Ben strode purposely forwards. He was a man on a mission. It was spring and that meant an ideal combination of freshness and new life was in the air. Ben diligently navigated the bumpy pavements as he moved towards his destination. In Moldova you always had to be careful where you put your foot. He […]
Read More →Ben looked nervously at his conversation partner sitting opposite. The conversation had taken a not unusual turn and he knew what was coming. Ben steeled himself. ‘So, why aren’t you married?’ This wasn’t the first time that Ben had received this question or a version thereof. He quickly calculated in his mind which of the […]
Read More →Ben sat and waited. The bus was not running according to time as usual and so he had no choice. He was starting to get a bit apprehensive as he didn’t like being late for college, but things were out of his hands. So, he waited. As he meditated on the previous day’s football, a […]
Read More →Aurelius breathed in deeply and girded himself for one last push. He had been on the way to the local agora and was nearly there. The caseus that he had slavishly, but lovingly made were wearing him down. Caseus weren’t so light you know, especially when they were the well matured kind. In any case, […]
Read More →Ben sat eagerly awaiting. He was struggling to communicate in a meaningful way to his Asian companion who sat alongside him. Neither of them was very fluent in the same language, which is of course a problem in conversation, however they had been muddling along as best they could in a combination of broken English […]
Read More →‘Здравствуйте! Могу ли я заинтересовать вас в личностном тесте? Бен прогуливался только по Хай-стрит во второй половине дня и, конечно, не искал какой-либо глубокой внутренней ретроспективы. Однако солидный мужчина средних лет, стоявший перед ним, не выглядел так, будто не собирался принимать ответ «нет». «Это займет всего двадцать минут, и это абсолютно бесплатно», – настаивал мужчина. […]
Read More →It seemed like the much-anticipated moment had finally arrived. Ben spied out of the corner of his eye a figure moving towards him. It didn’t take much for him to realise that it was Nina. She was a tall, dark haired young lady of much beauty. Ben speculated that it wouldn’t be long until she […]
Read More →Summer camp wasn’t exactly Ben’s favourite activity of the year. He took a deep breath, trying to summon the energy to confront some of the young campers from his group as they ran riot. ‘Hey, get down from there!’ he called to a little terror as he did his literal Fiddler on the Roof impression. […]
Read More →The concept of student ministry has been around for a long time. Some use the example of Daniel and his three friends in exile in Babylon as an example of the first Christian student group. The first chapter of the book of Daniel tells us that these four young men were to be trained along […]
Read More →Human beings are funny old creatures. In the past, when watching football highlights, there always used to be lots of debates. He was offside! No, he wasn’t. Yes, he was. Or Look at that! The ref has made a blatant mistake. They were robbed! So, after many years of such arguing and with the development […]
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