More Reflections

Do you tend to see the glass as half empty or half full? Are your reflexes hopeful or inclined to be pessimistic? I don’t know whether this is something rooted in our genes or an outlook that we acquire somewhere along the way, but I think we can decide to adopt a more optimistic approach… Read more

Have you ever been in a partnership that you truly cherished? One that gave you the support and encouragement you needed to do things that matter, or one in which you were able really to support and encourage others? Marriage is, of course the quintessential partnership, combining a commitment to loving support with the promise… Read more

This Sunday we have one of the great transformational stories to consider. The conversion of Saul to Paul on the road to Damascus is perhaps the most dramatic “U-turn” in history. One moment, Saul is a man fuelled by religious zeal and “breathing threats and murder” against the early church; the next, he is blinded… Read more

I don’t know about you, but within me there’s something that recoils at the thought of a person being locked away for a crime they didn’t commit. It is more than just sympathy; it is a profound, visceral revulsion. It feels like a violation of the very fabric of humanity. In recent years, our national… Read more