Penelope Wallace

15th March 2016 In General By Penelope Wallace

Facebook one month in – nothing here will surprise anyone

https://www.penelopewallace.com/facebook-one-mon…-surprise-anyone/So, well, I’ve been on Facebook for a little over a month. What a very pleasant experience it is. I am touched by the number of people who have leapt to “friend” me, and by their assistance in answering my idiotic questions, eg telling me...

11th March 2016 In Christianity By Penelope Wallace

God in history, by MP

You may remember my post a few weeks ago https://www.penelopewallace.com/the-bible-1900-years-on-questions-2/ in which I started wondering about looking for God's actions in post-Biblical history. My friend retired vicar Mike Payne responded instantly with some thoughtful comments that I think provide a very good place to start, and...

8th March 2016 In Books, Ragaris books By Penelope Wallace

Denouements

I’ve finally finished reading a box-set SF trilogy given me a while ago by a friend. The Void trilogy by Peter F Hamilton (a British writer apparently of some renown) is really one long story in three volumes, but is part of an overall sequence...

4th March 2016 In General By Penelope Wallace

Reasons for spring (or other) cleaning

Did anyone make a New Year’s Resolution this year to keep their house, office or computer files cleaner or tidier? I don’t want to discourage you if you have. As everyone who visits my house probably guesses, I have been conducting a scientific experiment for some...

1st March 2016 In Resources By Penelope Wallace

“Love Wins” – Book Review 2

(Apologies for the length of this post. I do love the sound of my own keyboard...

26th February 2016 In General By Penelope Wallace

California

Greetings once again. Being a very privileged person, I have just returned from 10 days in California (husband at scientific convention in San Diego; wife along for the ride). I do not intend to describe the trip here – the place for that is Facebook, face-to-face,...