Who am I?

I am Paul. I'm a husband to Mel, a father to Eva and Thea, a pastor, a coffee drinker, and a trail runner.

How would you introduce yourself if you were meeting someone for the first time?

Often, our identity becomes wrapped up in what we do and how well we do it. Our sense of worth is tied to our performance.

So when we're succeeding at work, achieving goals, and receiving recognition, we feel good about ourselves. But when we fail, struggle, or fall short of expectations, our sense of worth begins to unravel.

It’s a big weekend of sport.

The Super Rugby semi-finals are here, the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup begins, and the FIFA World Cup has kicked off. The last of those is the biggest World Cup ever, with billions of people expected to follow the tournament from all around the world.

Sport has a remarkable way of bringing people together at a time when so much seems to push us apart. In just a few hours, it can capture the full kaleidoscope of human emotion: joy, sorrow, hope, frustration, anticipation, relief, and celebration.