I went to the Philippines a few years ago on mission. We were helping to build houses for some families there. After the mission time we went snorkelling on a coral reef (I know it was tough right). What a contrast to our mission experience. As I stuck my head under the surface of the water I was amazed at what lay...
Read MoreHands up if you want to get married one day. (Statistically, most of your hands go up.) Hands up if you want to stay married for the rest of your life. (Statistically, most of your hands go up.) Hands up if you’re confident that that will happen… (Crickets chirp.)...
Read MoreMy time on YMT was full of joy, satisfyingly hard work and discovery. It was also perhaps the most transformative year of my life to date. Seeing God work so obviously by tying moments and people together as only He could was such a privilege...
Read MorePerseverance can often be interpreted as a daunting, or perhaps a ‘boring’ word. However, in a world quite obsessed with instant gratification, it may just be one of the most important qualities we can possess...
Read MoreI think this is Mass for most people, most weekends! Being a Christian can be the easiest thing in the world when your prayer life is good and you’re getting all those warm fuzzies that make loving others and loving God and loving yourself a sinch!...
Read MoreA man’s man thinks for himself, right?
Wrong.
“There is nothing new under the sun,” says the Preacher (Ecclesiastes 1:9). It’s a bit silly to think that anyone can truly ‘do it my way’ – with all due respect to Sinatra...
