— The beginning– I could tell something was wrong, the words were heavy, dripping with arrogance and judgment. I saw her flinch, her lips quiver through the tirade. She didn’t say anything. A sad smile across her pretty face was confirmation that she heard what had been said. I wished I could say something. I wished […]

“Do not be conformed to the image of this world but be transformed into the image of Christ.” Walking through the deserted streets by my house, the early dusk casting a dark shadow on the water, I pondered life. As I watched the lights bouncing off the waters. translucent in the ebb and flow of […]

“Yours Lord is the greatness, and the power and the majesty. For everything in heaven and on earth is yours. All things come from you and of your own do we give you.”   There are so many songs of praise and worship that declare the glory and majesty of our God. We hear testimonies […]

I was back at the grocery store, the fourth time in the last few days. Yet another “item” I had forgotten to buy, one more “thing” that might be required in this unexpected season. And I couldn’t help but feel strained. It’s obvious that my time management and grocery making skills need a bit more […]

Did you know that God was the initiator and originator of some of the professions and careers we do today? This may seem like a weird post; perhaps you were expecting twenty names of God or something similar. But recently, I was thinking about how we often limit God to religious matters and believe our […]

‘What do I get for serving God?’ ‘What is in it for me?’ ‘Why should I leave the pleasures I crave for Jesus?’ These questions are probably at the deepest corners of our hearts. Questions we ask ourselves but are afraid to voice out. Deep down, we often believe there should be something in it […]

In living life, I’m often caught up in my self; my needs, my wants and everything about me. And the danger is that it feels okay. It feels normal but it’s anything but. One recurring theme I have gotten from reading the Bible is that my life is not about me. It’s all about Jesus. […]