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 [...]
I’ve been ruminating about…income inequality
A recent OECD report entitled Divided We Stand, has noted that the gap between New Zealand’s highest and lowest paid has widened more than in any other developed country during the past twenty years. New Zealand, which for decades was one of the most egalitarian of all societies in the world, is now in the [...]
Books and more books
Point No.1: I love books Alongside my espresso machine, computer, bicycle and Toyota Vitz, my library is one of my most valued possessions. I could wax lyrical about each of these other wonderful pieces of technology, but now is not the time nor place. As for my books – well, how long have you got? [...]
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