Discipleship

Faith

If God knows everything that’s going to happen, what’s the point of prayer?

Dear God, itā€™s me. I donā€™t know why Iā€™m telling You this …Ā Iā€™m sureĀ You have more important people and things to care about.Ā Iā€™m sureĀ Youā€™ve already decidedĀ on the outcome of...

Culture

Influencer or influenza: What are we spreading online?

Along with the rise of social media platforms ā€“ with Facebook hitting almost 2 billion global monthly active users, more than a quarter of the worldā€™s population ā€“ many have risen to popularity...

Faith

My ideal picture of life

Iā€™m a dreamer. I have an idealistic version of every possible situation in life. I take joy inĀ imagining the best case scenarios andĀ its fruition. Some ideals are universal: We all want loving...

Faith

Birthday musings of a twenty-something: What is there to celebrate?

ā€œSo, how does it feel on your birthday?ā€ I didn’t know how to respond when someone asked me this last week on my birthday. To be honest, I felt older, that’s all. What are birthdays...

Devotionals

‘I never knew you’

ā€œI never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.ā€Ā (Matthew 7:23) These must be some ofĀ the most severeĀ words ever uttered by Jesus. HowĀ did Christians who addressed Jesus with...

Work

Are you waiting for your big break?

Sometimes, I feel like I’m still waiting for my big break. All my life, Iā€™ve been wondering when my big break would come. For instance,Ā when IĀ did comedy, I waitedĀ for some life-changing...

Studies & NS

Is it okay to be competitive?

Competition. The word evokesĀ a wholeĀ spectrum of emotions likeĀ nervousness, envy and pride. When I think of what competition looks like, sporting events and the honour winners bring to their...

Culture

Thoughts on THAT St Hilda’s video: In an online brawl, are you bully, bystander, or peacemaker?

$%#&@!!! You’ve by now surelyĀ seen the video of theĀ fight that brokeĀ out in a classroom at St Hilda’s Secondary School. It involved threeĀ boys, manyĀ punches,...

Faith

Iā€™m a woman and I struggle with pornography and masturbation

No, you didnā€™t read the title wrongly. Ā Girls are not immediately associated with suchĀ sexual sin, but being female does not make us immune to these things. Iā€™m a woman, and I have struggled...