Shiny and German

Shiny and German

A handful of years ago, I attended a Saturday morning event run by none other than Contemporary Christianity. In the course of one talk, the speaker quoted a fantastic song lyric that instantly resonated with me and embedded in my memory. He quoted just the first...

Mortgages, Mammon and Buy to Let

Many years ago, as a teenager, I recall talking to an elder in my local church, prior to the 1987 General Election. Pondering on the choice the UK had, his outlook seemed driven by naked self-interest: “I really don’t care who gets in, so long as I don’t have to pay...

Health and Poverty

Can you imagine having to dispose of an asset or investment simply to pay a medical bill? It might be a piece of land, or money that you have set aside to pay for your children’s next term at school. I am writing as one of the privileged few in the world to have the...