Yes, yes, I know. It's been over a month. I'm afraid Christmas, New Year, a nasty stomach bug (both ends going at once - urgh) , a new job, and the iPod I got for Christmas have all distracted me from the important business of posting my meandering thoughts here for all the world to see.

The latest is, my new job with YFC is going really well. So far, I have endured a gruelling 5 day conference in a luxury hotel in Wales, (being forced to put up with a bedroom with ensuite bathroom, 3 huge meals a day and free use of a swimming, sauna and gym,) a conference in Eastbourne which involved making total strangers roll toilet rolls across the floor with their noses, and countless "meetings", involving cups of coffee and talking about nothing in particular. It's a hard life, this full-time Christian work, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

The mighty Emmanuel Lightning go marching on too. 5 wins from the last 6 matches have put us 4th in the league, and only 3 points off the top. Wonders will never cease. (Frustratingly, while Lightning are doing uncharacteristically well, Arsenal are just about managing to achieve the level of "woeful". The performance against Bolton on Saturday was utterly toe-curling.) Lightning's website isn't anything to write home about, I'm afraid, but click here for the Bromley and Croydon District League. (Yes, we're in the 3rd Division, but hopefully that will soon change...)