Philosophy

D’ye laike dags?

10th April 2020 El Cnutador 0

The politicians lick our bones, The tacticians, hearts of stone They turn us against our brothers Make us fight and kill each other Locked in lust we put our trust in dogs – Motorhead, “Dogs”. [more…]

Lent & the 40 Days in the Old and New Testaments

22nd March 2020 1642again 0

In continuing my series of articles on the striking consistencies of theme and message within the Old and New Testaments, it seems apt not to discuss Lent and Jesus’ Forty Days in the Wilderness which [more…]

Postcard From Cumbria; Silloth and Abbeytown

13th February 2020 Colin Cross 0

Mention Cumbria to most people and they generally think “Lake District”. This isn’t always the case, mention Cumbria to a paid up member of the Urban “wokerati” and all you’ll get in response is a [more…]

Dealing with the pain

6th February 2020 Rookwood 0

There is a very old adage, one that has been proven wise and considered throughout the ages. It is “Honesty is the best policy”. While many will view this rule of thumb as a loose [more…]

The Old Testament Prophets in Retrospect

19th January 2020 1642again 0

The Major Old Testament Prophets – Making Sense of Them We have now reviewed in some detail the major Old Testament Prophets: Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel, the ostensibly minor prophet Jonah, and [more…]

Daniel – a Prophetic Vision Part 5

12th January 2020 1642again 0

Nebuchadnezzar’s Madness, Belshazzar’s Feast and the Fall of Babylon In a prophetic book of such striking imagery and dramatic scenes as that of Daniel, the accounts of Nebuchadnezzar’s madness, Belshazzar’s Feast and the Fall of [more…]

The Grand Siege of Malta 1565 – Part 4

9th January 2020 Blown Periphery 0

Senglea and Birgu On the day St Elmo fell La Valette received news that a relief force had landed in the north of the island. Under pressure from the Order, the Viceroy had sent two [more…]

Shepherds, Kings and Angels – Some Thoughts on the Nativity

29th December 2019 1642again 0

We are all familiar with the ingredients of the nativity story: the birth of Jesus foretold. The Census of Caesar Augustus (tax censuses were a regular feature of the Roman Empire and a Quirinus was [more…]