Tricksters of the trade

I MADE THE mistake recently of signing up for an online presentation by someone who promised to take my freelance writing career to a whole other…

Coming into focus

ONE OF THE great things about those retro, Polaroid-style instant cameras is experiencing the joy of the picture slowly emerging in front of you. People come…

Soft-soaping myself

SELF-AWARENESS IS a bit like a bar of soap in the shower. Just when you think you have a firm grasp on it, suddenly it has…

Scratching the to-do list

IT’S STILL EARLY enough in the year for many of us to yet be starting each day with a sense of determination and a clear set…

Hit the ground walking!

IT SEEMS TO me that many churches avoid the first and last pages of the Bible because they don’t want to get side-tracked into Crazyland. It’s…