Making provision for the future – part 1
My birthday is in a few days time. It’s not one with a big juicy “0” on the end, though I have had the pleasure of attending a few decadal celebrations this past year – most of them beginning with 5, 6, or 8. I mention my birthday not in order to draw attention to [...]
While you were sleeping
“I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.” Psalm 3:5 It’s one of the “status games” I most detest. Like the “I’m just so incredibly busy” line, the “I survive on less than X hours of sleep a night” ploy is a popular past time – particularly amongst us males. [...]
The Competitive Spirit
I was determined to beat him. Or perhaps it was more a case of me just being adamant that he was simply not going to beat me! It was only a friendly game of squash. So I didn’t feel it appropriate to let on how much resolve and determination I had. Much better that I [...]
A Place Called Home
“…the same restlessness that sends us searching for community also keeps us from settling down wherever we are.” Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove “In whatever place you find yourself, do not easily leave it.” St. Antony As a young adult, I developed a faith that was reluctant to put down any roots, lest I become too comfortable and [...]
Pondering the Christchurch Earthquake
It has been two and a half weeks since the earthquake – it feels like a lifetime and another world! Some of us have been really busy just coping. Others of us have been really busy helping others and we are now exhausted. Many of us haven’t had a chance to sit down and reflect [...]
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