by user | Jan 12, 2025 | Christian Teaching
By: Sam Chan Our family went to watch Australia play a Cricket Test.We sat in the rain. We baked in the sun. But the Match ended in a Draw! No result!You could say that we wasted our time. It made no difference if we’d turned up or not. It made no difference if...
by user | Sep 27, 2024 | At Work
By: Sam Chan My friend has to catch a plane for work.And it’s a drag.Get to the airport. Go through security. Sit in a cramped seat next to a stranger. And do it all again at the other end.It’s worse than commuting by bus.But hang on! What are we...
by user | May 1, 2024 | Christian Teaching
By: Sam Chan In 2007, in a famous experiment, Grammy-winning violin player, Joshua Bell, played his violin in a Washington subway but nobody stopped to listen.If Bell had been in a concert hall, people would’ve noticed. But because he was dressed as a busker in...
by user | Nov 16, 2023 | Faith
By: Sam Chan Google searches for Birkenstock sandals are up by 300%.Birkenstocks are all the rage.Wait, but how? When I wore Birkenstocks 20 years ago, they were super daggy. Especially if I wore them with socks and cargo shorts.But they’re all the rage because...
by user | Oct 25, 2023 | Christian Teaching
By: Sam Chan So the Sydney Opera House turns 50.We Aussies love the Sydney Opera House. It’s a world famous 20th century architectural beauty. On our harbour!But here’s the thing. Sure we might’ve built the Opera House … but the architect who...