An introduction to interviews

SOME WOULD-BE writers are so keen to sit down at the keyboard and start typing that they forget that’s actually the second stage of the process.…

Stepping into the spotlight

I WOULD LIKE to be so humble that people remark on it, but not so humble that I can’t enjoy it when they do. However, that…

Ticker tape temptation

THERE’S A FINE line between a fist pump and a faceplant, as this collection of sportsmen and women celebrating victory prematurely illustrates. But it’s not only…

What I learned from being called out

I WAS AT a conference when I left a message for one of the featured guests, asking whether he might have time in his schedule for…

When God repeats Himself

YOU MAY HAVE heard about the pastor who got complaints for preaching the same sermon on five consecutive Sundays. His response to the grumblers: he would…