You can watch this episode of Soul Food on the Soul Food YouTube Channel. When I was a teenager I started taking piano lessons. Because I had a terrific teacher (a big shout out to Mike Herron! - @MikeHerronMusic) and I loved to play, I improved fairly rapidly … but it took time. I still … Continue reading Soul Food Episode 09 – Personal Growth
Episode 08 of Soul Food is about Hobbies and you can watch it on the Soul Food YouTube channel. Tell me, what did you love to do as a kid? What games, activities, or hobbies attracted your interest? What did you do in your free time? Often our early interests are an indicator of what … Continue reading Soul Food Episode 08 – Hobbies
Episode 07 of Soul Food is about Relationships and can be viewed on the Soul Food YouTube channel. Here is the transcript ... I don’t know about you but the hardest thing about this global pandemic is not being able to catch up with my family and friends. Just to be able to sit down … Continue reading Soul Food Episode 07 – Relationships
Hi everyone and welcome to Soul Food Episode 06. [You can watch it on the Soul Food with Mark Conner YouTube Channel or visit https://linktr.ee/markconner for other social media platforms] We are currently talking about stress, with a specific focus on internal stress - the stress we carry on the inside of us. It’s one … Continue reading Soul Food Episode 06 – Conflict
Hi everyone and welcome to Soul Food Episode number 5. [You can watch it on the Soul Food with Mark Conner YouTube Channel or visit https://linktr.ee/markconner for other social media platforms] We are currently talking about stress, with a specific focus on internal stress - the stress we carry on the inside of us. It’s … Continue reading Soul Food Episode 05 – Emotions
Hi everyone and welcome to Soul Food - Episode number 4. [You can watch it on the Soul Food with Mark Conner YouTube Channel or visit https://linktr.ee/markconner for other social media platforms] Today I want to talk to you about stress - something we all have to deal with. Stress means pressure. It’s a feeling … Continue reading Soul Food Episode 04 – Internal Stress
Mention the word 'meditation' today, and for many people, especially Christians, it will evoke images of someone sitting in a yoga pose with their eyes closed and endlessly chanting 'ohm'. Meditation tends to be associated with Buddhism, exotic Eastern cults, or new age philosophy. Yet the practice of meditation has strong historical roots for people … Continue reading The Lost Art of Meditation
Hi there. How are you? Welcome to the third episode of my new weekly video case - Soul Food. [Watch it now on the Soul Food with Mark Conner YouTube Channel] We’ve been talking about the importance of self care. Self care isn’t selfish. The best gift you can give the people around you, is … Continue reading Soul Food Episode 03 – Mindfulness
Hi there. How are you? Welcome to the second episode of my new weekly video cast - Soul Food. [You can watch it on the Soul Food with Mark Conner YouTube channel] Last week we began talking about the importance of self care. Self care isn’t selfish. In fact, the best gift you can give … Continue reading Soul Food Episode 02 – Reflection
Happy father’s day to all the dads out there. Becoming a father is one of the true joys in life. Let’s take time to thank, honour and appreciate all the dads in our life today. This picture is of 3 of my fathers. In the middle is my dear dad, Kevin Conner. He never knew … Continue reading Happy Father’s Day!
Welcome to the first episode of my new weekly video - Soul Food. Read all about Soul Food and then view it on the 'Soul Food with Mark Conner' YouTube channel, Instagram TV, or Facebook. What a crazy time this is for our world, especially with the global COVID-19 pandemic. Here in Melbourne, where I … Continue reading Soul Food Episode 01 – Self Care
Next week is Spring here in Melbourne. It will be a new season - and a time for new beginnings and new things. I’m excited to be creating something NEW myself - starting next Wednesday. Watch this space!
As of Sunday, 22nd March this year, churches in Australia could no longer meet in physical buildings due to the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. The majority of churches had to immediately move to some kind of online platform - ready or not. For some, this was a relatively easy step, especially for churches who had already … Continue reading COVID-19 and the Church
I am white, I am male, I am tall, I am middle class, I am educated, I am straight, and I grew up in a Christian home. All of these things were given to me by birth, not by choice. I did not earn them or do anything to acquire them - other than live … Continue reading Waking Up to My Own ‘Blind Privilege’
This coming Sunday is Mother's Day, a century-old tradition of taking time to thank and honour our amazing mums. Mums are special people we owe so much to - in addition to our very existence! Most mums are faithful, loyal, hard-working, loving and caring people. We honour and applaud them today. Of course, Mother’s Day … Continue reading The Love of a Mother
