Raffle for prisoners – the prize: a day out of prison

In a bizarre story on the BBC news website today, prisoners at an open prison were able to buy a raffle ticket offering, as the prize, a day out of prison. And it’s interesting to note that the governor of the prison didn’t know about the prize being offered in the raffle!

See the full storyhere.

Message on answer phone

Hi! I’m probably home. I’m just avoiding someone I don’t like. Leave a message, and if I don’t call back – it’s you!

Thanks to ‘Liturgy’ on Twitter

More precious than a jewel

A monk in his travels found once a precious stone and kept it. One day he met a traveler, and when he opened his bag to share his provisions with him, the traveler saw the jewel and asked the monk to give it to him. The monk did so readily. The traveler departed overjoyed with the unexpected gift of the precious stone that was enough to give him wealth and security for the rest of his life. However, a few days later he came back in search of the monk, found him, gave him back the stone and entreated him: ‘Now give me something much more precious than this stone, valuable as it is. Give me that which enabled you to give it to me.’

Anthony De Mello – via Liturgy on Twitter

Wigan players to refund fans

After Wigan’s dismal showing on Sunday, getting beaten 9-1 by Spurs, the Wigan players are set to refund their supporters who made the trip to London to cheer them on!

Read the story here.

Man Flu

I found a website that perfectly understands my sufferings of last week!

A great insight into man flu!

Handling warlike texts in a peacemaking church

Some great thoughts here about how we handle the violence of the Old Testament in church today

Coffee may reverse Alzheimer’s

There’s an article on the BBC news website which gives encouragement to all of us who drink a lot of coffee. Coffee may make us twitchy, but at least it has the potential, so researchers have discovered, to reverse the effect of Alzheimer’s. Read the article here.

Chris Moyles talks up church

Read this article and watch the embedded video to see Chris Moyles talking up church. Thanks to Baptist Bookworm for this!

Football fixtures for next season

Looking forward to the new football fixtures coming out – less than a couple of months until the new football season starts!

Tour de France for prisoners

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8082354.stm

OK, this has to be my favourite news story of the day – 194 prison inmates starting on a 1500 mile Tour de France. No breakaway sprints are allowed!