You may think you are heading out of town for a break, only to discover you've got a message on your voicemail that ushers in a complete change of plans.
We don't give ourselves the space to let the answer come in its own good time. All of which culminates in self-recrimination until we wake-up, smell the coffee and give self-torture up for Lent.
Our joy returns when we remember we are here for the sake of one another. It all gets down to love. It all gets down to noticing that goodness is in our midst.
Fear's roots wear many costumes: anxiety, anger, revenge, power grabbing. When our own private 'boogey man' intrudes into life, what's the end-result? Very simply, fear takes us off-course.
"If it weren't for the fact that he died, I'd like to kill him! Can you imagine leaving us in this mess?" Amanda, a widow with three little ones und...
Recently I watched an interview with Brad Pitt. He struck me as being modest about his achievements and the media accolades being given to him, both a...
Last week, we baked a cake together. The cake was called Community and the ingredients were all the layers of relationships we have in our lives: ours...