Episode 17 - Light

Have you ever stopped to think about what difference light makes to your life. Most often I take it for granted that tomorrow the sun will rise and I’ll have electric power to give me light an night. But can you imagine what the world would be like without light? Thankfully we don’t live in such a world and in fact the season of Christmas is one where we celebrate the arrival of the Light of the world - Jesus Christ.

Light is essential for all aspects of our lives and what we see influences many of our decisions. In the light we see things as they are, we see the truth. And knowing the truth is so important because the Truth sets us free from doubt, fear and so many other things that hinder us living life to the full. In this episode, we explore a little bit of what it means to live and walk in the Light, why walking in the light is good for our mental, emotional and spiritual health, what could happen when we hide things in the dark instead and how to get light in our life and keep on walking in the light.

Episode 15 - Authority

It may appear as special permission to do a particular thing or in some other form. I wonder what comes to mind when you think about authority. It probably draws up different feelings and memories in each of us depending on who you are, how you’ve lived, what you do and so many other things. Regardless of how we feel about it, authority is a permanent feature of our daily lives. The question which follows is this – Is there a way we can enjoy rather than at best tolerate its presence?

In this episode, we begin to explore what authority means and how it features in some different contexts. We also look at some of the responses we could have to it and most importantly, how we can use it well. Join me as we discover more about how much the authority we have, and could have, can enrich our lives and our communities.

Episode 12 - Loose Grip (Part 1) - Release

We all have things that are part of our lives that we consider essential, and I’m sure we are all familiar with these things to varying degrees. Maybe they are things that we would find difficult to give up or things that we are endlessly chasing. Is holding unto them good for us? And more importantly, are all these things necessary for us to live full lives?

Sometimes we might find that we struggle with letting go of things we want to stop, and that can prevent us from having the capacity to pick up something new. In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking about how we navigate this part of life well with my great friend Carl. Carl shares part of his story and shares the lessons he learned along the way.

Episode 10 - Gratitude (Part 1) - Vision

It isn’t easy to describe exactly what it feels like, but I get the sense that gratitude is linked to restored hope and strength. It is what we experience right after we receive a great act of kindness, for example, and I’m sure we all want more of that in our lives. Our lives are influenced significantly by what we see and for most of us, those moments of gratitude are rare events. But they don’t have to be. We can have moments of gratitude as part of our everyday lives. Join me as we explore how what we see with our eyes and focus on in our hearts can help enrich our lives.