I’ve noticed that as the years go by, and no doubt because respect for authority generally seems to grow weaker, that drivers in the UK definitely jump red lights more commonly than they used to. I have to say that there is an even more advanced form of this behaviour in Cape Town. If, say, Brighton drivers [...]
I’m writing this on Tuesday morning, so here’s an outline of the past week; which has been a fairly typical week here in Cape Town. Last Tuesday afternoon we had an Elder’s meeting from 4-6pm, this being a new slot for the Elders time together. But this was a week of prayer so later that [...]
In my last post I mentioned the South African obsession with keeping fit. News from Brighton this week reminds me that the need to be fit has to be taken to an even higher level. Brighton, which cannot even organise the removal of dangerous bits of metal that lie in the sea year after year [...]
I am starting a new campaign, to lobby those responsible to provide shelves on lecturns/pulpits. I would invite readers of my blog to sign a petition to see progress in this area. I was clearly reminded of this during the past few days when we had a leaders’ weekend away with Jubilee Church. We gathered in a [...]
We returned to Cape Town late last Saturday afternoon, after a delay of more than 5 hours on our flight from Heathrow. The events at London Airport on Friday night were like a little summary and repeat of our Christmas back in the UK. I am not good in queues. In fact I once preached [...]
We’ve reached the firm conclusion that currently the favourite word in South Africa is, ‘hectic’. People here don’t have a busy week they have a week that’s been ‘hectic’. Lives aren’t really busy, they are ‘really hectic’. The year’s been hectic, last Sunday was hectic in fact just about anything you can think of has been hectic. [...]
We have returned from a fascinating and exciting visit to Zimbabwe. First to Victoria Falls. Fantastic; a wonderful sight, plus a magnificent sunset cruise on the the River Zambezi with plenty of hippos and crocodiles on view. A stunning sunset over the river.
Zimbabwe has no currency of its own, as it became totally worthless, but now [...]
No lack of new experiences in Southern Africa. Last week when at the office I received a phone call from a neighbour saying that Sue was shut out of the flat and could I return as quickly as possible. To get shut out of the house in South Africa can be more complicated than in [...]
Some years ago I was doing a fairly regular exercise routine based on the program developed by the Canadian Airforce and called ‘11 Minutes a Day’ (12 minutes if female). This is a graduated program of increasingly demanding exercises that are to be completed in a maximum of 11 minutes and designed to keep you fit, [...]
Some readers of this Blog will already be familiar with my story of booking for an eye test a few months ago. Following a reminder letter to do so I phoned up Specsavers and tried to fix the appointment during a lunchtime when I would be free to be away from the CCK Office. On [...]
