It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions. After a while, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, …
Tribes
"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." - Jane Howard I've recently finished reading Seth Godin's book "Tribes". In it Godin describes a tribe as any group of people, large or small, who are: connected to one …
Hospitals and Heartbeats
Most of my experience with hospitals has been from the practitioner end. As a Physio I've worked in various hospitals from government to private, in South Africa and abroad. But the last few days I've experienced things from a different perspective. My pregnant wife of 27 weeks was admitted on Friday morning with severe abdominal …
When Churches Hurt Part 2
My last guest post by Maurilio Amorim spoke about the Church at its worst. And I received this comment from a reader: Hey Tom. I don’t get your last blog and thought you may be able to explain it to me. It seems like you are inviting people to share their bad experiences with the church, …
Tom Basson 