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My wife, Fiona, hasn’t spoken to me in almost three weeks. At all.

Her silence has been a means of treating vocal nodules that have been ..

Our avocado tree is in the process of budding and it’s teeming. The tree is six years old and I’ve never seen it so abundant with the prom..

It seemed like a long drum roll, but it ended with barely a whimper. The Labour party announced on Tuesday morning that they would not sup..

I’ve long admired the joyful endurance that, over time, creates a deep furrow of cultivated character and glorifying goodness.

The blok..

I love Jesus’ ability to change tack for a Kingdom purpose. He takes the tangents that open the way to love, miracles, hope, and a new kin..

My dog hovers. It annoys the crap out of me. I’m fine with her slumping on my feet, even leaping with affection or laying out the back und..

On Wednesday morning, I woke to the news that one of my childhood cricketing heroes, Max Walker, had died at the too-young age of 68.

M..

I need editors. And I need to edit. There’s something about my writing brain that, more often than I’d like, overlooks error.

I miss gr..

As we waited at the top of the 3 km interval on Tuesday morning and watched one of the runners disappear unassailably, one of my running b..

Throwaway comments over the last fortnight have made me realise all over again: I tend to expect and anticipate the upside and manage the ..