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I have just returned from Torquay, part of the larger conurbation known as Torbay — several towns pressed together along the curve of the bay, sharing a coastline but retaining their own distinct characters. We stayed in a modest two-star hotel a stone’s throw from the harbor. About 160 guests were on the same three-night bargain break, most of them in their seventies. It was cheerful rather...

I watch hundreds of videos over the course of a week, probably far more than is healthy, but this one really gave me a source for hope in enabling me to see things in perspective with the dreaded backdrop of the scandals that engulf our world daily. I love watching Daryl Anka, who channels Bashar.,  a discarnate spiritual being well versed with what is going on in the universe. Here we see him...

Today I decided to attend the 10:30 am service at the Methodist church in Peasedown St John. Unlike the Church of England, Methodist ministers work within a circuit, meaning they rotate between different churches rather than staying permanently in one place. This morning’s preacher was a retired minister — a “supernumerary,” I believe the term is — and he delivered an engaging, historically...

Today I've had cause to think about the many discussions and arguments I've had with people who I know in advance are not going to change their minds, but nevertheless I go through the motions of disagreeing with them. One of the problems is that our attention is directed in so many ways that we don't have time to give the time and energy to a particular conversation and work it out because our...

The day began on a fairly low note. I decided to cancel the exploratory session on Thursday the 19th in Torquay because I felt it was more important to get a feel for the whole Torbay area, and if I want to write a book on it - as I do - then I need to maybe take a longer term view. I am only in that area for four days, so I think I can very well fill my time with sniffing around the place and...