Core beliefs
I’ve been happily married for 25 years this year. What wisdom can I share with you? Are you headed in the same direction? A good marriahe relies on sharing common values, says Paul Clark. PICTURE: Do your best to find someone who shares your most important values. When life is easy, it’s easy to get […]
Trolls
It’s obvious in our current social media world that we have a problem with trolls. People showing no restraint, no courtesy, no common decency and saying the most heinous things, because they think they will never be found out. PICTURE: dole777/Unsplash In a twisted way it makes them feel better about themselves to dump on […]
This Life: Coping with losses, both big and small
ELISABETH CARTER reflects on God’s compassion for us during our times of disappointment…
Freedom
Another huge development in our move towards western democracy was this idea of freedom. Once freedom was only the domain of the rich. The rich owned and ruled others; freedom went with position. PICTURE: Kristina V/Unsplash Christian thinkers began to think through this idea of morality: ‘How can a person be guilty or good before God […]
Getting my ‘P’s
I remember getting my P plates. After months of driving – and having to have mum or dad in the car, I could finally drive by myself! PICTURE: Jorgen Hendriksen/Unsplash So with great excitement and anticipation, I went on my first solo drive. I soon discovered, driving by yourself was really boring. I had no-one […]
‘L’ plates
My daughter is learning to drive! It’s brought up a whole lot of feelings I didn’t expect! PICTURE: Oscar Nilsson/Unsplash My little girl driving a car- taking her life in her hands!? This is scary stuff – necessary, but scary! Unfortunately young people do die on our roads. I’ve done a couple of funerals. It’s […]
THIS LIFE: CARING FOR YOUR EXTROVERT – TAKING CARE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS DURING ISOLATION
ELISABETH CARTER provides some tips on caring for the outgoing person in your life during the coronavirus crisis…
INFLUENCE OVER TIME
I’ve been reading a great book about the history of ideas and culture. One thing that has struck me is how long it can take for an idea to take root. PICTURE: NeONBRAND/Unsplash An influential person will posit a view that goes against the current culture. In the next generation this view becomes a minority […]
“RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW”
People have long looked at nature and wondered: ‘What type of world do we live in? Kill or be killed, survival of the fittest?’ As Tennyson put it, the world is “red in tooth and claw!” A leopard with its kill in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania. PICTURE: Colin Watts/Unsplash It’s a challenge to the Christian idea that […]
PRINCIPAL
In primary school one of my friends scribbled in my workbook. I said, ‘Don’t’ and pulled my book away. For the rest of the class he kept reaching over and scribbling! PICTURE: Jeffrey Hamilton/Unsplash Now I was a good kid, so I didn’t retaliate, until the 10th time! Them I scribbled on his book! […]