• It’s good to chase dreams but don’t forget to live them as well 

    We’ve all heard the phrase ‘Chasing your dreams’ and, of course, it’s good to be ambitious. In itself, there’s nothing wrong with that.

  • You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em

    We often face dilemmas in life. Which choice do we make? What is the correct decision?

  • Graham McPherson, Suggs, overcoming life’s challenges, the finger pointers 

    Welcome to the penultimate Wednesday Words of Wisdom for October, 2025. As per the lyrics of a song by The Temptations, ‘Time marches on’. Speaking of music, there can’t be many of us that haven’t heard of Madness. I can remember when the ska revival broke out in the late seventies and, although they became…

  • The importance of living an orderly life

    This week’s Wednesday Words of Wisdom from The Church at Hiraeth was late in terms of inspiration. Usually, I know well in advance what I am going to speak about. However, on this occasion, I didn’t have a clue.  I wasn’t concerned though and knew that it would come together. Although it was late evening, the…

  • Two jars of pickled onions and the difference between religion and relationship 

    This week’s Wednesday Words of Wisdom from The Church at Hiraeth is inspired by pickled onions. Yes, you read that correctly. Pickled onions.  There’s more, as always, in the video and the text for the message – which is about the difference between religion and relationship – is Psalm 34:8. ‘Taste and see that the…

  • God’s sat nav keeps us on the right track

    Then, I stopped the car and switched to the sat nav on my phone. It knew more than me, it saved time, got me home more quickly and cut down on the mileage.

  • Erika Kirk – I forgive him

    In particular, it was when she addressed his killer and spoke the words, “I forgive him”, that her speech went to an even more powerful level.

  • Coping with disappointment, welcome to the real world

    I watched an excellent movie this week, Scott Of The Antarctic, which was released in 1948. A factual film, it tracked the 1912 expedition to the South Pole.  Once in Antarctica, at various stages of the journey, a cut was made as some continued the trek, while others returned to base camp.  Imagine having travelled all…

  • There’s always another side to every story

    Have you noticed that whenever people tell their side of the story concerning a dispute or confrontation that they’re involved in, they always portray themselves as being right and the other party as totally in the wrong. 

  • Are we enjoying the journey or is it just about the destination? 

    I’ve always enjoyed travelling and feel privileged to have visited many countries around the world.  For as much as there has been an obvious purpose in terms of destination, I’ve also enjoyed the journeys themselves as well.  How do we view our life? Are we wishing the present away because we’re looking forward to something…