When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. Thus goes my favourite bible reading, making it clear that as children we think and act very differently to the way we do when we are adults; we see the world differently. It is as … More A Letter To My Church
It seems impossible to turn on the TV or open a newspaper these days without seeing horrifying news of war, terrorism and other atrocities. We’ve even become accustomed to checking Facebook to see if there’s a new temporary filter to add to our profile picture. There’s also an increasing consensus that we need to work … More A Step Towards Peace
Today is a very special day. Friday 20 January 2017 will go down in history as one of the worst days in US history. It is, of course, the inauguration of Donald Trump. Donald Trump, who in the sake of appearing more presidential in the campaign added the initial J (for John) into his name, … More Trump’s Inauguration
The most worthwhile thing we, as adults, can do is encourage young people to get involved with their communities. One of the easiest ways for us to do that is by congratulating the young people who are already doing so. That is why I’m honoured every time I’m invited along to see young people get … More Lions Young Ambassador
It’s that time of year again. Most of us have already broken our new year’s resolution and are trying to convince ourselves that a) we’ll start in February or b) we’ll do better next year. Almost half of us claim that we usually make a new year’s resolution. And there’s good reason – 39% of … More ChartToppers: Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions
Describe by The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah as ‘the year that started with Zika and then got bad’, 2016 is now (finally) over. Last month I offered a look back at this blog during 2016. What I didn’t do was look at the year more generally. I didn’t because I didn’t have to, because a wonderful … More Happy New Year 2017
Peter Marcus 