Lessons for living: Support and encouragement

Lessons for living: Support and encouragement

Support is giving assistance or ‘holing up’ someone or something. Encouragement is the action of giving someone support, confidence or hope. In encouraging we are stimulating the development of something within a person. It is through relationships that we grow. Just...
The water of life

The water of life

There once lived a King who became very ill. The kingdom despaired, not least his three sons who went out into the palace gardens in grief and there they met an old man. “I know a way to save your father”, the old man claimed. “If he drinks the water of life, he will...
Martin Luther King: a life of service

Martin Luther King: a life of service

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1929, Martin Luther King junior had a happy childhood. The family grew up comfortable and the King home was one filled with love. The Baptist church was at the heart of life for Martin. Social life revolved around the church. Martin went...
Emergence(y): Opportunity

Emergence(y): Opportunity

An emergency is a serious, unexpected and often dangerous situation that requires immediate action. We live now at a time when a number of emergencies are emerging in the world. Thinking time: What are some of the emergencies that we are facing? (Loss of species and...
Giving and receiving

Giving and receiving

Did you know that most of the oxygen we breathe comes from plants that died long ago? We can think of these plants as our ancestors, who, even though they are gone, support our life today. These ancestors provide us with the gift of breathable air. When we feel...