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Cultivating Perseverance

Cultivating Perseverance

In distant running, such as marathons and road running, there is a phenomenon called second wind that athletes may experience. There is a jolt of energy and strength the runner receives, however, seconds earlier filling their lungs with air seemed impossible and their bodies were ready to collapse mid stride..

  • A reflection on Easter

    Growing up, I didn’t really think much more of Easter than being a time of excessive amounts of chocolate, hot cross buns and a lot of days off school. Every year, my parents, played the Easter bunny and put chocolate on my bed while I slept.

  • Glory over comfort

    The western hemisphere is notorious for the defence of our comfort. If anything  comes in the way of our happiness it must be demolished! This dream is marketed to us from a tender age and has become almost synonymous when we speak of the meaning and purpose of life, afterall we’re told our happiness and well being are why we are here.

  • From a wresting Christian – What to do with losing trust in God?

    What happens when one prays, hopes and expects for an outcome that, not only is not met, but the exact opposite happens?

  • Olympics more than sport

    The media 'hype the Olympics' and all the various sporting events especially the golden events such as the 100 metres blue ribbon track and field along with the swimming events.

  • A new job opportunity

    A friend introduced a working opportunity in Amazon to me in the middle of March. After three rounds of interviews, I got the offer a week ago and would like to record some of my reflections in applying this job.

  • Unpacking our gifts

     A friend was moving to another country for a much-earned work promotion and she began the tedious process of deciding what to sell, give away and or throw out. Happy to be on the ‘give away’ list, I received some clothes, linen and a few household items, among which was a basket of crockery. 

  • The opposite of faith

    At a recent Casey Prayer Breakfast in Melbourne’s south-east, World Vision’s Tim Costello explored this question through the lens of the recent NZ shooting. Doubt, according to Costello, is not an opposite but a “Siamese twin” of faith. Doubt wrestles with the same substance of faith exploring ways to grow through this journey. The Psalms, Costello pointed out, are full of “doubt” about how God is working in difficult situations.

  • The D Word

    Here in Jamaica I’m apart of a ministry called the Love March Movement which is a Christian organization run by young adults thatexists to speak and act boldly, creatively and prayerfully, in love, to protect and restore sexual purity, marriage and family within the borders of our nation.

  • Finding ‘life and life at its fullest’

    I don’t know about you, but commitment can be hard in the world we live in today.

  • Going Well Beyond Blue - Part 5: Come out of your cave!

     Given the mental health crisis, how can Australians ‘go well beyond blue?’ Part of the solution involves recognising when we are in a dark cave of despair, and how do we leave it?

  • Insurance simple??

    The reader might recall South Australia some time ago, where twelve new Safe-T-Cams have been 'happy snapping' unsuspecting motorists, show that there were 11,699 unregistered vehicles - more than 30 a day - recorded during a recent 12 month period.