GRACE
At 14 I joined senior men’s cricket. PICTURE: Alessandro Bogliano/Unsplash It was pretty intimidating at first, but I watched the boys. They used to bait each other in the nets. The batter claiming each shot went for four, the bowler, that any miss-hits resulted in a wicket! So second week I got into the […]
GENEROUS
As an 18-year-old I applied to be a part-time youth worker at our country church! I knew I’d get the job, I was a shoe-in for it! I had been helping run youth group for nine months already, and I didn’t have a job. Paul Clark is thankful for the generosity of the church elders […]
THIS LIFE: KINDNESS IS THE KEY TO A MORE PEACE-FILLED WORLD
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on the importance of kindness…
GENTLE
When I was four, I remember throwing a ball around the dining room. Something I knew was wrong. Hiding place? PICTURE: Elliott Stallion/Unsplash Well, I knocked over a vase in the middle of the table and it broke. “Oh no! What was I going to do?” Being an exceptionally intelligent and wily four-year-old, I hid where […]