More than Writers

  I spend a surprising amount of my life in my car. I commute to two different work bases and visit patients in their homes across a wide area. Sometimes I joke that my car is my office! Then there’s the regular long distance journeys to visit a child in Yorkshire or our other home in Cornwall. To make the miles pass quicker or to give my mind a break, I often listen to the radio (Scala for relaxation, Radio 4 for stimulation), sometimes to audio books (A Christmas Carol, War of the Worlds, The Hobbit), but increasingly to podcasts. And whilst this blog is about Christian writing as opposed to speaking, I want to recommend some to you, as sources for inspiration, learning, contemplation, and enjoyment. There is a lot of choice but these are some of my favourites: Something Rhymes With Purple: Gyles Brandreth and Susie Dent explore the etymology or words and sayings on a different topic each week, three ‘words of the week’ deserving of wider use, and a poem. Fascinating and ...