Life Literacy

Grace@Work is one year old. It officially starting functioning on 1st August 2000. I recall the time well. It was a scary time. I could never have anticipated stepping out in faith like this at this stage of my life. Would there be adequate funding? How will I survive...

Q12

It’s an employer’s market. With global economies softening unemployment is on the rise. However good people are always valuable to any company. And lean teams leave no room for fat. All team members need to be motivated and productive. Is there a secret to...
Moon Over Elliot Bay

Moon Over Elliot Bay

I awoke at 3.25am on the morning of July 4th. It may have been residual jet lag. Maybe it was a divine nudge. Or maybe I needed to go to the bathroom. Whatever it was, I was awake and for one of the few times in my life, I was overwhelmed by a vision of...
Restore or Discard?

Restore or Discard?

What happens when an appliance in your house breaks down? The heating filament in my oven toaster broke about a year ago. It would have been much more expensive to repair it than to buy a new one. So we threw the broken one away and bought another. This seems to be a...

RAP Preaching

The pulpit is a very dangerous place. Preach badly and you are guilty of making God’s word sound dull and ineffective. Do it well and immediately the ego is in danger of deadly pride. Some of us are called to walk this  dangerous tight rope on a regular basis....