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Character of God

Exit Stage Left

As I drove this morning I heard a story on the radio about the playwright, thespian and composer, Noël Coward. He had taken his good friend, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, then Queen and now fondly remembered as the Queen Mother, to the theatre to see his play, Blithe Spirit.  That night, the play was not performed as he had envisioned it. Embarrassed that his friend wasn’t seeing it at its best, he took matters into his own hands; after act one he demanded the lead role step down and replaced him with himself. I’m sure the second act benefited from having Noël in...
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Unsearchable Understanding

I remember when we were at school one of the things all of the boys would do was brag on the strength of their father. They’d say: “My dad’s bigger than your dad,” and be met with, “Yeah? Well my dad is a black belt in karate,” or “Well my dad is B.A Baracus”. Being aware that we’re not actually that big or that strong in ourselves, our childhood self roots its identity in our parents and we always go for size and strength. Dad is big. Dad is powerful. Dad could grind your dad into mincemeat. All that jazz....
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