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Searching for the magic answer

Searching for the magic answer

I can remember the day clearly; a bubbly and vivacious character walked onto the stage wearing bright green pants and hair the same colour as a packet of cherry ripe. She was animated and full of hope. Instantly there was a groan amongst the large, corporate audience; she was optimistic and enthusiastic..

  • Lessons learned from my fight against fat

    Fatness is a thing alternatively shamed and embraced by our culture. It is a state of being that inevitably influences our lives and the way people interact with us.

  • International rugby round-up

    Rugby\'s first major international competition since the World Cup is over, with the June test series that were played out between teams from the top echelon of the game.

  • Dynamite for a battle-torn planet

    On September 11, 2001, I was sitting on bed with my dad—as we watched the news, he attempted to explain what was going on— what had just taken place—the depth and significance of the event unfolding before our very eyes.

  • The Bonfire

    If you have read any of my previous articles there is a pretty good chance that you would have picked up that I have a warehouse, along with my friend Tim, which is called the Mosaic Workshop.

  • A world with no accidents

    Amidst recent tragedies around the world, I have observed online communities sharing their opinions on the cause and culprit of many devastating events.

  • Here, let me help you with that: suicide.

    I recently saw Me Before You, the film adaption of Jojo Moyes book of the same name. Having not previously read the book, I was not prepared for the direction that the film took.

  • Value in suffering

    I see a theme repeated in my life, more often than I would like actually; learning to find the value in suffering.

  • What does it mean to worship?

    We all have our various preferences during worship, do we not? Whether we like praise over worship or vice versa, or prefer some songs and instruments more than others, we all seem to be more spiritually responsive to certain elements of Sunday worship.

  • Why nasty thoughts stay in your brain

    I was listening to a famous author on a podcast talk about some research a neuroscientist had shown him. He was told they\'ve discovered in brain scans how certain thoughts attach themselves to our brains.

  • Orlando Shooting pits Muslims against gay people

    The soft bigotry of low expectations is to infantilise radical Muslims (in this case) to the level of children with no free will or social responsibility—while obviously upholding higher standards for everyone else, especially white people.

  • What we think we need isn't actually what we need

    My wife and I like to be generous, generous with time, possessions and finances; but how do we know what we are giving is really going to those in need and what does \'in need\' even mean?