The boy who never learnt to walk.

My four-year-old grandson never learnt to walk. That was just a stage on the way to learning to run because he runs everywhere. Except when he is riding his bike! He actually taught himself to ride in the aisles of Kmart – without trainer wheels! It’s a recent...

The terror of Easter

The crucifixion of Jesus was an act of terror. The Romans beat, mocked, and degraded Jesus in front of the eyes of hundreds of onlookers. They paraded his bloody body through the streets of Jerusalem, carrying the very means of his own torture and death on his...

Of Chance and Misfortune

I hit a kangaroo. I truly did not see the kangaroo until it collided with the car. It was travelling at full speed and in a single jump it was plumb in front of the car. It’s one of those incidents that leaves you asking, “What if I’d been 10 seconds later, or...

Rash Promises

We all make promises. Some are considered. Some are rash. Some we live to regret. We can regret breaking them and we can regret keeping them. I broke mine and walked out on my first marriage after 11 years of trying to make it work. My parents kept theirs and stayed...