Columns

Celebrating mothering and fathering

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

No matter what this week throws in your path, just keep your focus: there is a long weekend on the horizon. Just a few short days to go.

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

You know what they say about best intentions, and therefore you know where that leads. 

Freedom reigns in my world, just as it does in Heaven, for Christ is the Lord of both. As it is in Heaven, the manacles that once held me no longer hold me. 

Mental health breaks can be as simple as a drive to the garden nursery on a damp Saturday morning, to stand in the sheltered soft light of the greenhouse and breathe in the air of all the blooming plants and flowers that surround you in perfect rows. 

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Pray persistently, boldly

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

It was 4am and my internal alarm clock decided that sleep was over. A waning gibbous moon shone bright, clear white above the row of homes that stretch out in my neighbourhood. There is something magic in the dark morning before the day wakes up.

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

I’m not going to ask for Cadbury Creme Eggs this year (the British version, because I’m no amateur). I’m not going to do it. I will not get my hopes up.

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

On a rare day, I found myself home alone. The house was mine, all mine. Solitude. Sigh.