by John | Dec 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Two. The Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke. Matthew tells us about the Magi but Luke tells us about the shepherds. St. Mark and St. John start their accounts with Jesus’s baptism at the start of his public preaching. All four tell the Easter Story. For a long...
by John | Dec 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
After the alarming mishap experienced by Claudia Winkleman and her family, this month’s tip has to be to keep anything inflammable away from any naked flame, and vice versa. So many Christmas decorations and fancy-dress items are made of paper and other material that...
by John | Dec 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
It is probably a misnomer. In the late Middle Ages and on into Tudor times, many people in England and other parts of Europe often called most foreigners, especially dark-skinned ones, Turks or Moors. The bird was brought to Europe by the Spanish and sold as far as...
by John | Dec 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
It is called “Load the Dice, A Simple Guide to Managing Risks in Small Businesses” and is available on Create Space, Amazon and Kindle among other sources. Price 9 US dollars which is just over a fiver at present and about half-price on Kindle. CreateSpace...
by John | Dec 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Probably 5 B.C. according to most historians. Nobody really knows the month but probably not December. Mid-Winter would have been an unlikely time to hold census. When Christianity spread north, Christmas replaced the existing Winter Solstice festival. You would have...
