“Robin… I nearly died. Before anything happened, there was someone I needed to thank.” It was a Saturday evening in New Zealand when my phone rang—a WhatsApp call from Los Angeles. The voice belonged to Jabu, a former student from a school in South...
Sometimes a prayer takes years to write, impacted by changing scenarios—that was my journey. In 2016, shortly before retiring after almost fifty years in education, my wife and I travelled through Eastern Europe on a river cruise. As a history teacher, I had long...
“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will act.” — Psalm 37:5 One prayer. One dream. One extraordinary answer. There are moments in life that quietly change us. They don’t necessarily make headlines, or answer every difficult question...
Every few years we rewrite the curriculum, yet New Zealand continues to rank among the highest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries for school bullying, while too many of our young people struggle with loneliness, anxiety and...
In New Zealand and Australia, many people are familiar with the phrase “Tall Poppy Syndrome.” We use it so often that it has become part of our cultural vocabulary. Most of us know exactly what it means. It refers to the tendency to criticize, undermine,...
Hope has a powerful influence on the way people view themselves, their circumstances, and their future. When people lose hope, they often stop trying. Challenges begin to feel permanent, setbacks seem overwhelming, and possibilities become difficult to imagine. But...
