Faith

We quit only because we do not trust

I think these 4 things rob us of our capacity to yield to God: Insecurity, pride, fear and impulsiveness.Ā  When we are insecure, our desire for the affections of others eclipses our desire for...

Faith

I was just going through the motions

I first knew about “God” when I was in Primary School. My mum had enrolled me then into a student care centre run by YMCA where I was exposed to Bible stories and had the occasional field...

Faith

I went from conference attendee to Africa missionary

Six years ago, I watched a video which changed my life. Attending the 2012 Kingdom Invasion Conference, the video I watched was aboutĀ Heidi Baker’s IRIS ministry in Pemba, Mozambique. It...

Culture

My love affair with the Arts: Where do blurred lines lead?

I remember a question raised by my friend: Science has often been viewed with contention with regards to leading young Christians away from the faith, but couldn’t the Arts do that just as...

Faith

Our purpose is His pleasure

Do you regret something bad that you did or said recently? What would even make your list of “bad things?” I donā€™t suppose our lists look the same ā€“ everyone holds themselves to...

Culture

In a world of choices, what is the one thing you seek?

As a ā€œborderline millennialā€ born in the late 80s, I decided to ask my wife ā€“ a true millennial ā€“ about the way they think. Our conversation flowed into the realm of “sense” and...

Faith

Practising and professing your faith: Know your rights

Do you fearĀ sharingĀ aboutĀ your faith in Jesus with a non-Christian? Do you fear speakingĀ publicly about important issues from your perspective as a Christian? These are issues pertinent anywhere...

Relationships

Why was I born into a dysfunctional family?

I’ve been a straight “A” student all my life. I constantly topped my cohort ā€“ and was Head Prefect to boot! But while my life seemed perfect on the surface, it was far from that...

Faith

How can quiet time be done out of love, not obligation?

‘These people honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far away from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.” (Isaiah 29:13) Echoed by Jesus,...