Today is the 23rd day of the New Year, and I still haven’t got round to drumming out some serious resolutions. Perhaps it’s because I generally delay getting back to work until the kids go back to school. I gave up trying to do anything meaningful...
I’ve worn contact lenses most of my life. I was fifteen years of age when my world suddenly began to get fuzzy, and eighteen when my doctor diagnosed Keratoconus, a condition that alters the shape of the cornea and causes severe short-sight. So I...
So earlier this week I had a mid-morning cuppa with a young lady, an American publisher, who also happens to be a writer. Had a good old chinwag about all things books, as only writers can do on a fine Tuesday morning, at Art Cafe. Sheer literary...
Jeroboam, son of Nebat. Jeroboam, son of Nebat. Tsk, tsk, tsk. This man deserves dishonorable mention in this here column, methinks. No doubt you’ve come across him several times, among the chronicles of the ancient Kings of Israel; Jeroboam son of...
David, future king of Israel, is on the run. He has hastily deposited his parents with the King of Moab, a trusted ally, and is now living in the forest of Hereth with his brothers, all of his father’s house and his men. 600 in all. There is...
Whisky drove me to my knees. The Famous Grouse to be precise, my hubby’s favourite at the time. He was always the life of the party, my husband, and I remember trying to keep up with him when we first got married, hanging out with him and his...
It’s 2.16am, one early morning, shortly after my conversion in 2008. I am sound asleep, snoring contentedly, as only a Baby Christian can. Suddenly, I find myself awake, my mind strangely fresh and alert. For a moment I wonder why I’m awake, as I...
It’s a bright, warm Friday afternoon – the kind that ushers in the weekend most beautifully. I’ve left the office early – it’s barely 1pm but I’m heading straight to the hair salon. I need to get there early enough, so that I can be home in time for...
Jesus loves us introverts too, it appears..
So here’s the story. Gideon, a most able leader of the Israelites, is no more. He has been gathered peacefully to his people, and buried in the tomb of his father, Joash And after 40 years of his rule, it is now time for someone else to...
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