Faith

The grand old man and his treasure

“Yes, boy, you may pick the most expensive toy in the shop, and I’ll give it to you.” The owner of the toy shop, a grand old man, came beside the boy, crouched down, and asked him: “Would...

Faith

Welcoming others into the church family

I was at a planning meeting for small group evangelism recently when someone posed the question of integrating new believers into the main church community. After all, she reasoned, even with...

Health

The scars that can sing

23 April, 2011 is a day I will never forget. It was the day that marked the end of my mum’s four-year-long battle against breast cancer. She was 59 years old that year. It was a battle that...

Faith

A dream of justice for the disabled

The greatest challenge I find in trying to do good is a lack of empathy. The truth is I am a product of circumstances. I have my biases, blind spots and paradigms. These sometimes hinder me from...

Faith

Should I be giving to every peddler I see?

Most of us are used to being approached by old, hunchbacked elderly selling tissue packets, but I was once approached by a young man who asked for some money for lunch. Although I typically walk...

Faith

Take me, take this life

When the Holy Spirit came mightily on the day of Pentecost, it was in a room where the people of God were assembled together. “…they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and...

Relationships

How often do you talk to someone you love?

My cell leader recently asked us this question: How do we build and maintain a relationship with God? His answer: The same way we would with a romantic partner. When you’re in a...

Faith

Join the mission: #HACK for Jesus

How can technology be employed to address the increase in suicides among the young? What could be some creative digital pathways and opportunities that might help stop people from taking their lives?...

Faith

Whose strength are you serving in?

I was so near to God, yet so far. I was so caught up with serving and doing things for God – good things like missions and my ministries – that I was actually wandering away from Him. I heard...