The elders have left the village, and we hardly noticed their departure. This exodus wasn’t marked by ceremony or collective grief—it happened gradually, invisibly, as the perfect century-long storm of wars and progress transformed the landscape of ageing in the...
Before this Aussie guy in his mid-forties starts talking about menopause, it’s important for me to make the following clear. First, I write this with my wife’s blessing. Second, I acknowledge it is rare and perhaps dangerous (or brave, or stupid – can’t decide...
It is almost a decade since I went into voluntary bankruptcy. In 2006 Natalie and I had sold up and sold out to do missions work in Japan. We returned in 2008 with our second child due . As it happened, we landed back in Australia on the doorstep of the Global...
His facepressed againsther breast. So thisis what he looks like.The one the prophets spoke of.The one the angel offered. Her eyes catch Joseph’s gaze.Mary whispers,‘He looks like us!’‘YHWH looks like us.’ His turned-up nosenow hunting for milk.With trembling...
(4-minute read) “I don’t get it, I thought we were friends! I leave the team, and boom, I’m cut off and no one contacts me anymore.” Sound familiar? In working with leaders across organisations, you come across many cases of ‘disappointment’ stemming...
Emotional literacy is one of the most remarkable gifts we can give our developing boys [1]. Parents and carers, listen up. The development of emotional literacy and intelligence is not a task we can outsource to a school system, youth group or sports club. This...
