What it’s like and what you can do to help someone who is struggling with this challenging co-morbidity. — My sister, Maria, went to bed last night with tears in her eyes. I asked her if she was OK, she said she was fine, I persisted, gently, asking her if she wanted to talk, she said no. I didn’t push any further because I’ve learned that sometimes this can…

Watching people smoke when you’re trying to give up is difficult but unavoidable. Here’s how you can deal with it. — I saw someone performing the smoker’s squat whilst on my bike ride this morning and the image is frozen in my mind. What is the smoker’s squat? A smoker is crouching down, their bum is almost touching the ground, they are resting their forearms on the top of their knees…

Time to dispel some myths. — This morning I listened to an excerpt from an interview with the recently deceased British comedian Bobby Ball on the radio, in which he describes how he came to adopt a Christian faith. …

Redefining success can help us to cope with failure. —

Caregivers need to stop belittling their role and take pride in what they do. — "I'm just a Caregiver at the moment but…" I was talking to an old university friend I hadn’t seen for several years when I spoke this familiar sentence. …

Slow-motion highlights reveal that not even Khabib was immune to Justin Gaethje’s infamous leg kicks. — In the wake of Justin Gaethje's recent defeat at UFC 254 to the newly crowned pound for pound number one, and Lightweight Champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, the UFC YouTube channel released their customary episode of the “Fight Motion” video series which provides highlights of their marquee bouts through the lens of…

Hey, you! I’m a triathlete, read about how great I am! — I’ve got to let you all know something super important at the outset: I got up at 3:45 am this morning and swam 7 miles. I biked to the swimming pool, taking an extra-long route (like 20 miles extra long) and I biked back home. By 6:30 am I had…

I continually struggle with doubts about my Christian life, this is how I overcome them. — When I was in my late teens and beginning my university studies, I had big aspirations for my life. I wanted to be a successful novelist or screenwriter on most days, on other days I wanted to be an esteemed lecturer with a ‘Ph.D’ and ‘Dr.’ attached to my name. …

Coffee farmers aren’t being paid enough but we can help them. — On the last Friday of every month, my monthly bank statement pops up in my email inbox. If you’re like me and don’t like to be reminded of all the pointless purchases you made in the previous four weeks you probably give your monthly bank statement a superficial glance —…