Griffa (Mad Max) – When God Sends the Questions You’re Avoiding

by Benjamin | Jun 29, 2026 | Blog, Reflective, Video Games

Darkness. Depths. Dryness. Underneath the landscape of post-apocalyptic Australia, in the 2015 Mad Max video game after entering a camp, Max finds himself fighting his way through many enemies. Not as a prisoner, but a person with a mission. Just like a raging...

Gandalf the White: You Are Not Finished

by Benjamin | Apr 22, 2026 | Blog, Encouraging, Films, Heroes and Champions, Reflective

The roar had grown silent. Fire had darkened. The bridge was split. The Fellowship was safe. Yet, even in escape, darkness seems to sing, subtle, like a siren upon a jagged rock. Gandalf the Grey clung on. His body over the edge. His fingertips, his lifeline. The...

Courage When Fear Says You Cannot Stand

by Benjamin | Mar 16, 2026 | Blog, Encouraging, Films, Heroes and Champions, Reflective

The Battle of Helms Deep is a battle still etched in the minds and hearts of the people of Rohan. A victory hard fought, but not without great sacrifice. Across the plains, hooves strike the ground, six horses carry their riders swiftly back to Edoras. Aragorn,...

Strength Begins Before You Feel Ready

by Benjamin | Feb 28, 2026 | Blog, Encouraging, Films, Personal Development, Reflective

The house is empty. Only Dre Parker, his mother, a couple of suitcases remain. On a doorframe, milestones of important events are marked in pen and pencil. Just before they leave, Dre leans up against the frame, pencils in where his height is and writes on it. The...

Wisdom You Don’t See Until You Slow Down

by Benjamin | Feb 17, 2026 | Blog, Modern, Personal Development, Reflective

Tim ‘The Tool Man’ Taylor is in the garden at night, changing the lightbulbs on the lanterns attached to his house. His attention is caught by a sloshing sound over the fence. “Happy hour, Wilson?” The man, his neighbour is throwing some liquid onto a painting., of...

Torgal FFXVI: When Presence Speaks Louder Than Power

by Benjamin | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog, Encouraging, Reflective, Video Games

Alone on a rock, Clive Rosfield reflects, no words, not even those in a voiceover of his own thoughts. Behind him, one single bark. Enough to get his attention. Turning towards the source of the sound, Clive watches a lone, large canine walk towards him. A small smile...