Wanting to be the top dog
I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. So when I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading…
Think as you read, speak as you think, write as you speak
The first thing you learn is to speak in English. Then you learn to read in English. Finally you learn to write in English. When you first learn to speak…
Voluntary
I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you. I would have liked to keep him with me so that he could take your place in helping me while I…
An unusual experience
Yesterday a friend texted me and asked if we could "call"—have an online chat. During his college Christian Fellowship meeting he found himself having difficulty expressing himself and even stammering.…
Re-use
Some time ago a charitable organisation asked me to help to see if I could resolve this computer's problems. Ultimately it was a problem with the hard disk and since…
My rug
I bought this rug more than twenty years ago and it is now a little threadbare. When new I loved the vibrant colours and the unusual design—well, for a carpet,…
Nga Choy Kai ala Michelle Yeoh
I recently read that Michelle Yeoh, the Oscar-winning Malaysian-born actress, enjoy a meal of Ipoh's famous nga choy kai, or, literally, bean sprouts chicken. I decided to cook my own…
Goodbye
Woke up this morning and she was in the garden. Some signs of vomiting around my porch. She struggled to come in to the house—weak, but looked OK. She deteriorated…
Don’t give up!
A few months ago, I decided that my frangipani tree had to go because all its leaves were infected by a fungus that was so thick that its yellow powder…