I have a small triangle of grass outside my house that I mow each week. The edges are neatly trimmed. It has no weeds. The same can’t be said for the rest of the Church grounds (they’re really not that bad), but I do have this one small patch where I maintain order in the midst of chaos. When I’m finished, I just stand there for a while, admiring what I’ve done, and feeling good.

We all like to think that we are in control of our lives and our behaviour, but are we? I say this, because I woke up one morning a few days ago, in the dark, and the first thing I did was to tap my watch, expecting it to light up so I could see the time. Nothing happened…

A few weeks ago I shared my thoughts about the importance of having a clear sense of meaning and purpose when it comes to our resilience in the face of the natural disasters we have faced as a community over the past year. A few people asked if I could say more about this.

If you read the statistics, domestic violence has reached epidemic proportions in our society. By domestic violence, I’m thinking of every kind of coercive, controlling behaviour, physical or emotional, used by one person to exert power or control over another. Sadly, it is as prevalent amongst Christians as it is amongst non-Christians. The difference is that abusers who claim to be Christians often try to twist the bible to justify their actions.