My wife has just informed me that my profile picture shows me as 'quite chubby'. Hmm, well rest assured that I am on a diet and I don't look like this any more - honest. As you can see from my new picture here, you may struggle to recognise me were you to come across me in the street.

The diet is more of a Lenten semi-fast. In my attempt to walk alongside Jesus on the approach to Easter in my very imperfect way I (I should say my wife, friend and I) have pledged to eat healthier meals. In practice that means smaller meals and more headaches. If fasting is supposed to transform us, all I can say is that I am sorry for my churches over Lent. I am feeling either ravenously hungry and clock-watching for the next 'meal' or light-headed and not sure of what I am supposed to be doing. I've not asked for any sermon feed-back of late.
I wonder if Jesus' friends failed to recognise him when he returned from the wilderness
(Matt chapter 4) - perhaps like the two disciples on the Emmaus road who failed to recognise a transformed Jesus. I'm looking forward to Easter Sunday as much as being transformed!
Chubby indeed!