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The Parable of the Broken Wheel

The Parable of the Broken Wheel

It would be ideal if Pa could tell you this story. He tells it better... But, alas, here goes..

  • A dad's perspective on… exercise

    Goal: latte at bayside café. When: An early Autumn Saturday morning with blue skies but still a crisp feel to the air. Mode: Energetic athletic dad running from townhouse, down alleyway, along waterfront footpath pushing restful daughter in three wheel pram.

  • Don't read this if you can't handle mystery

    I flew into Anchorage at 1am.

  • Don't answer to the voice of anxiety.

    I am the voice telling you that you aren\'t good enough. I am the voice questioning your every decision. I am the voice of anxiety.

  • Cult truth vs orthodoxy

    When moving into my new place last week, it was a shock for me to discover a cult living just up the road. The shock wasn\'t the fact that it was a cult in the third largest city in the country – that\'s to be expected. The shock was that I had never heard of them!

  • Second chances: A thing of the past?

    Throughout our lives we are taught to condemn the blameworthy. Has this led to second chances becoming a thing of the past?

  • Careers and business as loving relationships

    Recently I have been reading on two very different but related topics: Biblical models of economics and banking and the role of scientists in Hitler\'s Nazi Germany.

  • The last sermon

    For the month of January, the theme of the sermon series at my local church, Sonlife, was titled \"The Last Sermon\".

  • Every thread counts

    When I fell pregnant with my first baby, I wanted to give her a gift. I chose a very cute teddy bear cross-stitch pattern, bought the required threads, needles and accessories and began to stitch.

  • Christians and video games

    In this article, we are not going to cover anything technical. This time we are going to have a look at Christianity and video games.

  • Stop avoiding the elephant in the room – Teenagers with a mental illness need you

    Churches are filled with people who suffer from a mental illness – especially young people. Statistics show us that 14% of all people aged between 12-18 will experience some mental health problem each year (Headspace).

  • Uncle Raymond

    My uncle passed away on Sunday morning after a long battle with Parkinson\'s disease. He was 73.