The Ascension used to be a significant Christian festival in the calendar. It celebrated how after his resurrection Jesus ascended to heaven – returning home to his starting point until His return at the end of the age to wrap up history. Funnily enough I don’t hear the whoops of joy or the clapping of...
Call my bluff There was once a television game show entitled “Call my bluff”. Two teams of celebrities took turns to provide three definitions of an obscure word, only one of which is correct. The other team then had to guess which was the correct definition, the other two being "bluffs". What about the word...
A woman recently shocked her husband by turning up at her own memorial service. This was just days after the husband had instructed hit-men to kill her. The Australian woman had flown to Barundi for a family event. On going outside for fresh air at the suggestion of her husband, she was kidnapped and taken...
A survey asked people from across the world what they value most in life. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ‘Better Life Initiative’ collected data continuously from 2011. About 60,000 responses from 180 countries were gathered. The so called ‘Better Life Index’ makes it possible to compare wellbeing across countries using the ten...
All is revealed! Revelations make big news. The uncovering of something that has not been heard or seen before, hooks our interest. We’re more interested in what is novel. As we rush into a new year, will the message of Christmas be packed up and put in the loft with the tinsel? What have we...