Faith

What if I’m not interested in anything?

For the first 16 years of my life, I lived with little fulfilment and purpose. Life was simply a long list of to-do’s. Friends were simply there to fill up free time. Extra-curricular...

Culture

The art to straddling church and culture

I attended a recent performance which left my friend distraught. It was put up by a cell group mate in a liberal arts college, who was one of the performers in a display which really pushed us to our...

Culture

You’re not too young to live well

Moving into the workforce can be daunting for those fresh out of university. You go from most senior to most junior – with colleagues possibly much older than you – and there’s a whole set...

Culture

A tale of two judges

Two incredible births, two incredible judges. These were two men borne out of barrenness, both dedicated to God at birth and instructed never to have a razor touch their head in an act of Nazirite...

Work

If you died today, what would your life amount to?

“Tony* has passed on peacefully, thank you for your prayers.” Upon receiving the WhatsApp notification of yet another passing this morning, I couldn’t bring myself to send another message of...

Culture

We cannot but speak

In this era of fake news, hate speech, speech-chilling, echo chambers, incitement passing as reportage, name-calling, mud slinging and straw men attacks passing as academic debate, and people...

Faith

The danger of pride

It took quite some time for me to realise how big a problem pride had become in my life. I suppose it started with the little things: Serving actively in Church and elsewhere in a Christian...

Culture

As a child of divorce, I beg you: Don’t do it

When I sit across the table from someone going through the process of divorce, or whose parents are considering a divorce, it’s hard to find the right words to say.  “You can’t tell me what to...

Culture

A culture of blessing

I was scrolling through Facebook recently when I saw a remarkable video. The video was about what it means to honour others. It made me think of our culture, and how we can do a lot more to bless...