Christmas, Time For Giving
What is the true meaning of giving? We wait a whole year to celebrate Christmas, yet when we plan our celebration we tend to forget those who serve us...
Leaders Should Never Keep Secrets
This post isn’t about leaders keeping secrets about sexual affairs, mismanaged money, or harassment. That’s bad enough. But this is about leaders who use secrets to control people and...
A Husband Is Not a Financial Plan
Growing up I heard one central message – I had to get married, and more importantly, I had to marry someone who could take care of me. I don’t...
When Music Speaks
Have you ever noticed the keys on a piano? The colour, the shape, the position, where it fits and where it doesn’t. Imagine this, a nation, a community, a...
Crazy Christmas
Christmas is a strange time of year.
Over the top decorations, distinctly sentimental (and sometimes just mental) music, ostentatious holidays, too much food and snowflakes hanging in 33 degree heat...
Dear Single Guy
Dear Single Guy,
Just so you know, I am writing as if I could go back in time and tell myself what I have learnt now. I know that your...
How not to become a bridezilla
Something happens when your friend gets married. Nice, sweet Thando becomes a monster. Somewhere in-between yes and I do, wedding planning can bring out anyone's bridezilla side. I’ve had...
The power of reaching out
I have been reminded recently about the power of staying in community with others, especially during a trying season. Our son has been ill, and was in hospital for...
Mastering temptation
Bill battled drug and alcohol addiction for many years before starting his journey to freedom. Relapsing is a scary thought to contemplate for the addict and their loved ones,...
Parents need strong marriages too
Becoming a parent is a blessing and a joy. Becoming a parent can also feel like an uphill struggle that saps every ounce of your energy. There are times...