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'Time is money' is a rip-off

'Time is money' is a rip-off

I sat encased in metres of ivory satin, French lace and tulle, my hair coiffed and sprayed to perfection. This was it: my wedding day was finally here..

  • From monkhood to marriage

    God is not as serious as we have him pitched. He has a sense of humour and I am sure He enjoys a laugh and telling a good joke. One of His favourites comes at the expense of a now very happy 24-year-old bloke named Sam.

  • Don't Act the Fool.

    \'If you don\'t fully commit you will make a fool of yourself\'.

  • Confession: I pee sitting down

    I\'ll never forget arriving in Canada and being welcomed into a lounge full of men watching Ice Hockey. It was entirely within the context of the conversation when one of them confidently confessed: \"I pee sitting down\".

  • How to engineer a perfect life

    I\'m sure it happens to someone in the world every few minutes, but when it happens to you, you still feel a little violated.

  • Dr Karl, the IGR and God – it could be Sport

    It\'s said that so much in life imitates Sport. What does the IGR and Dr Karl tell us about a future with Jesus? Certainly the Intergenerational Report has been referred to as political \'Sport\'.

  • Two-pronged attack on speech

    The bedrock of liberal democracy, the free exchange of ideas and opinions, is once again under fire, literally and figuratively in the headlines lately.

  • Walking the line between fundamentalism and relativism

    There is constant conflict both within and between religious groups based upon different interpretations of scriptures. Christianity is no exception, with numerous groups separated by differences their members aren\'t even aware of.

  • A conversation with a neighbour

    Yesterday a neighbour reminded me of something so simple, and yet so vital to my spirituality. Something so simple I often neglect it, put it to the back of my mind, saying it is for other people. Tim Shallard, he does more important things, he doesn\'t waste his time like that.

  • Did I give my best?

    The players are sprawled throughout the locker-room, silently swiping away at the grime and sweat streaking their limbs. The game has been played, the result obvious in their deflated faces. The coach enters and looks about, struggling to come up with words to soften his disappointment. \"Did we give our best tonight?\"

  • Postnatal privacy in a digital age

    For better or worse social media—Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blogs and so on—has become an inescapable part of our everyday lives. It permeates our Internet experience and increasingly our real-world experiences too. It\'s harder and harder to separate our real-world profile from our digital lives.

  • Stumbling blocks

    Being a Christian in our modern world is undoubtedly a challenging way to live. By choosing God\'s ways, we are saying \'no\' to many others. Sometimes this leads us to a few dilemmas concerning our position as Christians in society.