“Stop having sex with your secretary!” was my response to a multi-millionaire as he was bragging to a few around the table at a business breakfast of elite, very wealthy businessmen. Here were some “makers and shakers” of our city and they had it all. They had money, they had power and they could pretty…
Many years ago, in an organisation that remains nameless, I was seconded to a major project worth many millions of dollars. There were over 400 people on this project at the time. 70% were engaged from a consultancy firm. My role was coordination of the project management. From the information each person entered into the…
Have you ever watched a cow grazing. It just meanders in the grass chewing the cud, growing fatter by the day. In the heat of the day it will even lie down and rest. Just dumb and fattened. Nothing seems to perturb it – and the butcher loves it that way. And so it is…
Have you ever noticed how kids can be cruel at times by observing some trait of a kid and then naming him accordingly? For example, some kid wearing glasses gets “four-eyes”, a little rounder than most, “Fatso”, tall and lankie, “Stretch”, etc. Nicknames are very common. What starts off as a bit of teasing can…
Have you ever experienced someone flattering you. They are smooth and you just feel a tinge uncomfortable. You like the words, but there is something not quite right. The cliche car salesman is the first thing that comes to mind. “Oh, this sports car will be perfect with someone like you behind her wheel!”, or,…
Business was growing and I was increasing my staff. The Internet services were expanding and we had begun website development and graphic design. It seemed we could do nothing wrong. Taking Mondays out to read God’s Word, pray for my business, staff, suppliers, clients and to strategise had become a key strategy to my business…
On May 08, 2009, Damir Dokic, 50 was arrested and held in a Serbian jail after police raided his hilltop mansion and found a cache of weapons, including two illegal home-made bombs, following alleged threats he made in the Serbian press against the Australian Ambassador Clare Birgin if she did nothing to stop Australian media…
I can’t get over the fact that children are allowed to swear at the Police… and get away with it. I am stunned when I find an 8 year old and a dozen mates, skateboarding at 3 am on a Tuesday night, scraping up the edges of some marble lined retaining wall outside a city…
We often hear how wonderful and amazing it is to be a Christian. On many levels this is true. But no one should believe, say or teach that the Christian life will always be rosy, happy, delightful and without adversity. Anyone who says, “become a Christian and life will be just wonderful all the time”,…