Travis Barnes

Raising giants

When my wife rings, a picture pops up on my phone. It’s of my wife holding our oldest daughter having her very first swimming lesson at 12 months of age. In the photo my wife looks happy and my daughter looks suspicious of the water.

‘It’s time to be brave’  -  worth a read

In the Old Testament book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar builds a giant statue and commands his people to bow down and worship the image

Dodged a bullet

Antonis Mavropoulos is a lucky man but he didn’t realise it at the time.

Fighting Forgiveness

Kevin Bartlett is a legend of the Richmond Football Club. He played for the Tigers between 1965-1983 winning 5 premierships in a 403 game career.

The Grumpy Teacher

I remember my first day as a teacher. Years of study and sacrifice had gone into making this dream a reality. I was ready to shape the minds of the next generation, with creative teaching methods that would captivate their imagination.

Giants of Judgement

Do you drink tea? There are many different kinds.

Words for the wounded

Pirates of the Pandemic

Make the gospel great again

Lockdown Jenga

This year I started teaching at Creek Street Christian College, Bendigo. It wasn’t difficult finding my way around; I used to attend the school when I was a student. A few of my past teachers are now my present-day colleagues!