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Am I a racist?

Am I a racist?

The heat from the spa pool was invigorating and the beer refreshing, as we submerged our bodies into the water, in countdown to the Rugby World Cup final between South Africa and England..

  • Southern Aurora  -  highlight of the 60s

    'The Southern Aurora' was the title of Mark Tronson, the Footplate Padre's 1989 book. It detailed everything about this iconic express sleeper train which travelled overnight between Melbourne and Sydney, in each direction, seven nights a week, from the sixties to the eighties.

  • Missions getting a good report

    The short article read as follows: "A young people's interdenominational missionary conference, held at the Chapter House, on Saturday afternoon and evening, was well attended. Representatives of various missionary bodies working in China, Africa, South America and Islands addressed the meetings.

  • The scary new

    This new year, I enter a new phase in life. After completing my Graduate Diploma in Teaching(Primary) last year, I will now embark on my journey as a primary school teacher.

  • Christchurch  

    Friday 15 March 2019 will be remembered for the day terrorism came to Christchurch, New Zealand when 50 people (worshippers) were gunned down when at two Mosques in the city.

  • Jesus, where are you?

    If anyone ever asked me what I would do if I had the power to time travel, I would respond with zeal and shouting, “I would go back to the days when Jesus walked the earth!”

  • Redefining Success in 2020

    I’ve just experienced my 49th Christmas / New Year season. I can remember a good number of them and like the one just passed, they’ve all followed a similar pattern of connecting with my immediate and wider family, especially those who live in other towns from where I grew up.

  • The waiting room

    I’ve always been unsettled by hospitals. As a biological science student and an avid watcher of House MD, hospitals leave me unsettled to say the least

  • The conundrum of self-care

    In my previous article, You Do You (which can be found HERE), I talked about the tensions between self-care and relationship building.

  • Carry me

    Occasionally as a pre-workout warmup at my gym we have to carry someone from one end of the floor to the other.

  • When the many are one

    John 17 is probably the chapter of the Bible that contains the deepest desires of Christ’s heart as it was the prayer he prayed before his betrayal. Jesus prayed passionately that the church would be as one.

  • To Weed or Not to Weed?

    A month-and-a-half before Christmas we moved into a new house. Those living here before us kindly tidied the garden before they moved on, planting strawberries, rhubarb, tomatoes and lettuces.