One of the curious things about the story of the Magi or the Wise Men in the Gospel of Matthew is that it is not the sort of thing which a real Jewish Matthew would invent out of nothing It is, though, one which could be such a person’s attempt to make sense of an …
Continue reading Rethinking Epiphany and the visit of the Magi
It's that time of year when so many of the folk around me are writing about their resolutions and goals for the coming months, so I guess I should write something about my own. So, number one project for the next few weeks will be a presentation with the title, "Route Planning." My idea is …
It's the time of year when all sorts of memories come to the front of my mind. Here's one which I am sure I must have shared before, but I would like to share it again: Some thirty or so years ago when I was a Methodist minister in Yorkshire, I arrived at the Parish …
A couple of mock-ups here of old manuscripts, both created to be photographed for book covers. On the left is the old story handed down through several generations of Judy Whitaker’s family without being properly deciphered until young Judy took on the challenge. Yes, that scrawl is intended to be legible even though it looks …
Everything has a story to tell. Several, in fact. A late chapter in the story of that magpie standing guard over a hand-written manuscript on the cover of Solomon’s Magpie began soon after Maggie and I had moved to Leominster. We were walking through town and pausing from time to time to take a look …
Though I usually stay on the fringes of the cult-vs-excult conversation, I do like to eavesdrop from time to time and sometimes add my own comment to what is being said. Something I find very interesting (and often fairly irritating) is how often we encounter the born-again atheist who comes across as very much like …
t’s quite a few years now since I hit on the title Tales from the Snig’s Foot for the blog I started for writing about my novels. From time to time, though, I’ve wondered whether perhaps it’s not entirely appropriate when writing about what I might think of as more serious stuff. The Snig’s Foot, …
Pathways to Freedom from the Watchtower to New Life Pathways to Freedom offers a helping hand to former Jehovah’s Witnesses who can too easily become stuck in the transit zone between the Watchtower and new life. How do you let go of the baggage which weighs you down all along the way? How do you …
And now it's finished. Stories in the Scriptures, my new book, is finally done and available in paperback from Amazon. Signing off a book after several months of work on it, always leaves a very strange feeling. I've noticed previously that it's rather like sending a close friend off on a long journey when you …
I'm now getting into my stride with my new writing project. Well, it's not really a new one - as I've said before, I am returning to my earlier slim volume about the Biblical narratives How to Write a Gospel in order to expand and improve it and to further develop the approach which I …
Tales from the Snig's Foot 