When God knows us better than we know ourselves, why do we hide our emotions from him? I had to chuckle recently, when I heard of this prayer from one of the new students at our school: “Dear God, please let me kick my teacher in the bottom and steal her dinosaurs.” Whilst it’s not a common prayer we hear,…

This morning as I was walking, I walked past a really friendly couple who appeared to have different expectations of their morning walk together. The husband had set himself a good consistent pace, yet the wife had the energy of a Jack Russell. As he walked along, she would walk faster, 10-20 metres up ahead, then circle back, catch up…

Everywhere we turn we are faced with the same advice. “All you need to do is (insert the latest social media fad) and you’ll grow your followers.” or “Do x and you’ll become a millionaire!” It can be a constant barrage of exhausting messages, all focused on increasing your influence and impacting the lives of those around you. It’s the…