Last week, I decided to read through my journals from four years ago. For those who know me, the past four years have been transformational in my faith and family life. As I read through my entries, I saw great value in journalling often – something I need to work on. However, with hindsight, I …
“There are two dates on a tombstone; the date the deceased was born and the date he or she died, and in between those dates is a dash. That dash is a summation of a life”. I recently stumbled on those words from a sage preacher who died several years ago, and they have been …
The Bible says: “God has given us all we need for life and godliness” [2 Peter 1:3]. I emphasise all because God doesn’t exaggerate. Pause and think about that for a minute; as children of God, we have all we need to live an abundant life that also pleases God. I remember listening to a …
There are seasons when life backs you into a corner. It may be personal trials or circumstances which make your environment unconducive. Both experiences usually drive us to seek greener pastures. Seeking greener pastures isn’t necessarily bad, but our quest is often fraught with uncertainty because there are usually no guarantees that the grass where …
Humour me with an impossible hypothetical scenario: Imagine someone who had listened to Jesus and His first disciples preach had fallen into a coma and has just woken up. What would such a person make of a typical news cycle on most cable networks? On any given news segment, there’s a report on war, economic …
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 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 …
As Christians, we claim to trust God but often, we have a plan B and even a plan C, if God doesn’t come through on plan A. However, there are those situations where if God doesn’t come through on plan A, then there are no good alternatives. I think of two such situations in the …
