I can forgive the Scottish Sun quite a lot for headlines like the o­ne they are using today – You Can be Sure of Chelle. This, of course is next to a picture of Michelle McManus, whom they think will win Pop Idol.

A new morse code abbreviation has just been announced – in case you need to know, the @ symbol was lacking a morse abbreviation, and of course it is being used much more often these days for e-mail addresses. If you need to know, the new abbreviation is di-dah-dah-di-dah-dit which is the letters A and…

Following the Soham murder trial at the Old Bailey, it has been reported that the convicted man had previously been known to police. Questions are being raised about how such a person should have been put in a position of trust in a school environment.  I'm not at all surprised that such a thing could…

I wonder whether this area could sustain an experimental worship event every couple of months. I'm impressed by some of the things that I see o­n the web. It would be good to have some kind of worship service which was free from the constriction of a Sunday morning congregation and which was created from…

He should be tried by an international tribunal.And those who sold him his weaponry.

As is common, I received a mailing from a charity this morning asking for me to get the congregation to send money. This is not unusual – I bin many such mailings every week. This o­ne had taken the trouble to include a stamped addressed envelope, which is thoughtful though it will make me no…

One of the committees I work with decided last night to try to experiment with electronic working alongside its traditional round-the-table kind of meetings. If it works, it should mean fewer nights out at meetings, freeing up the people involved to get o­n with the task in hand. Those of us who belong to groups…

Today, I will be having my first Christmas lunch. This is with other members of the University chaplaincy team and their spouses.I shall go with plenty of festive spirit and enjoy every moment. I shall. I shall.