BY FRANK HAVILAND Standing up for my children lands me in jail It’s 6pm on February 12th, and I find myself in the back of a police van in Andong, South Korea. I am flanked by two hulking officers, who seem to think I might attempt to jump out of a moving vehicle. Seeing as this is my last taste of freedom for a while, … Continue reading 15 Days in Andong
BY DANIEL JUPP There are countless kids these days who will never have a single original thought, and equally will never recognise and respect a worthwhile thought from those older than themselves. They will think themselves clever when they sneer at their ancestors, and think themselves enlightened when they repeat fashionable bigotries. They will be incapable of expressing themselves in anything other than memes and … Continue reading The Drone Generations
Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and have had a good week. This week I’d like to focus on children and in particular those who have not had a good start in life, who are homeless or suffering due to famine or poverty or abuse or a mixture of all these afflictions. Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, ‘Let the little … Continue reading A Prayer for Our Children
BY KAREN HARRADINE & NIALL McCRAE From nomadic tribes to the modern metropolis, human beings have created structure, order and predictability. The metaphorical, social and geographical concepts of family, community and nations are all expressions of the primal human need for a sense of safety and security within a meaningful circle of life. Such traditional bonds and boundaries may be encapsulated as the triumvirate of … Continue reading Children Are Being Bred into Obedient Drones
BY ALEX STORY After a week away from home, I walk in. Not a sound. I take a few tentative steps into the flat. I open the door to the living room. There in total silence, my four children, each with their own devices, slouch on the sofa. They barely notice me. For a second, a pair of eyes zeroes in on me, only to … Continue reading Live Life to the Full
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and that You have a had a good week. This week We should focus our minds on the children. The children who have been locked away from their friends and schools during multiple lockdowns, who have missed the social interactions We adults took for granted when We were children. Also for those … Continue reading Prayer for the Children
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire, I trust You are well and happy. First, I must apologise for my failure to appear in the magazine last week. I was distracted by a family emergency and did not manage to upload my weekly prayer. I ask your kind forgiveness. This week I’d like You to pray for your children or the children of a loved one … Continue reading A Prayer for Our Children
An Important Press Release from Our Friends at The Country Trust: Leaving the European Union and the Common Agricultural Policy provides an opportunity for agricultural reform. The government has launched a consultation for the future of food, farming and the environment and wants to know your thoughts on the future of agricultural policy in England. The Country Trust is particularly keen to see that education remains as a … Continue reading Farming Education: The Country Trust
BY DR PREETI TALWAR The mother and child relationship is paradoxical and in a sense tragic. It requires intense love on the mother’s side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother and become fully independent. There are two times when parenting is the most difficult. When the baby first arrives at home and when the adult just leaves home. … Continue reading Empty Nest
