What follows is my extended script for a BBC Radio Devon Pause for Thought planned for Sunday 19th April 2020. It is a fascinating truth-containing fable of the 13th century involving a famous Saint and an infamous Wolf: St Francis of Assisi and the Wolf During the early 13th century, we meet an extraordinary figure: ... Continue Reading →
Storm Centres of History: Cairo
BBC Radio Devon – Pause for Thought: Storm Centres During the Pause for Thought recently, I’ve been talking about 7 places I have been to: Storm-centres of history. Today, we will go to Cairo, Egypt. Each place I’ve chosen will be a place I have been to, either as a tourist or a missionary. Each place... Continue Reading →
Storm Centres of History: Geneva & Reformation
BBC Radio Devon – Pause for Thought: Storm Centres During the Pause for Thought recently, I’ve been talking about 7 places I have been to: Storm-centres of history. Today, we will go to Geneva. Geneva is a beautiful city. I don’t know if that was the case half a millennia ago, but back in the mid-16th... Continue Reading →
Storm Centres of History: Parliament and Brexit
BBC Radio Devon - Pause for Thought: Storm Centres During the Pause For Thought this week, I’ve been talking about 7 places I have been to: Storm-centres of history. Today, on our final visit, we will go to the British Parliament. On Wednesday 27th March this year, I attended PMQ’s with my father at the... Continue Reading →
Sunday: Participation
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon: At the end of Disney’s The Jungle Book, Mowgli sees a girl from the village collecting water, and he is utterly enchanted! The panther Bagheera and the Baloo the bear are trying to deliver him safely into the village; but whilst... Continue Reading →
Saturday: Threat
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon: Whilst watching The Jungle Book with my two year old daughter, the threat of Shere Khan the tiger loomed large. All week I’ve explored key themes within the Disney film as it relates to following, contentment, trust, identity and belonging. Today, Shere Khan... Continue Reading →
Friday: Belonging
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon: There is nothing quite like snuggling up with your children to watch a cartoon. As my daughter snuggled in, we enjoyed Disney’s The Jungle Book, and so far this week, we’ve looked at significant themes within the songs: following, contentment, trust... Continue Reading →
Thursday: Identity
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon: Using the brilliant Disney film ‘The Jungle Book’ this week, we’ve thought about following, anxiety and trust. Today we look at identity. The monkeys had kidnapped Mowgli and taken him to their leader, the orangutan King Louie, who wanted the power of... Continue Reading →
Wednesday: Trust
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon: As my daughter and I were recently watching Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book,’ she snuggled in as the snake began his manipulative charm on Mowgli, singing, “Trust in me, just in me…’ Even she could see his sinister intent! So far this week we’ve... Continue Reading →
Tuesday: Contentment
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon (at 25 minutes and 38 seconds in): Recently, I was watching The Jungle Book with my two year old daughter. Yesterday we looked at the ‘Elephant March Song’ and what it means to follow. The second song that got my theological juices... Continue Reading →