Beth was so excited to visit the new playground close to her house. As she ran towards the swings, she tripped. It was a painful fall. Her immediate response was to find her mom for comfort. Aren’t we all like Beth? Life is filled with painful falls. A friend lets us down. Someone special is… Continue reading Unbelievable Comfort
“Number 47 to counter 3”. “Please give me your ID number.” We live in a world where we have become numbers. In a world with so many billions of people, it’s the only way to keep track of things. Reduce everyone to numbers. And ultimately, we end as a number. “Male, aged 86, deceased”. Yet… Continue reading Number or a name?
There are a lot of big decisions we have to make in our lives, like what career am I going to pursue, who am I going to marry, or where am I going to live. We often think of these as the primary decisions that direct where we go in life, which, to some extent,… Continue reading The most ordinary moments
Do you love gardening? If you do, you will know that soil preparation is essential for your garden’s flourishing. The soil must be weed free. You must remove all the rocks and sticks and loosen the soil. You then need to provide the soil with good compost. So, too, our hearts need to be prepared… Continue reading Heart for gardening
For many years, we have been living and investing in a property with only a short-term lease. This means that we only have any certainty for 30 days. Nonetheless, we have continually invested in improving the house. We have learned to make it our home, trusting God for tomorrow. It’s not easy living in this… Continue reading Short-term lease
Running cadence is the amount of steps you take per minute. Research shows that a higher cadence reduces impact, decreases injury risk, all while preserving energy. It’s the concept of little by little. In life, we often want to take big strides, quick success and shortcuts. But, the real change is in small, consistent movements… Continue reading Little by little
Do you ever read some of the stories in the Old Testament and think the ancient anecdotes are outdated in our modern world? Like the Israelites worshipping a golden calf near Mt Sinai (Exodus 32:8) – a physical golden calf seems irrelevant today, as things like smartphones and social media become the new symbols for… Continue reading Bull market
Are you someone who believes God requires you to put in all the personal effort to live a life pleasing to Him? You must read his written word daily so you know how to live a holy life and try hard to follow Jesus’ example. If this is how you are trying, in your effort,… Continue reading Not by effort
“It’s still dark,” my wife said, looking outside. The idea was to go for a long run before it got hot. However, I had misjudged sunrise, and so we found ourselves running in the dark. Once the village’s street lights ended, we were in complete darkness. All we had was the cellphone torch. It provided… Continue reading Running in the dark
“I can’t get those words out of my head.” How often have you heard the lyrics of a song or some hurtful words, and they just keep repeating in your head? So often, the repeating words in our head are either frivolous or negative. And yet they occupy our mind space. It would be great… Continue reading Stuck in my head