Christmas can be a time when people think about spirituality more often than usual, which I think is great. However, recently I was wandering through my local Dymocks bookstore and paused to have a look at the ‘spiritual’ section. The Bible featured prominently on the top shelf with a few different versions, along with some …
Category: 2023
Advent 2023 #17: Lessons with Penny
After sharing about a past mentor yesterday, I thought I’d lift the literary standard of these posts (which shouldn’t be hard…) by bringing you a poem today. I wrote this poem many years ago after a session with my mentor, whose name is made clear in the post title, which is also the title of …
Advent 2023 #16: Walk On
So you’ve taken some baby steps now, as per yesterday’s post. Well done. Now what? Walk on. Apologies if you’re not a U2 fan, because I know what song is now in my head. If epic tales are any indication for us, then it’s always best if the protagonist – which is you in this …
Advent 2023 #15: Taking Baby Steps
Across the first two weeks of advent I’ve explored the pieces of the prophetic puzzle that we see revealed in the birth of Jesus and the way in which people responded to his arrival. So what about you? Perhaps this is all very new to you. You’ve been reading and you’re interested in it all, …