Stories of Hope
Brenda young and Claire Emerton are Salvo officers in Melbourne. They walked the Camino De Santiago together in June this year and describe the wonderful, joyful, painful, miserable and rewarding experiences of this adventure. It's great to hear them share about it. Buen Camino!
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When we are tired or stressed our character can sometimes erode and we start to behave in ways that are not true to our values and beliefs. Over time this can become very serious. Believe it or not, even the lovely Sue can lose some of her loveliness when she is tired and overwhelmed.
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The Salvos invest heavily into Supervision, as it not only improves the quality of the service we provide, but more importantly it values the most important asset we have - our people. Andy King and I unpack the ins and outs of supervision and suggest it is an opportunity to grab wholeheartedly if you have the option.
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A distinct Christian virtue is the the mysterious capacity to love without agenda. Jesus ate with misfits and nobodies and loved them in a radical way. Not sure it did him much good, but He did it anyway.
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Gerrard was born blind and yet from an early age lived life wholeheartedly. He even rode his bike to school each day as a kid, following his brothers bike. He is a paralympian, has summited Mt Everest, been on dancing with the stars, he owns two chocolate shops and is planning to swim the English channel later in the year. He is a remarkable man.
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We are thinking all the time. Sometimes we over think and get anxious and frustrated. It's possible to turn our lonely flawed inner monologue into constant prayer. Dialogue with God. I know the lovely Sue does this as sometimes I hear her muttering under her breath at me and she mentions God's name. I'm sure He helps her know what to do and what not to do.
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Brodie was teaching English to kids in Vietnam as part of an extended working holiday, when his life was turned upside down by a devastating motorbike accident. His injuries are significant, but his attitude and positivity is amazing. He comes along each week to a group called "men's walk and talk" and inspires us all to be thankful for whatever we have.
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Alberto grew up in an orphanage in Jamaica and was eventually adopted by an Australian Salvo couple here in Brisbane. He had no idea that we was gifted with the ability to run fast - really fast. He now holds multiple Australian records for the 400, 200 and 100 meters sprints in the T20 class and represented Jamaica in the recent Tokyo Paralympic games.
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Living the Christian life is the theme of the next 18 weeks of Monday podcasts while I am on Sabbatical walking the Camino de Santiago and a variety of other activities. Its not an academic or complicated conversation as it's just me, a simple sort of Aussie bloke trying to explain how it lands for me in 2024.
info_outlinePeople learn in different ways and so to be devoted to teaching could be through books and study, as well as friendship and significant conversations.