by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Nov 21, 2013 | Personal
There’s something surreal about walking into a space called a ‘shop’. The street you walk along, the big slab of glass, the posters, the counter and the merchandise all make it easy for you to meet a total stranger, give them some money and walk away... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Nov 19, 2013 | Wrestling
Tonight I’m in the midst of what is becoming a long and interesting conversation with a mate about ultimate reality, faith and meaning. We have agreed that we will be happy to allow for robust argumentation and that we will not be ‘arguing for a win’... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Nov 5, 2013 | Personal
Part-way through a long tour of our southern communities, I’ve come to a stop at our Swan Hill campus where a group of students have enrolled in a twelve month course called a Certificate IV in Christian Studies. Tomorrow I’ll be talking with them about... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Nov 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
The trouble with coarse language in our prayers is that sooner or later we start to know—to really know—the one we are speaking to: we begin to see their point of view, and we are embarrassed, not so much by our language as by the attitude behind the language, which... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Oct 29, 2013 | Wrestling
The following post on ‘good prayers using bad language’ came out of a situation where I had just written a letter to the mother of an old mate of mine. He and his entire family (including the mum) are from solid Aussie-Battler stock and—as the saying...