Best or Blest

Best or Blest

The Beatitudes are a familiar part of the Bible to many people, those verses in what is referred to as Christ’s ‘Sermon on the Mount’ that begin “Blessed are the…” Some people have given a modern and more humorous take on what qualifies as being ‘blessed’, with such...
To Cap it All

To Cap it All

We are fascinated by caps. There are all sorts of different caps, especially in sport. We now have the baseball caps but some cricket teams like to follow the Australian cricket team with their baggy cap. Different sports obviously require different caps. It would not...
All I Want for Christmas

All I Want for Christmas

Christmas is a time of giving (and, by extension, of receiving). And it is a time when we are often asked what we want for Christmas. Obviously, we want something that will last, not just for the Christmas period. While teaching a music class of young children in...
Half of Six is not Three

Half of Six is not Three

An excited father was being congratulated on becoming a father (though there is not exactly any great skill required to achieve such an honour and distinction) by a colleague at work and was told, “Well done, mate. Your work will begin in five years’ time!” Presumably...
A Child is Born

A Child is Born

We celebrate at this time the extraordinary birth of a child born to be king, of a child “born that man no more may die”, of a child “born to raise the sons of earth”, of a child “born to give them second birth”. As Boney M sang in their 1981 hit song, “A ray of hope...