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2021 sees new directions The major 2021 feature in these new directions sees the “18-30 years and Over 31s” in both the Kiwis and Internationals have become separate to Press Service International. Photo  -   Cartia Moore 2020 Aust young writer Basil Sellers Award  This means that after three years of Stand Alone for the 18-30 and Over 31s, Kiwis and Internationals, now they have taken responsibility for themselves. In both cases they have senior writers from their own ilk who serve as their editors. NZ senior writer Esther Koh is the editor of the Kiwi young writers  -  and  -  ...

Photo  -    An empty Marina There are parallels between parents barracking for their kids from the sidelines, and parishioners who have all the 'answers' (solutions) but are unwilling to take responsibility of putting them into practise. Every Christian leader faces the scenario where members of their congregation or association offer their 'tuppence' worth of advice, sometimes couched in terms more like a directive. It is often these same people who are 'just not there' when there is hands-on work to be done in order to see their 'suggestion' come to fruition. As the founder of the Spor...

Proverbs chapter 16 verse 33 " The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord." (KJV), or, otherwise expressed in the New Living Translation "We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall". Photo  -    Sea Rescue – theological reflections I was interested in the theological viewpoint from this Proverbs verse, as it challenges the readers to accept the authority of Scripture in all of their life practices and also in their hearts and their thinking. What is the verse actually expressing? Both 'lot' and 'dice' refer to what we would normally ...

Photo  -   Tronson du Coudray art “Thriftiness” Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince William and affectionately known as Kate, has several times been photographed wearing the same outfit that she has worn previously. The public may want a royal fashion 'clothes horse', but Kate told a friend: "Times are tough - I cannot be expected to wear a new outfit for every royal engagement. I am not a fashion model." Moreover she is acutely aware of the current economic climate. The London Daily Telegraph said that she not only refuses to accept freebies from fashion outlets, she h...

Photo  -    Mark Tronson – Paranoid Pop ‘Paranoid Pop’ is the "fun and games name" my son gives whenever I expresses some caution over a seemingly everyday decision. That "reflection" is part of who I am. I have always reflected on decisions and thought about them carefully and thoughtfully; sometimes too much, and at times too little. My wife, Delma, is also a careful thinker and has given due consideration to family discussions and subsequent decisions all our lives. This has stood them in good stead as we are now grandparents, having raised four children to be sensible and wonde...