When we chiefly accessed the Internet from computers, Christian commentary about using the net was mainly focused on the need to choose websites and content wisely (avoiding online pornography, for instance). Once smartphones became commonplace, we started to use the Internet from almost any location, at any time. Sermons then turned to warning of the time that we could waste online ...

No doubt, like me, you have sometimes watched “the film of the book” after reading and really enjoying “the book”. It works the other way too — acquiring “the book” after delighting in “the movie”. At the risk of dropping a spoiler on you... whichever came first is almost always the best!

Here's a little tip for something you might do when you have enjoyed a book. It is such a simple thing ...

Like many Britons, I still feel the jolt of the unfamiliar when I hear the National Anthem sung as, "...God save the King". For all of my life, until a week ago, we had a queen to reign over us. So I can be forgiven for taking my time to adjust to having King Charles III as my sovereign.

Now the days are filled with colour and pageantry. I love it. I appreciate the continuity ...