Smashing generalisations

I’m not a fan of generalisations, even though I fall prey to them just like everyone else. Generalisations come in all shapes and sizes, and label people according to some strange grouping where everyone is ‘exactly the same’. Being a science-fiction writer this tends...

The lost keys

It was a simple text message.  Terse and begging an immediate response.  “Help please, any idea where my car keys are?”  Having three high energy children, dressed and ready to go somewhere requires a fair whack of energy.  To have that effort scuppered at the final...

Ignition Youth Camp

A couple weeks ago we headed out on our annual youth camp. This years camp was one full of new things and experiencing God’s love in a fresh and exciting way. Each of the kids that came with us walked away from it being touched by God in some way or another....

Digital missionary

After an insightful conversation with some very interesting guys* I have discovered a very interesting theory about the internet – a place (yes, I consider it a place even though it exists in ‘the cloud’) I really enjoy. The internet, like any other place, forum...

Tongues of healing

Solomon, the writer of Proverbs, makes some very interesting observations about human behaviour and particularly the way we speak. For example, Proverbs 18:2 says, “A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.” Proverbs 18:13...