Bettercallpaul's Blog

Believe it or not I used to be a teacher. An elementary school teacher. For almost 10 years in my younger days. I think I had natural patience before I started but it grew even more during my teaching years. Dealing with challenging behaviours and also kids who struggle to catch on quickly as...

Surely you've met them. Selfless people. They spend all their time giving. And with an eternal smile on their face. But they're not always Christian. There's the grandmother who is always doing extra cooking for grandkids or friends. And the same person is off volunteering somewhere else...

I have something to say Today I need to pray Today No need to grumble Just try to be humble The person I dug Called me smug I need to reassess or just confess do I win? with no sin? don't think so don't sink though into depression.

For some of us, there is nowhere else to turn to. Jesus Christ has to be the answer. Otherwise life is pointless. I've explored alternatives such as Buddhism. My instincts finally saved me from embracing karma, nirvana and reincarnation. In my brief atheistic moments, I sensed the lack of...

We are all divided into our cliques, oops sorry, denominations. We have safe heavens, oops I mean havens, where we don't take no sass from no one. People are allowed to disagree with us as long as DNA evidence proves us devil proof. :)

Sometimes I will notice a thread or blog which got little attention. OK sometimes mine but often others. Sometimes its the lonely voice in the desert which is the right one. The simple one without any ornaments which just rings true but for some reason doesn't capture any attention. its not...

Especially on yourself. Am I being too emotional? Too rash? Too sentimental? Too quick to need an "absolute" answer, a conclusion. be patient, wait doubt is sometimes, well often I say, good. don't expect "the whole answer" yet!

Introverts like me admire extroverts generally speaking. Especially the extroverts I regard as "cool'. You might say I should be over this "cool" business at my age but still there are people who impress me with their communication skill, their ability to articulate, their performance under...

Is this an age old sin or a modern phenomena? Facebook has some merit but this one seems quite prevalent there. Going abroad? Send pics of your "amazing" trip. Show yourself, having a thrill, really maxing out on all life has to offer. Really rub it in, that others aren't there to share your...

Eckharte Tolle made a lot of money from his book "Power of Now" His thesis was simple. To be happy we need to live in the present moment.Once we stray from that, we become unhappy. He drew from different religions and philosophies to make his point, including Christianity. I know Buddhism is...

I noticed someone posted the other day, that they cant wait to get to Heaven. That they would be happy if God took them now. But the post was qualified by another later saying "But God needs me to do some more work here on earth, I'm not sure what." At the moment I have a nice partner and dog. A...

To die a painful death or to suffer a painful disease and or accident. To become severely disabled. Pain. That is what I'm afraid of. Afraid of physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual pain. And yet I have to confront pain in order to grow. To a lesser degree I fear humiliation, total...

You think you are good at loving? Wait until you are really tested, would be my advice. There was a terrible tragedy in the eightees in Australia. A 26 year old nurse was kidnapped by a gang of men , tortured, raped and murdered. Can you believe that her father was able to forgive those guys? He...

No I haven't reached that level of love for the Lord yet. There was a post I read a few days ago on CF that has stayed with me still. This CF member/pastor was ministering to troubled youth in prison. They truly suffered for the Lord, after surrendering to Him/ being saved. They did not deny...

Chase career success and VIP tickets to Heaven? Earthly fame and Godly grace? There are those that do it aren't there? One year as a volunteer in the missions and Two years on Wall Street? Own properties that skyrockets in value and read the Bible everyday? Run businesses that rain cash everyday...

My wife is a translator. Part of her job is finding fault. By this I mean proofreading. I've done cleaning as an occupation. To be a good cleaner, you develop the skill of asking "what is dirty in this room?" Not just the obvious dirt, but the behind the scene dust. You look for faults. Many...

I was addicted to rugby in the last year of High School. And made the first XIII. So in that small pond I was like a rock star. Fast forward 6 months later and I am at college. A huge college with thousands of fish. I became a tiny sardine. And I couldn't make the first XIII either. A huge blow...

I tend to overdo the attempts at humour perhaps. Humour helps me address my anxiety and anxiety is the source of most of it . "Paul you're not funny OK". That might hurt initially but I know that we all have a slightly different sense of humour anyway. And then there are people who don't laugh...

Anyone who has mild to severe anxiety may well understand the feeling of "making mountains out of mole-hills". Not my favourite expression either by the way. I'll try to think of a better one. The job I started this year at first seemed monstrous. Now it feels very manageable. Once we get over...

My prayers go out to the victims of torture. I try to put myself in their place but it is impossible to imagine the degree of horror. Absolute terror. Absolute. Surely these unfortunates are fast-tracked to Heaven. To die like that, they share in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Lord hear my prayer