While I’m here, there is also a new Christmassy short story by me, read by Adrian Scarborough, going out on BBC Radio 4 at 3.15 today, and available on BBC Sounds.
#Prayer is the driving force of our life. It can seem like an abstract reality, far from our problems. Yet, prayer is essential, because we cannot go very far on our own. We are not all-powerful, and we fail miserably when we think we are. #YearOfPrayer
Admiral William H. McRaven:
If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another.
Poking my head round the gate of the abandoned funfair just long enough to shout “There’s a new episode of Souvenir Programme on BBC Sounds!” and “I’m doing a show at the Ludlow Fringe in June!”, and then running off again.
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On June 3, 1997, Roberto Carlos, a Brazilian left-back, scored a 40-yard free kick against France in the opening match of the Tournoi de France. The kick is widely considered one of the greatest free kicks in football history.