Sep 7, 2023 | Hope Over Fear, QPUpdate
The competition for your attention is fierce. From pop-up ads and notifications on the screen in the palm of your hand to the constant deluge of data that comes from all angles, it’s no wonder the human attention span is comparable with that of a gnat. Nevertheless,...
Aug 24, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
We live in times that have been described as the “Age of Anxiety.” Our society, it seems to me at least, is increasingly shaped by the fear of litigation and “reputational damage”. Organisations, of all shapes and sizes, apply great attention to the mitigation of...
Aug 17, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
This Sunday we have the joy of seeing three people being baptised as part of our morning worship. There are many things to celebrate as part of baptism, and I suspect that something which stands out for many of us is hearing people’s stories of how they came to faith...
Aug 9, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
If, like me, you were around in the 1990s, you might remember a brief craze for Magic Eye pictures, or stereograms, as they are more properly called. (Kids, you’ll need to ask your parents or grandparents about them!) People would sit around for hours, peering and...
Aug 2, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
Feeling nostalgic? Do you ever get an ear worm, a tune which unbidden starts to play in your head and whether you like it or not you can’t find the off switch! I recently had an earworm from my youth, not the whole song just the opening guitar riff. So off I went to...
Jul 27, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
Wonky veg, two-legged carrots and lumpy potatoes are among the unwanted products of our picture-perfect culinary world. As much as 40% of our food is wasted, globally. Much of it is left to rot on farms because it is too large, too bendy, or too ugly. Some great food...
Jul 20, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
Life’s not fair! How often have you heard that? If you’ve ever had children, I’m sure you’re familiar with the cry, ‘That’s so unfair!’, usually when you’re trying to exercise some robust parental control. And often we answer in response, ‘Well, life’s not fair so...
Jul 13, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
Hannah Arendt is among the most influential thinkers of the last century (and whose thoughts continue to speak into current world events/politics), yet you may have never heard of her. You may, however, be familiar with a phrase she coined that entered our popular...
Jul 6, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
My host turned to me with a grin and said: “I would like to introduce you to Jihad”. Here I was in the heart of the middle east being introduced to global terrorism’s choice word for Holy War. He clearly knew he was provoking a reaction in an innocent westerner...
