Posts from June 2020

Posts from June 2020

My Mortality (an article which doesn’t mention C_ _ _ _ -19)

“This week, I had one of those moments which I know I won’t forget. Ever. I heard that my friend Glenn had died. Glenn was 55, fit and healthy, when his life was ended prematurely by a massive heart attack. I am 54 in a couple of months. This week, I realised like never before that I am mortal, and one of these days, my time will come too.” Read more…

People are Complicated

“The line dividing good and evil cuts through my heart too. As I look back at Christians of the past and wonder how they could have got some things so very right and other things so terribly wrong, I wonder what a Christian living in fifty, one hundred, two hundred years time would say if they could look back at my life.” Read more…

Still Growing

“One friend saw that we have been married for 21 years, and she said, “You’re just getting started.” Knowing that God is faithful to complete His good work in us, I’m thankful that He is just getting started on two not-so-young kids who have spent two decades growing together. This marriage has been a gift like no other. When I stepped through the back doors of the church back in 1999 and saw that precious boy that I loved standing…

Why Many People are Experiencing Anxiety at the Thought of Life Getting Back to Normal

“As the nation slowly lifts its restrictions, there is a conflict going on in the hearts of many people. While many are tired of the lockdowns and rejoice at the thought of going to work, getting out to see friends, sitting in a restaurant, going shopping, and even gathering at church, many of those same people are experiencing anxiety about life returning to normal. Why is that? The answer that is not what you would expect.” Read more…