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 …
As I reflect on my life, I am convinced that my greatest deficiency is not truly knowing, comprehending and believing how God feels about me. As Christians, we often make very profound statements flippantly, like: “I am a child of God”. Such a statement has huge implications for us and God. God is The King, …
At Easter, we commemorate an event which has only happened once in the history of the world. 2000 years ago, Jesus of Nazareth was gruesomely tortured and killed. However, 3 days later, He rose from the dead. Jesus, after His resurrection, appeared to more than 500 people over 40 days. In some cases, He even …
I have heard people argue “…I am a good person; I don’t need God”. This is the same as saying, “I am righteous enough on my own”. I suspect this is because we are comparing ourselves with the people around us. The thieves, rapists, murderers and so on. I can understand why someone who has …
Have you ever wondered how things would be if there was no Christmas? Or put another way, how would life be different for you if the first Christmas never happened? Honestly, it’s a question I never considered until recently. Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year for many and usually, a time most families …
If you have spent some time in a corporate environment, you would likely have heard the phrase “managing expectations”. It is often used as a synonym for lowering the expectations of stakeholders, employees, clients, etc. If your expectations are being managed, you naturally don’t expect the best possible outcome. Do we do the same with …
Last week I wrote about freedom from slavery. Because of Jesus, we are no longer slaves to sin and we, therefore, do not have to sin. But we still sin. As children of God, we have His Spirit and Word to guide us through life, however, there have been so many times in my life …
“As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. [Matthew 4:18-20 NIV]. As Jesus …
People like Richard Dawkins have a lot to say about God. In one of his famous quotes, which must have required a thesaurus, he calls God unpleasant and a bully. In some aspects of our pop culture, God has been portrayed as distant, impotent and uncaring. Even as Christians, we can portray God as a …
This post is titled after a quote I read in a book. In it, the author recounted a conversation with a friend where for several minutes he was telling this friend about the busyness of his life, all he had on his to-do list and challenges he faced. The friend sat quietly through his monologue …
