Feeling disconnected. It’s not an unfamiliar feeling for many people, but it generally doesn’t last. The first day or two on vacation in an unfamiliar place, the initial weeks in a new job, maybe even the first 4-6 months when you move to a very different country. It’s to be expected; not everything makes sense, …
Today marks a decade since my best friend Michael was taken from this world. He was 41. He was a wonderful friend, loving father and husband, and a devoted pastor. We used to enjoy playing guitar together, drinking coffee or beer, discussing theology and nerd culture. He opened my eyes to a wider and more …
Today is the Feast of the Transfiguration in the Anglican tradition, and at church this morning we were reminded that Jesus came so that we didn’t have to live in shame. With the purification brought by His sacrificial blood comes the right to be righteous, and thus to clothe ourselves in the metaphorical robes of …
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Originally an Instagram post from 31st July 2025, written from Košice, Slovakia One day people will view themselves, each other and the world as they should, but until then we’re grateful for places like Bukovec Nudapláž where you can commune with creation as God planned. People ask why I promote naturism, particularly alongside my Christian …
Today is my birthday. Other than having enough time-off-in-lieu to be able to take the day off and head to Therme, it’s not really a special day. It’s not really a special age. But a new year, whether calendar or birth, brings new hope. The last couple of years have been hard. I’m incredibly unsettled. …
A personal reflection on peace Originally posted on Substack on Oct 23, 2025 I’ll be honest; until maybe a couple of years ago, Estonia barely entered into my thoughts at all. After 8 years living in near-tropical Hong Kong, which saved my life and reawakened my fascination with the sea, I would never have imagined …
Originally posted on Oct 01, 2025 on my Substack. Before I was cancelled for no reason. Like so many… Too much stuff in our life. Too many emails. Too many clothes. Too many bills. Too many gadgets. Too many mugs. Too many cables in the junk drawer. Too many started and abandoned hobbies. Too much …
Originally published on Sep 30, 2025 on my unjustly-suspended Substack I was probably 12 or 13 when I first discovered the concept of naturism, in a travel book about what was then Yugoslavia. It immediately made sense to me, because what value does swimwear actually serve? When it’s hot, particularly as a kid, you always …
Originally shared on my now-suspended Substack on Sep 25, 2025 I think most people are quite aware that swimwear doesn’t perform any of the required functions of clothing. It doesn’t keep you warm, it doesn’t protect you from the elements, and (other than the $$$$s “sharkskin” racing suits, which only aid speed, not buoyancy) it …
Originally published on Substack on Sep 25, 2025 In today’s society, we’re further from the concept of tribe than maybe we’ve ever been. Although maybe not. Let me explain… We all need tribes. It’s an essential part of healthy survival. Mankind developed in groups… typically extended families, which over time has migrated to church communities, …