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The ache of parenthood.

The ache of parenthood.

I was walking down town in San Francisco earlier this week. It, like most major American cities, has a large number of people sleeping rough, living on the edge in the streets. Often they bounce between shelters, odd jobs and asking for change. .

  • SPORT: Liverpool Keep Pressure on Chelsea & City!!!

    Liverpool's amazing strike partnership of SAS continued with Liverpool coming twice from behind to eventually win 6-3 away at Cardiff. With some controversial calls, Liverpool were too strong with a hat trick from an unbelievable Suarez as Liverpool kept the pressure on Chelsea and City, making this year now what looks like a 3 horse race.

  • *!#$ and other four letter words

    The Friggin' Simpsons

  • What does your before and after picture look like?

    I'm sure that you've seen those before and after pictures in ads for diet fads. The before picture always features some tremendously out-of-shape obese guy. The after picture then shows him looking trim, sculpted, and usually holding out the waistband of his old pants, which are now many sizes too big.

  • The pink car story

    Twelve months ago my car got stolen. Yes, boo hoo. For some people this would not be a big loss, but to me, this car was a thing of beauty. Sure, she only had four gears and was lacking air conditioning & a CD player - but I thought she was perfect.

  • It's not me, it's me: a break up letter to my reflection

    Dear Reflection

  • God IS dead… at least in Western Christianity

    Although there's a new movie in the Christian sphere called "God's Not Dead" (named aptly after the Newsboy's song of the same name), I insist upon being the madman in the streets proclaiming the opposite. Like Friedrich Nietzsche's famous short story The Parable of the Madman, I feel like being the one shouting out "God is dead and I'll tell you we've killed Him".

  • The mystery of lament

    Where is He?

  • Rock on

    I have never had so much appreciation for what lies beneath our feet. I have walked over countless terrains for many years, never even glancing down, never stopping to take a closer look.

  • What are we doing to our children?

    I have had a sequence of somewhat confronting experiences recently. A Saturday morning children's sporting activity that should provide a wonderful opportunity for kids to maintain their fitness, spend time with friends, challenge their sporting skills and generally have fun, has increasingly turned into quite a negative experience. Here's why.

  • Karma vs. Grace

    Australia is overwhelmingly a spiritual nation - over 70% of the nation considers itself spiritual. If you had to hazard a guess though, what would be the leading spiritual belief be? Christian? Muslim? Buddhist?

  • God and managing a business

    In January 2014, I launched my very own home-based baking business in Perth, Lollicakes. I have been toying with the idea of having my own baking business for some time, following years of baking for loved ones, and finding the joy, passion and love for it.