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‘You don’t get to pick your father…’

‘You don’t get to pick your father…’

A quote from the well-known Christian writer, William Willimon, caught my eye: You don’t get to choose your vocation – or pick your father..

  • Get more active

    Going for a run, playing active sports or being active in anyway has many health benefits. Exercising and being active makes us well and prevents illnesses.

  • Reflections of COVID-19 in 2020

    This year has been stressful due to COVID lockdowns.

  • Comparison trap

    Coaches are now being told that they should praise players who have good technique instead of pointing out poor technique in others.

  • Dear Santa, pandemic is not on my wish list.  

    As Christmas draws near I increasingly find myself excited for some time out, yet puzzled as to where this year went. I asked myself the other day, what has actually been achieved?

  • “2020”

    Honestly, perhaps it is because I live in New Zealand - a country that went COVID free for over 100 days - and are still doing pretty well.

  • Finding peace in my garden

    During this time of fear and uncertainty it is important to find something to do that brings you joy. For some it might be baking, some it might be a creative outlet. For some it might just be time with their family (while still following the recommended “social distancing” of course).

  • What will the church look like…if we listened to Gen Z?

    Jesus loved teenagers. How do I know this? Well, his first disciples were teenagers. You’d think that Jesus was intentional about the kind of friendships he made. They were the outcasts, the looked-down-on, and the disregarded in his society.

  • Sour hour of prayer

    2020 has been a rough year for me so far.

  • What to do when you don’t know what to do

    Sometimes I need God to tell me explicitly what to do.

  • ‘That’ year and the things I’ve learned

    I think we can all agree that 2020 was not the year that we saw coming.

  • Some of you may die, but…

    Certain Christians stand against Euthanasia - sometimes by protest. Do we protest Euthanasia to make an ordeal about the issue? No. Do we protest Euthanasia to look different to the world around us? No.