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A letter to my son on the occasion of his 18th birthday 27-09-2021

A letter to my son on the occasion of his 18th birthday 27-09-2021

A simple letter. A simple symbol..

  • Between Time and Eternity

    Recently I read an article on the impact of high-speed technology on our culture, particularly on young people. These words grasped my attention: “The culture surrounding technology is obsessed with efficiency, and hatred for time consuming eats away at us like flesh-eating bacteria, Infinite abysses can be filled only by infinite objects in infinite time.” (Justin Kim).

  • Interesting heritage

    I wrote of this 5 years ago, but this television series program "Who do you think you are" - both the UK and the Australian versions, has returned to the fore.

  • What is being revealed?

    A person who has set out digging for gold doesn’t give up the first time they don’t find it. No, they keep digging because they know it’s there...somewhere. 

  • Hardships

    I haven’t sat here and written this while I’m happy. I haven’t begun, written and concluded this piece through a time of joy, nor over a week an easy nature.

  • Truth, transparency and troubles

    It used to always baffle me when flying overseas, watching the safety video and hearing them say ‘please help yourself before helping others’. The thought of me putting my oxygen mask on first while I watch another struggle seems bizarre.

  • Nothing to fear

    All over the world we are currently dealing with the virus Covid 19 in some way or another. Whether it be through lockdowns, testing, immunizations or simply just from what we are seeing in the media. We are all becoming familiar with new protocols of hand washing and face masks as well.

  • Why I Miss the Church

    Not only has Covid brought a lot of challenges and division within the universal church and local churches, but this year has also been especially challenging for my family and me because we are in a transitional season between churches.

  • The pruning process

    Over the past couple of years, I have really enjoyed the process of gardening, and while I am still very much a novice, I have noticed a couple of things.

  • Cure for Covid fears

    Do you want to know a proven Biblical principle for dealing with Covid fears?

  • Evidence-based Christianity

    Every day we exercise faith based on evidence. We sit on a chair without checking its structural integrity. We exercise faith in the person who made the chair and the evidence that other people have sat on it.

  • Aussies buying up in NZ – now banned

    Wellington, New Zealand is apparently a haven for Aussie home buyers and there is plenty to go around. According to Dana McCauley of News.com many of our best high tech people are moving across the Tasman.