Hope with The Teachable Spirit
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he appears, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And everyone that has this...
View ArticleSharing a Kleenex with the Teachable Spirit
How have teachers influenced your life? What experience with a teacher helped create a teachable spirit in you? How do teachers change the lives of under resourced students? Teaching the General...
View ArticleEncouraging Fathers With The Teachable Spirit
How does a young father get experience? How does a young father become successful? What motivates a young father to continue in spite of how he feels? My son, Isaac Van Mechelen, taking the opportunity...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Experiences of Life with a Refugee
Recently, Dr. Warren Bruhl suggested that I read The State of Africa: A History of the Continent Since Independence, by Martin Meredith. Although I have only read the first chapter, I can see that...
View ArticleLearning from Cats with the Teachable Spirit
Remaining open to potential learning opportunities allows the teachable spirit to learn from any source. Pets provide an abundance of joy through their presence, antics, and need of our nurturing....
View ArticleJoseph’s Parenting Style: Encouraging Growth
How can parenting continue while facing issues in your life that seem like giants? Does it seem as if you will be ineffective at parenting because of raging personal battles? Fighting giants while...
View ArticleAlone with the Teachable Spirit
How can you be happy alone? What does the teachable spirit need to do to create happiness when you are alone? These are very difficult questions to answer, especially if we are busy people that have...
View ArticleSufficiency with the Teachable Spirit
What is the definition of sufficiency? What is enough? How does the teachable spirit acquire this concept? Sufficiency is the quality of precisely enough, the adequate supply that meets our needs...
View ArticleThe Teachable Spirit Returns to Kenya
I am Jean Bons, the Teachable Spirit, a Seasoned Professional Speaker, College Professor, Missionary Entrepreneur, and an Interpreter of God’s Word with experience speaking and/or teaching in...
View ArticleThe Teachable Spirit of Happy Goldilocks
Being happy in your spirit has to do with understanding what you need or what you lack before you can ever decide what makes you happy. The teachable spirit knows that experiencing hunger, tiredness,...
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