Discipleship

Faith

Why should I care about reading the Bible?

What do you think of when you open your Bible? Is it something like, ā€œLetā€™s get over and done with?ā€ I donā€™t know about you, but Iā€™ve caught myself thinking that more times than Iā€™m...

Faith

Things your cell group leader wants you to know

You might be a cell group leader reading this, fretting over that Bible study you have to write by tomorrow, in time for next week. You wonder if it’s just you, or is there anyone else whose...

Faith

Why try to twist God’s arm, when you can just hold His hand?

It’s tempting to think we can “manipulate” God into giving us something better. For example, have you ever prayed these kinds of prayers? Jesus, I have spent so much time on...

Faith

Die, disciple, die

And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it...

Faith

If you really have to make resolutions, make them this way

I havenā€™t made New YearĀ resolutionsĀ inĀ severalĀ years. Even as I incline towards being anti-resolutionsĀ untilĀ I find reason toĀ change my mind, I still have many friends who make their annual...

Faith

Are you running from your calling?

“Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ā€œArise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.ā€ But Jonah rose to...

Faith

Are you paying attention to God?

What you give attention to, you grow affection for. I rememberĀ writing these words down the moment I heard someone say it. I thought ofĀ the two greatest commandments: To love God and to love our...

Culture

Why I don’t make New Year resolutions

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. My personal belief is that on December 31st or January 1st, I’m still in the same body, mind and life situation as the day, month or week...

Faith

Chosen to light up the world

One of my favourite times of the day is in the early morning. I love watching the first rays of light pierce the darkened sky, how dawn breaks through with unstoppable light. I love life because I...