Jun 20th 2011 -
Two groups of athletes in Massey University, New Zealand were asked to cycle for 45 minutes on exercise bikes. The first group were watching an accurate clock and when they got to 40 minutes, they started to tail-off and their energy decreased. The second group had an inaccurate, slow clock that took 55 minutes for the clock to register at...
Jun 14th 2011 -
"We aren't going to be able to keep you on I'm afraid". That sentence came from my boss last week as he explained that they wouldn't be able to work around my new university placement. Part of me had braced myself to hear this - it was expected - I felt peaceful. The other part felt like the rug had been...
Jun 7th 2011 -
My love for good holiday books tend to result in a heart-stopping moment as I place my luggage on the check-in scales to be weighed. I hold my breath as the weight creeps dangerously close to the 10kg limit. I haven't been fined yet, but I have had to do the awkward airport-floor suitcase reshuffle. What's more, I'm a naughty reader. With...
Jun 6th 2011 -
Names are important. They identify exactly who is being spoken to or about. Without names we would just be making general remarks into the void. The other day I was having a coffee with a student that I mentor. He was telling me about how he was struggling to lead his friend to Jesus. They had interesting God conversations fairly regularly...
May 31st 2011 -
How is it that our biggest weapon and our most powerful tool, has become our last resort? Our culture offers whole plethora of 'answers'. We have a whole multitude of options available to us when it comes to need. Need money? - ask family, take out a loan or apply for a credit card. Sick? - go to the medicine cabinet, the doctor...
May 28th 2011 -
Is it just me or does the Christian call to ‘be in the world but not of it’ often seem to teeter dangerously close to fostering a sort of split-personality approach to life? We want to be relevant without losing our distinctiveness; we want to be distinctive without being culturally inconsequential; we want to uphold purity without retreating to withdrawal. ...
May 27th 2011 -
Discussions and challenges to bring life and faith together, to help you see God in everything you do. The Whole lyfe zone is about making the invisible presence of God visible in everyday life. God manifests himself in his creation, even in the midst of mundane activities, whenever and whenever we invite him. Jesus is the fullest expression of incarnation – becoming...
