Contemplating the Cross on a Beautifully Timbered… (PSI Best of 2018)
A valid question for Pastors, Ministers and Theologians is - when contemplating the Cross of Christ - where might be a good place to be still for contemplation..
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2019 NBA All Star Preview
The big overhyped powder puff event in the calendar year is about to roll around again. The 2019 All Star game is predicably going to be like every other All Star game before it, all show and no go.
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Focus: sport’s Holy Grail
Champion athletes, such as basketballer Michael Jordan, are famous for their ability to focus under pressure. Most athletes can focus on executing their skills in training. However, it is only the best, like Jordan, that have developed their ability to focus under pressure.
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Parent’s journey – medical diagnosis
As a Minister of 41 years it has been my lot to minister to families and parents whose children of whatever age has received a horrific medical diagnosis. The story below relates to such parents although this particular situation were parents of an adult daughter who had children and diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Ease of travel remains on the agenda - AU/NZ
My wife Delma of 41 years and I have recently travelled to Christchurch, New Zealand and the passport drama continues with cameras, passport slots and the like.
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Soccer and its drama queens
There are an enormous number of sports that are played across the world and none more so than the round ball game, what we in Australia and New Zealand refer to as soccer and elsewhere as ‘football’.
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Survivor night: outwit – outplay - outlast
My youth group recently held a ‘Survivor Night’ and it was a huge success. Just like the popular reality TV show, we were broken up into tribes and competed in a series of challenges to determine the winner. Before the night began, us leaders got to church around two hours beforehand to set up and prepare for the night ahead.
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Simple Accidents Cause Death
Recently a News.com article revealed that statistically Australians are likely to lose their lives in simple accidents, and many of them around the home.
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Vehicles can be a Must - Regardless
Any one of us would have to have been in a cave somewhere not to have seen the television Jeep adverts and the various other motor vehicle promotions many of them targeting prospective young women car owners.
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A Car Show with a Difference
The recent Sandown 500 V8 SuperCar race highlights Australia’s love of cars. Motorsport stirs the emotions as people reflect on their passionate connection with their own cars. Are they a Holden or Ford driver?
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Parenting: Is it Possible to Turn Terrible Twos into Terrific Twos?
My boy just turned two last month and oh what fun has it been! Along with a sudden surge of confidence and independence, comes an overflow of words. He has begun experimenting more, trying out things he has not done before. The adventurer in him begins exploring places by himself.
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Australian - Euro Rail's ‘First’ Class Rail Travel
News.com featured an article whether it is worth the extra cost going 1st Class on Euro Rail. It's a very interesting article and well worth a read. But what about Australia's rail 1st Class trains journeys.