My Story – Miriam
Homecoming and Hope
I’m one of those cheesy people who gets over-excited for each and every festive season. Holidays put me in an annoyingly good mood, and I take my...
What Easter means to me – David
Easter: the hope of shattered perfection
Life is hard. If you have lived past the age of ten, I'm sure that this is something that you're familiar with. It gets...
What Easter means to me – Amy
No Greater Gift
I was the only child of a Secretary and a Carpenter. My father had found himself in financial difficulty time and time again, and the disappointment had...
What Easter means to me – Caroline
The day death died
Death is a scary thought and a topic of discussion. Many view it like an unpronounced taboo. Personally, this was exactly how I felt about death....
Easter and Judas
As we approach Easter, we typically think of the death and resurrection of Jesus. I suppose few of us spend any time thinking about Judas and, if we did,...
Man Up! 2.0
In my previous post, I emphasized how the answer to the end to gender oppression is not simply in empowering women, but also changing the definition of manhood as...
Is it okay not to be okay?
The news came in as a bolt out of the blue for the entire family. It was unexpected, unimaginable and something that was difficult for the family to fathom....
When the going gets tough
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."
This saying comes to mind every time situations make me feel like giving up. I think to myself, “I’m not that...
Lessons learnt from the men in my life
A few years ago I was left broken from previous hurts and disappointments, that stemmed from my encounters with men. My experiences affected me profoundly, so much so, that...