We humans have been obsessed with treasure for a long time. Sir Walter Scott’s book ‘The Pirate’ (1822) was a prelude for Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island’ published in 1883. Stevenson had the idea for this novel based on a map of an imaginary, romantic island whilst on holiday with his stepson Lloyd Osbourne in […]
How very old-fashioned and religious some might say – perhaps they are right! And yet, is there something here that is misunderstood, something worth investigating to be salvaged, ‘contextualised’ and re-understood for our times?
Lent used to be about giving up biscuits and chocolates, religiously! There’s something here of an internal struggle that goes on between ‘legalism’ and ‘liberty’ or, if you prefer, ‘Law’ and ‘Grace’.
In sport and media entertainment, people love series, episodes and sequels. The greatest story of all needs no external actors, lighting, special effects or extras because every human being has a part to play in it. Each one of us is in this story and now we are in Part lll, awaiting Part lV which is the grand finale! Part l’s title could be ‘In the Beginning’, Part ll ‘The Coming of The King’ and Part lll ‘Between The Ages’. That would then make Part lV’s title, ‘THE RETURN’! Not everyone knows the plot, their role, the importance of timings and that this is real life in the making, day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute and second by second.
Dreams can be powerful to shape us, for good or bad. It is in that subconscious dream-world that we find some of our hopes and fears interacting in a space where we can also meet with God and hear him speak. How can we know which dreams are plagued with phantoms, which are the often outrageous fantasies and which are the ones that can have meaning? Joseph and Daniel were given understanding of dreams and it shaped destinies of people and nations. Young and old alike can be inspired by dreams and visions – the fact is we need more people who are:
Can you be anything or anyone you want to be? Do you know what and who that is? What is it that defines you – gender, ethnicity, nationality, family, abilities, wealth, achievements, history, sexuality, politics, religion? How do you want people to think of you?
‘When you have a lot of people telling you what you are and perceiving you in a certain way, it’s difficult to find your own identity’ – Sia (Kate Isobelle Furler)
