On & Off Duty Issue 1106 August 2023

01 Aug 2023

Power of the Time Machine – Brian McCarthy:

There is a young family that attend the same church as I do, with two little blonde kids racing around. Those kids are so cute, and constantly on the go! Alan is their dad, and I mentioned this to him a couple of months ago. I said, “Alan you’re kids are absolutely gorgeous, but I bet they are a handful.” At this point Alan told me about his time machine…

Alan explained to me that on the hardest of days, when the kids need as much of his attention as he can muster, that he imagines that he is in fact 80 years old, his kids have long since grown up and he has a time machine…

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On & Off Duty Issue 1107 September 2023

On & Off Duty Issue 1107 September 2023

Are You The One? Don’t Doubt It! – Simon Berger: We all have doubts. We doubt each other and we doubt ourselves – self-doubt - this could have been because of lies we have been told or believe about ourselves, or our own lived experience. It’s what we do with those...

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On & Off Duty Issue 1105 July 2023

On & Off Duty Issue 1105 July 2023

Peace in the Midst of the Storm – Brian McCarthy: Jesus and Christianity are completely countercultural. When Simon Peter and the other seasoned fishermen were terrified in the boat crossing Lake Galilee, Jesus was completely at rest. He even remonstrated with them...

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On & Off Duty Issue 1104 June 2023

On & Off Duty Issue 1104 June 2023

Mental and Spiritual Wellbeing - Brian McCarthy: Recently I came across an article by Rabbi David Lapin on the difference between fatigue and depletion. It had never dawned on me that there was a subtle difference in the two conditions. I put into practice his...

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