The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task. Now a bishop must be above reproach…(and) they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. (1 Timothy 3)
Day: May 6, 2023
The Barrier of Bannister’s Mile
On May 6th, 1954, on a make-do track field in Oxford, in windy and blustery conditions, medical student Roger Bannister broke what some thought was the unbreakable barrier of the four-minute mile. Paced for the first three-quarters by Chris Brasher – who was not so brash as to stop Bannister’s place in history – Bannister[…]