One of the things the preacher, Simon Ponsonby, mentioned this Sunday was how Jesus was generous. When he opened his mouth, gifts came forth Now I am a Christian curmudgeon, insofar as such a thing is possible. One of my pet peeves is people … [Continue reading]
The website I am most grateful for today
I am a citizen of the web. It is inextricably linked to my life as I live it now. I found find it hard to go through a day without Wikipedia, Amazon, The New York Times, the Guardian etc. But the website I am most today is--Youtube! Though I have … [Continue reading]
In which the stars tell us that nothing is impossible with God
So Abraham, crouched in his tent, thinks of the promises, always those promises: His name would be great, and he would be a blessing, and all nations on earth would be blessed through him. Trouble is--he does not have a single child, he who has … [Continue reading]
The Full Measure of Joy
"I want to say these things that they may have the full measure of my joy in them." John 17:13. Joy. Experiencing it: That is the way to live. Sometimes, all we need to do to experience joy is to slow down, remember the Father, ask for a filling … [Continue reading]
Don’t worry, just pray
I am a writer. I am also an entrepreneur. I really enjoy starting small businesses. And I feel towards my newest one as a mother feel towards her newest baby--full of protectiveness and concern. And worry. Being slightly obsessive, I found … [Continue reading]
An Oxford Conversation
I have dinner every second week with a diverse and fun group of people. One of them is Andrew, who read Classics at Oxford, and has edited the letter P for the Oxford English Dictionary. He is now working on proof reading Oxford's latest … [Continue reading]
Barrow Boys and Aunt Sally: Life in England
Because the English have written so much about themselves, like a nation of compulsive memoirists or bloggers, everyone, everywhere feels they "know" them. I certainly do. Feel I know them I mean. But come one, I've only lived here for 13 years … [Continue reading]
Richard Rodriguez, Hunger of Memory–a classic description of writers’ block.
Writer's block develops through perfectionism, through not letting go of a piece of work when it is very good, rather than perfect, through viewing your work through the eyes of a imaginary critic.Rodriguez describes the sterility as he tried to … [Continue reading]
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