I often wonder how different our world would look, if Jesus had been born a woman. What if God had said the words, “This is my beloved daughter, in whom I am well pleased?” Would the world have stood on its head? Would men as a race have been more humble, gentle and appreciative of [...]

My mum cooks to abate her storm – brownies, cupcakes, Victoria sponge cake;  apple pie, apple and blackberry, mince pie; rhubarb crumble, strawberry flan, jam roll; rice pudding, bread pudding and treacle sponge – I’ve eaten them all, multiples of times and they’re all good, each and every one. Me, I prefer to walk.
I’ve always [...]

So I tried to get myself an eye appointment, yesterday. My eye had swollen to the size of an egg – an emu’s egg at that and has now painted itself an interesting shade of magenta. It doesn’t look good – and neither do I. Of course when I phoned the doctor’s office, a friendly [...]