Chris on January 28th, 2010

This weekend I’m heading to Pitlochry to be a participate in a Church of Scotland initiative that looks to help young adults connect with the Church and most importantly, with God.
This initiative has been on the go for a couple of years now, we had a weekend away in Alnwick in 2007 and various day [...]

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Chris on January 16th, 2010

People amaze me, they really do.
There’s been a tragedy in Haiti. How have you responded? Have you pledged some sort of donation? Gone out to help? Said ‘thats a real shame’ and then thought nothing more? another response?
I’m a member of a photography forum where Haiti was mentioned. Some of the responses shocked me. One [...]

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Chris on January 10th, 2010

Linda and I went to see John Hillcoat’s version of “The Road” this afternoon. I wasn’t that impressed. Perhaps it was the mood I was in, but then, none of the 6 in our group were impressed. It was a very depressing film (I won’t go to much into it, don’t want to spoil it [...]

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Chris on January 5th, 2010

Well, it’s a few days in, but it’s still early enough for me to wish you all a happy new year!
Traditionally, this is the time of year that people reflect on the year just passed and the year ahead. Who am I to break with tradition? I thought I’d start with looking forward first, reflecting [...]

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