Excess baggage
I was standing in a queue at the airport waiting to check in when I heard a couple behind me…
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Of games and the good old days
THE beauty of being driven as opposed to driving your own car is obvious — except for the occasional conversations…
Have you had your calling in life?
Many of us go through life with a clear sense that we are not living up to our full potential…
Aiming high
ONE of my most memorable overseas trips – ‘missions’ they still call it – while working at the World Bank…
Forgiveness is a feeling of freedom
EASTER is arguably the most significant day on the calendar. Christians cannot help but celebrate that, we receive forgiveness for…
Towards self-sufficiency in rice
ON Wednesday this week, I was taken for a ride – literally. It’s called ‘stretching the legs’ – for 80km…
The tappings of the woodpecker
RECENTLY, I took the advice of the 94-year-old naturalist and wildlife filmmaker Sir David Attenborough. He has said, “Sit down.…
The prisoner, the tourist and the learner
Today is Easter Sunday when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead after his crucifixion and burial.…