Opportunites for evangelism abound

I came across a young man wearing this t-shirt today. I saw it from the back first. It's difficult not to say something. He wasn't sure what a sinner was. His girl friend thought it was a criminal. I explained that we are all sinners and need God's grace. I should have gone further.

My Joseph Jacket

When I was a young man I bought a many coloured jacket made by Grafton-Manquest from a shop in Newport called Clobber.

I saw Pete townshend wearing one once. I also bumped into a girl wearing trousers made from the same amterial on one occasion.

I loved that jacket and have kept it ever since, always hoping that some else could enjoy it as much as I did.

Well, here is one of my sons doing just that the other night at a school bands evening.

More on his singing career on his blog here.

Shoes W

Winkle pickers
A style of shoe or boot worn from the 1950s onward by male and female british rock 'n' roll fans. More here.

A brief case of change

After about 18 months to two years using a rucksack style bag I've decided to go back to the briefcase. We had some money given to us recently and I decided to splash out on a nice black leather job made by interface. The main reason was that my papers were getting messed up too easily with the bag. Apparently I'm bucking the current trend which arises from a general casualisation that has even extended to what we carry things in. My new one has an insert for carrying a laptop in and a carrying strap. It's similar to the one illustrated but not the same. For a little more on the history of briefcases and related matter click here. For an offbeat 9/11 story featuring a briefcase click here.