I recorded my first podcast this week with an elderly Hungarian woman that lived through the Nazis, Soviets and the Hungarian Revolution. Fascinating stuff! You can read about Marika Gubasci below: http://www.abc.net.au/sundaynights/stories/s3240772.htm Enjoy! https://m.soundcloud.com/throughtheeyeoftheneedle/podcast-1-marika-gubasci
Photo by Daniel Watson on Pexels.com Throughout my experience working in various dementia-specific units, I have been perplexed as to how some people remember things about me. What they don't remember about me is my name, or where I come from. But they do remember my face and rituals in relating that we go through.... Continue Reading →
“This knitting of song into our bodies is why memorization of Scripture through song is often so effective. Song soaks into the very core of our being, which is why music is an important constitutive element of our identity.” James K. A. Smith
Some friends of mine recently encouraged me to write some thoughts on my experience of 'singleness'. Much of what I write may appear cynical, but these are earnest thoughts. It comes from a place of great failure, but also of great joy. The greatest prize is God himself. No person can be more than that and... Continue Reading →
' There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.' William Shakespeare, Hamlet
I was about 7 or 8 years old when I read the original Steve Alten novel, Meg. I was in love with films and books about creatures eating people, like Jaws or Aliens, et al. Thus we finally have The Meg, an adaptation that is 20 years in the making. And it's awful. The Meg is... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWuFzgjxszs&t=503s Not sure how, but I stumbled across this video on YouTube about a bloke that gave up porn and had a better sex life and marriage with his wife. We are just starting to see the effects of porn in how it effects mental health, conditions the brain, and contributes to erectile dysfunction.... Continue Reading →
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of...We know the truth not only by the reason, but by the heart" - Blaise Pascal
History's 'what if' in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the 'what-if' of Edgar Wright's version of Ant-Man. Peyton Reed stepped in at the last minute to direct with some script doctoring with Paul Rudd (who plays Scott Lang). This new film, Ant-Man and the Wasp, is entirely of the creativity of Peyton Reed, Rudd and... Continue Reading →
It's taken me a while to close these brief reflections, as I honestly couldn't summarise what I wanted to say. As far as grief is concerned, it is true that grief does subside (though suffering may not). Even if your suffering does not disappear in this life, it will at the coming of Jesus Christ for... Continue Reading →
Through the Eye of the Needle 