Hustle lifestyle reinforces itself into your being. Enacting the cultural worldview of value in busyness instead of the kingdom worldview of rhythms and Sabbath rest, will lead you to become a kind of person – a hustler. As Christians, it is easy for us to think that formation happens exclusively through the mind. That weContinue reading “Formational Hustle”
Category Archives: Living
Rereading Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
Re-reading and re-orienting with Digital minimalism. some thoughts as I re-read this book.
Work When You Don’t Want To
Sometimes work’s a lot of work. But that’s work. And you’re a worker.
Not Lazy, Just Need Some Help.
We might think unproductive people are lazy (other people of course). But perhaps many of us are simply struggling to get the skills we need in a world that changes so fast. We are not only seeking to be productive workers for our own sake but also for others. But more than that, we can help others do the same.
Productivity for the right reasons matters
Some thoughts on productivity. Why do we work at all? And why should we work better? Working for the right reasons is a blessing for us and for others.
Superwoman
I used to be a superwoman! I think fondly back to my early-to-mid twenties when I thought I could do everything. When I could say ‘Yes’ to pretty much any deadline and all I had to do was a few almost-all-nighters. Sometimes that was a week of almost-all-nighters. At times it was rough. But IContinue reading “Superwoman”
Coffee is life. So why do I like burnt coffee?
I enjoy the unique taste of coffee which makes me a wholly un-unique person. It has a pleasant and interesting taste which differs from cup to cup. I first got into coffee as a nurse. It was a mix of pragmatism, to stave off sleep, and because there was an expectation that nurses drank coffee.Continue reading “Coffee is life. So why do I like burnt coffee?”
Life is a given: how losing my first baby affected the way I viewed my second pregnancy.
Life is so precious, and the arrival of a new baby is naturally a joyfully anticipated event. In the weeks before the birth of our second child I had many strangers ask me, ‘when are you due?’ And one old lady who I hadn’t met before but who lived on my waddling route even cameContinue reading “Life is a given: how losing my first baby affected the way I viewed my second pregnancy.”
Remembering Ellie
This week my husband and I remember the birth, life and passing of our first child and daughter, Ellie. It’s strange to think that it’s been a year. Recently my husband reminded me of something that Mark Thompson, the principal of our theological college wrote to us at the time: “Take hold of the GodContinue reading “Remembering Ellie”
Kintsugi, Idealism and Moderation.
Some months back I was walking with a mate and we mentally meandered across the topic of Kintsugi. It is the art of repairing pottery with gold joinery. Turns out that this topic is getting the spotlight in Christian circles as a bit of a metaphor. Instead of deeming something un-valuable and not worth fixingContinue reading “Kintsugi, Idealism and Moderation.”
Bigvai and Shiphrah 