It’s understandable if this week’s blog title seems somewhat arrogant. I’m certainly not old enough to make such a claim based on my experience. Even if I were a centenarian, I still wouldn’t have lived long enough to say I fully understand how life works. However, the challenge is that regardless of what we know …
I don’t know about you, but the word “sacrifice” makes me uncomfortable. Deep down, I know making sacrifices often brings rewards, but I still find it difficult to embrace them. Yet, the challenge is that life operates in such a way that nothing great is achieved without sacrifice. For instance, no one makes it to …
There’s a saying amongst many of my contemporaries: “The hustle is real”. It refers to the general struggle of trying to make a living. Unless you’re born with a proverbial silver-spoon, you’ll eventually have to earn a living to pay for bills, fees, hobbies, holidays, etc. Like me, you’re probably aspiring to a certain quality …
In Luke 9, there’s a sad account of at least 2 men who missed out on their destinies. These men received an invitation from Jesus to follow Him and they both responded: “I will follow you but first, let me…” [Luke 9:59-62]. These men may not have fully understood what they were turning down, but …
We don’t have all the time in the world, only God does. He does because He created time, and He also exists outside time [Genesis 1:1-5, Psalm 74:16]. We exist within time, and our time on this earth is finite. Therefore, what we achieve, and what we make of our lives is dependent on what …
I realised recently that the first question God asked man was “where are you?” [Genesis 3:9-10] This was a question of self-awareness, not geography. God knew exactly where Adam was. Although Adam was made in the image and likeness of God, he had done something, and become someone antithetical to who he was created to …
I remember arguing with a friend some time ago about the disparity between something in the Bible and our lived experience. It was the kind of frivolous argument Paul warns against [Titus 3:9]. As I tried to defend my stance, my friend asked: “is what you’re saying working for you?” I brushed off his question …
“There is a path that seems good to a man, but in the end, it leads to death” [Proverbs 14:12]. God is warning us through Solomon that decisions that seem perfectly fine to us could end up costing us dearly. Imagine you’re assembling flat-packed furniture, and rather than following the instructions, you decide to put …
I wrote previously about the challenge when God doesn’t answer our difficult questions. Often, we think about the difficult questions of life from the perspective of pain, suffering, death, etc. Yet, there are other significant questions which we sometimes overlook. For instance, when Adam and Eve sinned, why didn’t God abandon the whole human experiment …
There are many purveyors of truth in our day. You could be forgiven for believing that the truth is something subjective. People make careers out of masking or manipulating the truth for sordid gain. This is expected in the media, as well as the political and corporate arenas. Unfortunately, the Church isn’t exempt. You’re not …
