting with my supervisor for the psychology degree I am just finishing. I didn't yawn at all, but I...

It's Sunday again. Next Sunday morning I have my cystoscopy, so I'll write something after I get home. The Sunday after, I'll be preaching, so I may just write about what it's like to be back. I don't know how it will be though. We went for a meal at one of our garden centres yesterday and I could easily have fallen asleep at the table. These disturbed nights are not getting better. Anyway, as I said, it's Sunday again, so Paul, facing his imminent death, wrote to the Philippians:: 22 ...