When I was young I hated grown-ups. They were always killing my fun. Telling me not to jump off that, or stop running, or wiping my face with a wet cloth. I couldn't stand it. They were always warning me about danger at every turn, and reminding me of the boy they once knew who …
The Amazing Thing About Uncertainty
The other day I was reading a real-life exodus story. About a community of people who escaped great hardship and suffering and built for themselves a new life. Things were going great, but eventually new challenges began to arise, and their future became uncertain. And this is where it gets weird. Even though the new challenges …
This is that fresh feeling…
A New Year is a funny thing. In one sense nothing changes. We are the same people with the same problems waking up on another Saturday morning. But... something is different. Something is new. One of my favourite songs is "Fresh Feeling" by the Eels, and I just love these lyrics... Try, Try to forget what's in …
Getting Things Done…
I like to make plans. But even more than that I like to achieve them. It feels good to cross things off the old "to do list". Especially if those things have been on the list for a long long time... This week has been a rejuvenating time for me. The offices have been closed, I've …
Writer’s Blog
I am a maven by nature. I love gathering, collecting and sharing information. I love reading blogs. I follow a number of writers, authors, pastors and leaders, all of whom have blessed me incredibly through their personal blogs. I myself have tried numerous times to set up my own personal blog space. A space to …
Tom Basson 