Go With The Flow

Trends. Something happens somewhere, it proves to be popular, people latch onto it and it captures the imagination for a season. It might be something you eat or something you wear. It could be a catchphrase or a way of looking at the world. Whatever it is, it makes its mark on the culture at […]

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Do You Remember What I Said?

There was this great treat I used to get as a child. That treat was being able to go out for my Mum down the road to the shop to get something for her. Like some item she might need for cooking or something she was doing in the house. Sometimes it would be going […]

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Prepared for Action

Bond would be interrupted from a romantic interlude because of a message that it was important to see M. At the meeting point Bond would be given the mission by M and then as he would go out on the field, he would inevitably come across Q. Here Bond would be equipped with the pertinent […]

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Fly Away

What a wonderful thing the mind is. There are certain settings you can find yourself in where external circumstances can be disturbing. If your mind dwells on those circumstances and then begins to process it, you can find yourself in some bad places. This is what makes the mind so fascinating. There is the capacity […]

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Driven

The smile appeared charming enough. That’s what captured many people. The smile. The ease with which he appeared to take the game and take life was endearing to those who watched him play. Behind the smile, however, there was a player completely committed to being nothing but the best. When training finished for the morning […]

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Walking Home

Some people had to take a bus to get home. There would be a school bus and they would get on it and be transported wherever and then get off to go where they were going. That worked for them. My parents were able to get a school where we could walk to school. It […]

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Looking Up to a Brighter View

Serving is a matter of perspective. There is serving from a position of being the expert. You are the know-it-all. It is the privilege of others to be served by you.  You say you’re serving us, but really it’s all about you. There is serving from a position to look up at how the one […]

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You Hear It You Do It

Jesus tells a story. In it a father has two sons. He tells them both to go do something. The first son says he will, but then doesn’t. The second son at first says he won’t do it but then goes on to do it Jesus then outlines to those listening that there are some […]

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Service Dynamics

Have you ever wondered about people who supposed to serve you? Have you ever thought about those who are supposed to represent you? Have you ever considered the ones who are supposed to be there on your behalf for the best of your welfare? By that, I mean, the thinking surely is that you are […]

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Where You First See Service

The first thing that comes to my mind is the dinner table. Later on I found out that certain families had the table set up where the food would be in different bowls and plates and it was for family members to share out what portion they wanted, or for someone to actively there and […]

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