The shops have been proclaiming or at least hinting at its approach, but this week it’s finally here. Not half-term for English schools, but Halloween. This Thursday, October 31st, is the day and many will be fully embracing the traditions that have grown up around it. Maybe you will have some trick-or-treaters knocking on your …
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The Rugby World Cup and the paradox of player safety
Typhoon Hagibis is dominating the Rugby World Cup headlines right now, but head injuries and concussions have certainly been a major theme on the field in Japan. While Hagibis may not have a long-term effect on the tournament, World Rugby, the sport’s governing body, fully hopes its tackling reforms have a lasting impact on player …
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It’s all Greek to me!
It’s all Greek to me! Is that a phrase you’re familiar with? It’s basically another way of saying “it’s too hard for me to understand” or “that just doesn’t make sense”. Maybe you’ve said it as you tried in vain to decipher the instructions for some flat-pack furniture or attempted to sift through the innumerable …
The Ashes and the biggest questions of life
What a summer of cricket it’s been! England won the World Cup in the most dramatic of finishes and then we were treated to an Ashes series brimful of drama, even if both sides produced their fair share of dross at times. On the domestic front, we have Somerset and Essex battling it out for …
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The power of words
Brexit. It’s got to be one of the most emotive words around right now. Whether you voted leave or remain back in 2016, whatever you think of the current debate in Parliament and even if you despair of there ever being a solution to this long-running saga, it’s hard to avoid it. Will the UK …
Back in the (very) old routine
Twenty years since beginning my first degree, I’m returning to university next week. There will be no real ‘freshers’ week’ this time as I start my studies at Edinburgh Theological Seminary (ETS) – instead it will be pretty much straight into action for me and my fellow Bachelor of Theology students. After a career in …
Running the Race 