Odds and Ends

What letter is missing from this set?     e, f, h, i, l, ? Hint Think about them as capitals Answer Coming soon! Watch this space

I came across this useful rough rule of thumb for calculating the distance to a far-off object. Suppose you're walking in the countr...

Kenza Lilly El Mostain was born just before 10 pm on 30 th May, weighing 7 lb 14 oz (3.58 kg).  Kenza means "treasure" in Arabic....

What's the next letter in this series?     H, H, L, B, B, C, N, O, F, N Hint 1834 — 1907 Answer    S Explanation These are...

A recent item on the ACM RISKS Forum by Martin Ward argues that all gambling necessarily involves the destruction of value. This is a conv...

An interesting reminder that we're just not very good at assessing risk: That Daily Shower Can Be a Killer . We exaggerate the risks of...

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me tw...

Grace forgives sins through the cross, and bestows on the sinner both righteousness and eternal life. Grace satisfies the thirsty soul and...

The third chapter of Warren Wiersbe's book, The Strategy of Satan, summarized. C The Ruler Satan is described in the Bible as a rule...

This is a summary of the second chapter of Warren Wiersbe's book, The Strategy of Satan . Again, he discusses (a) his target (b) his we...

Warren Wiersbe starts his helpful book, The Strategy of Satan , by concentrating on four roles that the devil assumes, four ways in which Sa...

Unlucky if you've just bought Mrs Potato Head or Mr Happy.

Truth — not music, not bare passion, and certainly not ritual — deserves the place of prominence in worship. God is spirit, and his worshi...

17. Share it with other believers In the last post in this occasional series (some time ago now!) I recommended seeking Christian fellows...

I will strengthen them in the LORD and in his name they will walk, declares the LORD. (Zecharaiah 10:12) God will keep his people strong an...

In our time a considerable number of theories have arisen denying that the creation, as we know it, took place in twenty-four hour days. Com...

I went to an interesting lecture organised by the London Central Branch of the BCS last week, by Ian Price from Grimsdyke Consulting and th...

I use rules extensively in Outlook at work to sort and filter emails as they arrive, so it was a bit frustrating that they stopped working a...