I feel sometimes that a lot of my life has been spent in a waiting room. In my overseas travels, much time is spent waiting in airport lounges, in lineups, sitting on the plane as it idles on the tarmac, and resting during the flight. Only then, there are...
I find myself inundated with voices these days. The newsfeed is 24/7, full of stories of pandemic, civil and racial unrest, political bickering and threats, and the plight of refugees. Even if I turn the radio and TV off, there are the responsibilities of...
As our economy slowly re-opened following the COVID-19 pandemic, after months of shopping restrictions and the availability of essential services only, there were all sorts of promotions to attract buyers into brick-and-mortar shops. I regularly received...
As children, we enjoyed playing with and learning about the properties of light through using its rays. A small, bright light in a dark room allowed us to make shadow puppets on the wall, using our hands. The magnifying glass opened up new worlds as we explored nature...
As a young teenager, I took music lessons at a local music school. My teacher, a nice young man and very patient instructor, surprised me one day by venting against Jesus Freaks. Not being committed to my faith and questioning Christian teaching, I was afraid to...
Picture thanks to By <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Concord" title="User:Concord">Concord</a> - <span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Both of my uncles were servicemen in World War II, one being on an RFA...
A workplace tradition at Christmas is the practise of assigning each employee the name of another co-worker, to be given an anonymous gift. Our office has made our own version of the Secret Santa game; we are to choose a small gift to give which our own secret...