Ukraine, compromises and unpalatable choices

US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, was asked the other day what compromises the Russians were willing to  make for peace in Ukraine.  He had no answer to give because the Russians have no intention of making compromises and haven’t been asked to make any. That’s one reason why Trump finds them easier to talk to… Continue reading Ukraine, compromises and unpalatable choices

The doctrine of God and a marriage on the rocks

Now we return to Tom, Gladys and Ethel. Tom had been giving Ethel lifts to home group whilst his wife Gladys stayed at home.  When we first met their situation, we talked about a gut instinct that things were wrong and that we weren’t getting to hear the whole story. Tom had admitted that his… Continue reading The doctrine of God and a marriage on the rocks