Encourage the Good

Mar 02 2024 112 ep. 10 mins 1
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I spend my life trying to encourage the good wherever I can find it. I think about how faith relates to culture and how the Bible applies to every area of life. I am interested in innovation, leadership, creativity and sport. Ideas and stories are the currency of life and open up new horizons. I would like you to know the love of God and the joy, peace and hope that are found in Jesus.

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Friendly Fire

Mar 02 2024 13 mins  
In my experience the hardest things in leadership are dealing with opposition and managing internal frustration and disappointment. In both cases the strength of emotion that accompanies the narrative makes it hard to chart a steady course. The people are in need, insecure and in debt. They are in despair and impotent.. This threat is from within.. The division is a diversion from

Leadership facing attack and under pressure

Feb 19 2024 14 mins  
Opposition can feel like an indication that we are doing something wrong, but it can often indicative that we are moving in the right direction. One of the things to consider facing opposition is what is the truth of this accusation. Problem is that we resonate with the elements of truth in the accusation rather than considering the truth in the wider context and situation. The peo

Building Together

Feb 19 2024 13 mins  
Everything is broken down, the state of disrepair is exhaustive, but it is addressed by a comprehensive endeavour where each person and group plays their part. Each of us has a part to play. The different individuals and groups have a common vision and a shared purpose. Their diversity enriches the task force as they bring different backgrounds, strengths and perspectives. In IFES

Secret Service

Jan 20 2024 12 mins  
Nehemiah Episode 4 It is very informative to watch how Nehemiah goes about things in this new season. He catches his breath. He does not do anything for three days. Rest and reset are important. The whole idea of recreation is being recreated in the image of God. God has ordained rhythms of rest and work, night and day, sleep and activity. He explores the ground. He needs to see fo

The right place at the right time.

Jan 20 2024 13 mins  
Nehemiah: Episode 3 Timing is everything. One of my recurrent prayers is that I would be in the right place at the right time with the right heart, with the right words for the right people. Nehemiah decides that this day in the month of Nisan will be when he takes the risk of talking to the king. He is a servant and although he has access to the king his position is precarious and

The in between times.

Jan 20 2024 13 mins  
Nehemiah: Episode 2 How does Nehemiah cope in the in between time of a growing sense of what the future may hold and continuing to carry out his responsibilities in the present. How do we cope in our own in between times, facing the opportunities of tomorrow and the challenges of today? I often find conflict in processing experiences and reflecting on how I feel about circumstances

A Curious Conversation

Jan 19 2024 12 mins  
Nehemiah has a huge amount to teach us about leadership but not necessarily the things that we might expect. The first thing to note is the context that the story takes place in, understanding the times and discerning what God is doing in our moment is crucial if we are to follow God’s leading and allow that to shape our plans, rather than asking him to bless our initiatives. We

Groundhog Day

Feb 02 2022 14 mins  
“What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same and nothing that you did, mattered?” “That about sums it up for me." Covid 19 has seen many of us feeling trapped in our own version of Groundhog Day. The calendar does tick over for us but the rhythm of our lives has been disrupted. The weeks lose their distinctiveness and one day bleeds int

Curiouser and curiouser

Jan 22 2022 12 mins  
Poetry can give us an epiphany. A different perspective or sudden appreciation of understanding something in a new or clear way. Historical narrative can also give insight, sometimes through recorded observation, sometimes through myth and legend of how unexpected events or experiences brought an epiphany. Archimedes in his bath, Issac Newton heading the apple, Mendeleev’s period

100*

Jan 18 2022 10 mins  
Projecting strength and preserving image can too easily become a fashion in leadership as well as design. If we be obsess over our own perfection we will project unrealistic expectations on others and have no way to process failure or deal with trauma. This vulnerability and honesty is one of the things I appreciate about the Psalms. The Psalms have been helpful in affirming the re