My Marriage Equality vote

My Marriage Equality vote

OK, I’m in. I have sat on the sidelines so far: Hugely interested. Questioning lots. Reading lots. Praying lots – yeah, I’m a Christian and that’s what we do. But not speaking. Not sure but watching closely; in particular, watching to see how a religion, my...
Smashed

Smashed

So I got home from work Friday evening having not really read a lot of news or social media during the day — one of those days — and my wife Ainsley asked me if I had heard about the death of Chester Bennington from Linkin Park. No I hadn’t, but ****. As I have...

That time God died

It is that time of year again – Easter – that time God died. What does that even mean? A man who, to all accounts, welcomed and sided with the vulnerable, the down-trodden, a man who went around doing good – miracles of kindness expressing love. And why did he die?...

Why do I write?

I have been asking myself this question recently: Why do I write? Now, I don’t write much – a quick look over the past several years of blogging attests to that. But I do write, and I enjoy it. What I’ve come to is that I like to think, and moreover, I find it...
Cancer, chemotherapy and night walks

Cancer, chemotherapy and night walks

It feels like 2016 is coming to a close. Christmas trappings have already long been in the stores, we’re planning Christmas functions at the office and both my daughter at high school and son at university are midway through finished exams already. Ok, so I have been...