Observations from a hospital bed. Part One.

Many readers will know that recently I spent some time in hospital and I found this first experience both fascinating and enlightening. Amongst other things, it provided sufficient material for a short series of articles, of which this is the first. The later ones refer to my own experiences but this first is inspired by some of the other patients.

Men are generally far worse communicators of personal problems than women. Too often any conversation t… Continue

Observations from a hospital bed part two.

I have found that this second article in the series is the most difficult to write because it places me in the centre of the story. However, I should not feel uncomfortable because that is exactly how the Church started. The first members going out and sharing their experiences of Christ.

When I was admitted to hospital with Pneumonia, I was desperately ill and they had great difficulty in controlling the infection. I was so weak that I had very littl… Continue

Observations from a hospital bed Part Three.

In the first two of this series of articles I wrote that God uses people to change the lives of others and to answer prayer by placing them in the right place, at the right time. Also, that in the Church, it is one of our tasks to facilitate this happening.

When I returned home after the Pneumonia, instead of gradually recovering, I continued to deteriorate. None of the tests prior to leaving hospital showed any other problem and so, despite my feel… Continue