Worldview

Culture

How do I love myself if I hate my body?

ā€œSheā€™s fat!ā€ ā€œSheā€™s so quiet!ā€ ā€œNo one will ever like her ā€¦ā€ Whispers filled the car while the young girl glanced out the window with tears filling her eyes, pretending she didnā€™t...

Relationships

Children of divorce, how will we win the fight?

ā€œSheā€™s okay what. Look at her. Does she not look okay?ā€ When my parents’ divorce was finalised and the relatives were informed, I wasĀ a topic of discussion at the lunch table. Not fully...

Culture

Why should women have to submit to men?

Someone recently called me a feminazi. That made me stop to think. I realised thatĀ given how vocal and opinionated I am as a person … I probably shouldn’t be surprised ifĀ othersĀ think...

Faith

Reaching out to the sexually broken

Do you know someone who sees nothing wrong with having premarital sexual relationships? How about a person addicted to pornography and masturbation? Or a friend who actively pursues their attraction...

Faith

How do you live with eternity in mind?

What is your perception of eternity? The other day, I mused to a friend, “I took an eternity to do this, but I’m finally done!” I’m sure most of us have said something...

Culture

A man’s view on dressing modestly

In my circle of friends, the issue of modesty is an extremely touchy topic. No one wants to be told by someone holier-than-thou what to do or how to dress. I fully understand that it is my...

Culture

Why I don’t celebrate Halloween

This article was basically going to advise you against celebrating Halloween. But as I was planning how to write that piece, I could already imagine the sort of push-back it would get:Ā Wah, these...

Culture

Am I still a female if I’m unfeminine?

IĀ was never a feminine girl. Just ask myĀ grandma.Ā She’ll confirm that I used to be punishedĀ with the boys for being a nuisanceĀ duringĀ kindergarten. We’d faceĀ the wall as our...

Culture

"I thought it was my inevitable reality as a woman": Sexual harassment in the workplace

I had been praying for the right work opportunity after ā€˜Aā€™ levels to earn some pocket money and also start on a personal missional lifestyle: To share the Gospel with my colleagues as salt and...