"And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left-and also many animals?" (Jonah 4:11, NIV2)I was finally in high school, and I was truly a...
My grade 6 teacher in high school became my role model. He made class fun, always encouraging us and guiding us. He always smiled and he tried to be like a kid, just like us. I admired him greatly.However, even in a great class setting, trouble can happen. Every two...
"My brothers shun me like a bum off the street; My family treats me like an unwanted guest." Psalm 69:8 (MSG)After grade 6 in elementary school, I entered grade 6 in high school. It's a bit confusing to some cultures. In Belgium, however, students go to elementary...
When I first entered high school, I was presented with a unique opportunity: for the first time ever, my class was offered a choice as to which foreign language we wished to learn. Throughout Elementary school, French (my mother tongue) had been our only choice, but...
When I entered grade 3 in high school (Equivalent to Grade 10 in North America), I was assigned a teacher who hated Francophones. This was of concern to me, for I was francophone, and his subject of expertise was Dutch! Needless to say, I was adequately warned about...
"My hope is that my visit with you is going to be one of Christ's more extravagant blessings." Romans 15:29 (MSG)"Paul lived for two years in his rented house. He welcomed everyone who came to visit." Acts 28:30 (MSG)When I was in grade 11, I had a classmate who was...
"Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NASB)I especially liked math in High School. It was an easy subject for me because it made sense to me and I enjoyed solving problems. Whenever I had a tough...