TOUCHSTONE
Offering, encouraging and teaching friendship in Christ to leaders in the business, political, arts and spiritual marketplaces.
Welcome to Touchstone
Touchstone is a loosely linked community focused on offering, encouraging and teaching friendship in Christ to leaders in the business, political, arts and spiritual marketplaces.
Truth is a Lemon Meringue
I burst out laughing when my grandkids chanted this line from one of their storybooks. “The truth is a lemon meringue” is now a laughter inducing mantra around our family. It is appropriate given my penchant for baking and enjoying that very pie. Say it out loud where you are now – feel the smile on your face. More >
What’s in a Picture?
The importance of images was driven home emphatically when Touchstone received a letter saying “You owe us $2000 for using an image for which you don’t have a licence.” A partial image in our old website had been noticed by a licencing agency. A design person had been careless – we had messed up. Then we paid up – a much reduced fee after a friendly chat with the agency. More >
Chapter ‘12 of Our Life Story
We’ve turned the page of Chapter ’11 of our life story and we’ve begun writing the first pages of Chapter ’12. Even at the beginning of a new year our lives are a mix of messiness and heroism, fear and hope, cringing and courage. We struggle against our weakness and exercise our strengths with the power that God gives us. More >
Merry Christmas?
This time of year is a mixture of positives and negatives. In the midst of the celebrating there is often profound sadness or pain for many. By the end of last year’s Advent, in early January, I felt profoundly fragile. In processing this I noticed that the “God with us” was with me. More >
“Who’s Talking About You?”
Ever feel a bit nervous when you find out someone has been talking about you behind your back? I certainly do and yet you would think by now I would be less insecure. Truth be told, our stories are told by many people. It is often a good thing- I meet so many new friends simply because you might have told my story and suggested a connection would be helpful. More >
