History makers. That means they make history. What they did, said, or some other things associated with them, was so phenomenal that it entered history and we will remember them. Well, like moon landing. As time moves on, we move with it. Something that is even more phenomenal is one…
We have been reminded about showing kindness recently. Remember the memory verse we had a few Sundays ago? Hint: Micah 6:8 has “love kindness” in the RSV, Good News has “show constant love”, while NIV has “love mercy”. Love is everywhere! It’s also action-packed: to ‘show’ love. Mercy and kindness are two…
We went to the bank, well another branch of the same bank. We want to clarify a bank account. I had the same issue some time ago, and that was sorted out there and then at a branch, well the third branch some distance away. I just happened to be…
Sounding astonished himself, he told me his mom travelled back from North America on her own. You mean you didn’t know, I asked. In fact, it was not clear to the rest of the family who would be travelling with her on the way back. Like, he said, with a…
Me me me. The root of much of today’s social, economic and political problems is selfishness. To be more exact, putting me first without taking consideration about how my action could put others in a far less favourable condition. However, I don’t think we should live a life of complete…
We are social people. Each of us has so much we can take with respect to our social scale. Some of us prefer more time to ourselves, others prefer more times with familiar and loved ones, while others enjoy making new friends. No matter what, we have our circle of…
For part 1, click here. Mid Section. We will never know how the song can have a different effect if the mid section is different. Tha’ts a weird philosophical statement to make; it’s like saying if B, which is wholly dependent on A, is questionable but then A is also…
I stared at it for a good few seconds, my mind working out why I would deserve it. When the taxi stopped, I paid the driver and said there’s a pound coin just there. Looking back, I think we surprised each other: he didn’t want the 4p and rounded down…
Understanding yourself is an easy task, much easier than understanding another person, or other beings – animals, artificial intelligent entities etc. Not so, there are times you cannot control your emotion. As your physical self relates to the physical world around you, as you process information internal and external to…
Is gentleness a sign of weakness? Surely not. In fact it’s a fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:23. Here, Paul contrasts the sinful actions that we have left behind (or try to), with a life in the Spirit where the Spirit develops our gentleness. Gentleness is something we should have,…
For part 1, click here. I think most people haven’t noticed this aspect in the music. The rhythmic structure is not too different from the syncopation in the rest of the music, but the subtlety here is so unobvious I think musicians need to take stock so we have the…
This café is famous for its breakfast. It’s the only food place that opens 8am every weekday. Some years back, after changing jobs, I had to spend hours driving to and from work. I decided that for some days I would stay in budget hotels or hostels so to save…
