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Fred Hurr: Posted on 15 May 2013 14:48
On Saturday morning I had a guided tour of a lightship moored in Colchester Quay which is now the home of a group of Sea Cadets. Did you know that a light ship has no engine, no steering wheel and no rudder? Why not? It’s a perfectly simple explanation really as to why it isn’t geared up like other sea-going vessels. In short, once it is in position, it doesn’t move. Lightships are towed into position by another boat and the only engine on board is there to provide electricity for the hazard light and for all the other uses on board such as heating, cooking and below-deck lighting. |
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Fred Hurr: Posted on 13 May 2013 16:29
Scientists, engineers and technological inventors and business entrepreneurs say that humanity is on the cusp of a new wave of human creativity like never before. Instant communications are now possible via the web bringing literally thousands of minds together from all over the planet at one moment in time discarding the limitations of geographical locations. Embryonic concepts and ideas when shared on the global net can result in brave new inventions with mind-blowing rapidity. Human thought can coalesce in a way that mimics the micro-world of biology by using chip technology. |
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Fred Hurr: Posted on 19 April 2013 17:25
 Early Christian Art did not depict angels with wings. Often angels were not shown in human form at all but instead were illustrated as doves or even as the hand of God. It would seem that the whole idea of showing angels with wings is simply a device in Art, especially in painting, so that the observer could distinguish between the earthly and celestial figures depicted. It was after the Roman Emperor Constantine and the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD that angels were commonly shown as having wings in all forms of Art. |
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Posted on 26 December 2012 21:57
Would you trust a Christian?How about a Puritan?A Quaker then?On cold winter mornings before I head out, I love a bowl of hot steaming porridge oats, with a dash of maple syrup.With this in my belly, I am ready for anything the day may throw at me…well, at least until the mid-morning coffee break. Look at the image of the Quaker man on the box. He’s adorable, trustworthy, decent, a law-abiding citizen. His smile is certainly reassuring. Admiring his rosy cheeks? Well, he could be Santa Claus. |
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Fred Hurr: Posted on 13 June 2012 15:29
This blog comes from someone who fails miserably most of the time at ensuring a trouble-free relationship for my spouse. Flowers and chocolates as gifts to say ‘I’m sorry’ are pretty transparent these days, even when the chocolate delicacies come in a cute little box tied with ribbons and cost £1 a sweet. Is forgiveness infinite just like Jesus said or does patience of the spouse finally run out when you find yourselves in an emotional cul-de-sac? It would be miraculous to have a spouse who has the patience of a saint; but alas we are after all human aren’t we? |
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Fred Hurr: Posted on 05 June 2012 14:03
Write your post here. It is a common enough assertion in society that immigrants do the jobs that most of us are unwilling to perform even when we ourselves are destitute and unemployed. Speaking to an Anglican priest yesterday he mentioned a part of the priestly vestments that in these times is rarely worn. A small insignificant part of the priest’s apparel that might easily go unnoticed. Yet sometimes the smallest thing has the greatest meaning.  The ‘maniple’ is an embroidered piece of silk worn over the left arm and resembles a hand towel. |
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Posted on 17 October 2011 10:43
It wasn’t so long ago that scientists had solved the last missing piece in the creation of the 14 million year old universe. The big bang explained everything and any other view or theory was simply old hat. What the scientists did not tell us was although the Big Bang Theory met some of the conditions of the beginning of the universe it failed to satisfy the finer bits of the cosmology model. Some of the math just didn’t add up. Look out for scientists sweeping unpopular bits of theory under the carpet. |
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Fred Hurr: Posted on 26 September 2011 15:08
Heroes of the Modern Age So much credit is given these days to the thoughts and ideas of scientists as heroes of our modern age, especially prominent celebrity scientists like Richard Dawkins and to a lesser degree Brian Cox. In the mind of the collective consciousness, it is horrifying philosophically speaking, when a great scientific idea is heralded as the ‘answer’ to all things and the proposer of a new scientific theory is given god-like status. Any new pinnacle suddenly reached in human understanding becomes, it seems by default, the platform for disbelieving all that went before. |
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Author Fred Hurr - The Light Trilogy - 'Light of the Wicked': Posted on 06 August 2011 13:20
Back in Jerusalem Jesus said to the Scribes and Pharisees ‘You hypocrites, you pronounce on the law of the Elders and tell the people that they must obey to the letter but you do not do it yourselves." The news that the USA is in deep crisis and that it must borrow $billions more is an example in our modern times of government’s hypocrisy. Greece owes millions and the EU says don’t worry about it we’ll give you more millions and wipe out your debts so you don’t have to pay. Tell me what happens when you default on a loan or a debt to the government, the tax man for instance? |
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Fred Hurr - Author Light of the Wicked: Posted on 05 August 2011 20:32
Good Day – Bad Day Is there such a thing as a bad day? Well I guess there is really but most of the time the bad day is already in us before we get out of bed on the wrong side. Take today. I had a good day. Every oyster has to have a little grit to make the pearl so even good days must have a little grit in the form of another person. As I said I had a good day. I was like a steam train on an outing to the seaside, happy and full of purpose and determined to smile and laugh all day long. But my steam train got stopped just for awhile at a junction to let another train pass on its way. |
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