The original foster care story at the heart of Christmas
Ian B. This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert shows a family preparing to welcome a teenager into their home as foster carers. The foster father’s attempts to learn to skateboard are part…
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Sabbatical – Day 1
Today I start a three month sabbatical from CCC. My main purpose during this time is to research and write the dissertation for my MA course in Contemporary Missiology, with…
A Ball of Whacks
I wrote this two and a half years ago. I don’t know where all the Whacks pieces are now, but teeth brushing can still be an issue. A Ball of…
Silent in the Background
Why a blog, and why the name? In November 2020 I was given an award for being ‘silent in the background’. Strictly speaking, my wife and I were given an…