Discipleship

Faith

What to do when everything goes wrong

It’s amazing how often this has happened in my life, that when things go wrong, they all go wrong at the same time. Or when demands and pressures come, they always seem to happen together. Life...

Faith

Prayer channel or gossip channel?

“We need to pray for her,” my friend declared as she pulled a chair to sit next to me. It was almost time for cell group and we were waiting for the rest to arrive. Concerned, I asked what...

Faith

When God says no

I was waiting for an answer via an email and there had been a long silence. When at last a reply came, I was told to wait a little longer. It appeared to be a small breakthrough, and it raised my...

Faith

Somewhere only we know: The sacred intention of time alone

Do you have a place that only you and God know of? There’s a pastor at my church who often tells of a particular spot where God will meet him. This pastor goes for his run, turns at a...

Relationships

Do you have friends who will wound you for your holiness?

Do you have friends who will wound your pride for your holiness? Recently I was regaling two of my closest friends with my quarter-life crisis woes. This has been happening fairly often in this...

Faith

Who do you fear?

What is your greatest fear? I have many. I fear the plane crashing. Loved ones dying. Clustered holes, also known as trypophobia. But more than that, I’m afraid of what people think of me. What...

Faith

Why am I so easily affected by what others say about me?

One of the precious lessons from my devotional life has to do with my sense of rights. I recall a time when my emotional well-being was affected by unfair remarks made against me over certain...

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...

Faith

Justice, mercy and grace: What’s the difference?

“So you mean even if someone as heinous as Hitler were to believe in Jesus, he’ll get to go to Heaven?” “And since God is all-forgiving, a murderer can continue killing people after he...