Reflections and Musings

  • Out of lockdown! Back-to-school promises

    Out of lockdown! Back-to-school promises

    School has started back this week! It is Tuesday today, which means I have only finished 2 days physically at school this week (although we have completed 5 weeks of teaching from home). It is going to be a long week for students and teachers! There are many scriptures that have come to mind these… Read more

  • Masada

    Masada

    The day I visited Masada was a 40 degree day, in the dry desert mountains west of the Dead Sea.  Not a lot grows in the mountain sides of Masada. It is dry. And hot. But it is a fascinating place which Herod the Great built, and later where Jews fled after the destruction of… Read more

  • Olive Leaf Tea – gold in disguise

    Olive Leaf Tea – gold in disguise

    My latest Covid-19 lockdown experiment has been drying olive leaves to make tea. Olive leaf tea has made a comeback in the literature in the last decade, however it has been around for centuries, especially in the mediterranean, as a medicine and a staple part of their diet. In fact the healing properties of leaves… Read more

  • The Goodness of God through Pain

    The Goodness of God through Pain

    The goodness of God is a cliche often said, In times of pleasure and trouble, it comes forth in my head. I attempt to understand the goodness of God,With the pain and suffering in this earth I behold.How does it work that there can be goodness in painThrough the valley, through the fire, again and… Read more

  • The Valley of Elah – Facing Your Goliath

    The Valley of Elah – Facing Your Goliath

    Standing in the Valley of Elah, I gaze at the surrounding hills. It is a very pretty valley, but one where in the Old Testament, a physical battle took place between David and Goliath. The Valley of Elah is a long shallow valley in Israel, and the the West Bank. I try to picture the… Read more

  • When the yeast runs out – Pâté Fermentée

    When the yeast runs out – Pâté Fermentée

    In Covid-19 lockdown, our supermarkets shelves are empty of yeast amongst other things, and I am down to my last half jar of active yeast. So I have embarked on a journey of discovering how to keep a yeast starter growing. I am going to try two methods. One is a wet yeast starter, feeding… Read more