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I am very excited to announce the publication of my first ever novel, Kingstone, a short fantasy story in the style of J.R.R.Tolkien's The Hobbit. It has been some time in the making, and I am very proud to say that it is now available for purchase on Amazon, worldwide as a paperback or eBook. Please … Continue reading Kingstone – Paperback & eBook
Some brilliant quotes on love & friendship from C. S. Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia (and many other books). “Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .” ― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves “To … Continue reading C. S. Lewis on Love & Friendship
Here’s an article I had published on the online Seton Magazine in December as The Greatest Christmas Gift in a Most Unexpected Place. Christmas in our culture today is commonly associated with the giving and receiving of gifts. I’m sure we can all think of some particular gift we received one year which stands out from all … Continue reading The Greatest Gift
Here's an article I had published on the online Seton Magazine in October as Going Against the Current and Other Lessons from the Salmon. If I asked you to pick an animal with a “characteristic” that you would like to imitate, which animal would you choose? An owl for its wisdom? A bear for its … Continue reading What We Can Learn From Salmon
This article is an edited version of one which was originally published on the online Seton Magazine as The Silent, Christmas God; Hiding in Stables & Tabernacles. If we were to journey back almost 2000 years to the city of David, to the small town of Bethlehem on the eve of the first Christmas, we would find a town busier than usual, because many had come to be enrolled for the census of Caesar Augustus. Somewhere in that … Continue reading Our Silent God
"To a great extent, the level of any civilization is the level of its womanhood. When a man loves a woman, he has to become worthy of her. The higher her virtue, the more noble her character, the more devoted she is to truth, justice, goodness, the more a man has to aspire to be … Continue reading Women and the Level of Civilization
Without a doubt, one of my favourite books is J. R. R. Tolkien's, The Lord of the Rings. I am also a big fan of Peter Jackson's films based on the story, particularly the Extended Editions (which are the only versions of the movies I have watched). In multiple polls, The Lord of the Rings has been … Continue reading The Stories That Matter
In her book, Not God's Type, former atheist English professor, Dr.Holly Ordway recounts of how during her journey from Atheism to Christianity, she came to a point where she had to consider if Jesus Christ really was who He claimed to be. As she studied the Gospels she realised that they were either, "sophisticated works … Continue reading Not God’s Type
“And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land…” EZEKIEL 22:30 In September 2015 Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix, Arizona released an Apostolic Exhortation directed to the Catholic Men of his diocese entitled 'Into the Breach'. The purpose of the exhortation was as "an encouragement, a challenge, and a calling … Continue reading Into the Breach
Perhaps you're wondering what is meant by the title of two time Grammy Award winning, Australian born duo, for King & Country's album Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. Joel Smallbone, who makes up one half of for King & Country (the other - his younger brother Luke) answers that question at the end of the final … Continue reading RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG.
