After spending many years in China, I was amazed at how difficult it was to obtain affordable housing upon my return home. This was a serious problem for a person whose income would be the pension. Read on.
Tag: Pentecostal
Learning to Really Listen Carefully All the Time
There’s this constant nagging thought “I need some winter socks.” There are many shops around and I often looked, but I could not find what I really wanted, to be comfortable and warm. Read on.
Fundamental Truth From My Student
It was May. There were two students who came to my flat to ask so many questions. And that was the day that I learned about my own inadequacies. Read on.
From Depression to Joy for One Student.
She was the monitor in this class. Therefore she collected the communication books. The books I asked students to write in once a week. My way of finding out what they would never say. Read on.
Should I Have Expected That This Was Possible?
The new buses in the city where I lived, ran in the centre of the road. They were meant as an express service and therefore had far fewer stops than the regular buses. They were a great way to safe time. Read on.
How Hidden Cancer Was Found When Said to be Impossible
How far will co-incidents really go? Could it all just have been “luck”? Tell me what you think of the following. Read on.
Rescued From Terrifying Assault
It was Saturday afternoon. I was on the phone to my friend. Then a knock on the front door. So we hung up and I went to open the door.
A Problem
An indigenous man mumbled something about John. I told him that there wasn’t any John in this house. I wanted to close the door. He successfully kept it open by putting his hammer in the way. Read on.
The Startling Breakthrough of Good Friday
Today is Good Friday. The shops are mostly closed and many people are away on holidays or day trips. We will have the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal. And some of us will go to Church. In all our busyness, will we remember why Good Friday is different from any other Friday? Read on.
Receiving Perfection for Purpose
I ask why an employee, any employee, would go to an extraordinary length to serve a client. It might be out of pride for the job. It might be to be noticed. Or it might just be because they care. Read on.