Faith

I was starting to think I wasn’t cut out for church

I asked myself this question a few months back: Is it okay if I took a break from God? I was spent – emotionally, mentally. My spirit man felt dead and far from Him. I won’t go into details,...

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...

Health

I discovered my Asperger’s only in my 20s

Have you heard of the Autism Spectrum Disorder*?” David, my missions team leader, casually asked me while we were having lunch at Makassar, Indonesia, where we were on a mission trip. “Yes, I...

Relationships

Lessons on womanhood from my mother

I’m at a time in my life where I’m figuring out for myself what it means to be a woman — and one who is after God’s heart. Topics like being a girlfriend and eventually becoming...

Faith

The longest LDR you’ll ever be in

Have you ever felt that a relationship with God is hard to maintain? Like, you know you should be reading the Bible regularly, praying before you sleep at night … But admit it: You...

Relationships

When your friends walk away from good advice

Imagine this: Your friend is in a bad place. After countless hours of counselling and sharing godly wisdom with them on how they can walk in the opposite direction of further hurt and disappointment,...

Relationships

How will you spend yourself this year?

If you haven’t heard it enough, welcome to 2018. I hope it’s been a good first few days for you. There’s a fixed “budget” when it comes to days: We have only 365 each...

Culture

A more mature love

Like every young person,  I used to get indignant over the idea of losing your passion as you get older, enter the workforce, and so on and so forth as the years go by. Especially when it came to...

Christmas

To my friends this Christmas: Your presence has made all the difference

Reflecting on the year as it comes to a close, I see myself still walking on the road to recovery from the great hurt in my life. I was asking myself typical strength-based questions that...