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Unmarried but not alone: two wise single men

Unmarried but not alone: two wise single men

Being single is great. There is a big difference between being alone and being lonely. A recent social research found that single individuals are more frequently stay in touch with, provide help to, and receive help from, parents, siblings, neighbours, and friends than the married (link). Not only can they have broader social networks, singles can stay healthier and spend more time in solitude..

  • Let Youth Take the Lead

    I’m embarrassed and ashamed at the failure of leadership and vision coming from some of the world’s ‘adults’ when measured against that of those many years younger.

  • Hope when everything changes yet nothing changes

    In the last few months, I have read two books discussing the social history of Australia over the last 50 years or so. Two things surprised me, how much has changed, and how little has changed.

  • ‘In the way they should go…’

    I overheard the following exchange in the pre-school sandpit one morning, when I was substituting as a parent helper:

  • My Samoan identity

    Where is the Samoan culture heading? Is it diminishing or thriving? Is it thriving if the language of the culture is endorsed by one school system, but abandoned by another? The very school system that has neglected the language is in the land of its origin.

  • The Mission of God Part 2 – Being Sent by Jesus

    Don’t you like to travel to new places and visit familiar places?

  • Coming to terms with my Christian sinfulness

    Walk into most churches and you will find a plethora of euphemisms to describe our condition before God and our need for Jesus. Missing the mark, stuffing up, falling short, making mistakes.

  • What the Hell

    Hell. This word is often used as an expression by people in many ways (e.g. what the hell, when hell freezes over, a hell of a lot/time). But to Christians, hell is a very real place and is quite frankly somewhere that we would rather avoid! But the question remains, what is hell and more importantly how do we avoid winding up there?

  • Living next door to Alice

    I recently did a big, scary thing. I left my little island home and moved to a tiny town surrounded by corn fields to complete my post-graduate studies.

  • My prayer guidelines

    As Christians we all pray. It is something that we get very used to, though at times we struggle to even get on our knees.

  • Do unto me

    Do unto me but not unto thee.

  • Challenge the challenging

    Ever since I started focusing on my personal growth, I noticed I am taking more challenges. I feel that when I take on more challenges, I grow in experience which I am able to share with others.