Work

Saying yes to God – one year on

In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. (Proverbs 16:9) I wrote that verse out and put it up on my room walls the night before my ‘A’ Level examinations....

Work

I’m at my boiling point

I recently graduated, aged 25. My bros and I are at the life stage where things like gainful employment, having found a girlfriend, and engagement are supposed to be on the cards. Speaking as a...

Workplace

Rethinking work-life balance: It’s about injecting life into your work

Work-life balance. That’s the dream, right? We all want to find that balance, giving us enough time and energy for both work and everything else in our life. Not only do employees want it,...

Finding Purpose

Where are you going?

Kayaking is fun. I especially love the feeling of being pushed around by the waves. You’re in control, but not fully. You’re safe, but not totally. I took a kayaking course recently, and...

Apologetics

The scandal of a generous God

 Maybe you know the parable of the rich young man, in Matthew 19:16-30, who asked Jesus what he needed to do to attain eternal life, and left crestfallen, having been told to sell everything he...

Mental Health

If I don’t show up

Some nights, before I sleep, I browse through my phone calendar. (Not the best way to deal with insomnia, I’ll admit.) I have little reminders set up for almost every day of the month. They...

Mental Health

Please, help me see

I once believed that one day I’d change the world in a good, unselfish, non-superficial way. But real life hit me hard. I was overrun by a deep existential crisis. No, not the kind you feel...

Finding Purpose

Why be like everyone else? Just be you

Let’s say you’ve just entered a room. You don’t know anyone there. So you spend a bit of time observing everyone. How they move. When they speak. Where they stop. Their facial...

Culture

Winning the battle against Murphy’s Law

Have you ever had one of those days where everything that can go wrong goes wrong? You wake up 30 minutes late for work. You’re in panic mode; you’re out of the house in record speed. You...