Reading the parable of the Prodigal Son is great. It hits different when you are that Prodigal Son. You read this parable with fresh eyes when you have done what the younger son did; turn back on the father to live a life of indulgence and sensual pleasure. That was me. This was a time … Continue reading When The Prodigal Son Is You
Have you heard any speeches recently? Ones that have sent your spirits soaring, and left you with goosebumps? I was listening to a couple of them recently which left me in awe. One is the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln (1863) and the other is the "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King … Continue reading The Magnificent Power of Words
Dear Jurgen KloppA night in May 2018, unable to watch the match because of a splitting headache and unable to sleep because of the match, the only option I had was to keep checking the score. We lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League final after such an amazing run of games.We looked unstoppable, dangerous, … Continue reading To Jurgen Norbert Klopp, Manager of Liverpool FC
"Our God is in the heavens; he does all the he pleases."(Psalm 115:3) Stop and imagine for a moment what it means for God to do as He pleases. It means that He: allows evil and does good, as it pleases Him,creates and destroys, as it pleases Him,shows mercy and withholds it, as it pleases … Continue reading He Does As He Pleases
Dear RachelTo say that I was happy when I received your letter would be an understatement. Though it has been a while since I wrote to you, it feels like only yesterday. Little did I expect you to turn away from your decision to marry him, even though your church and I kept pleading with … Continue reading Letter to my Weary Sister in Christ
There is a popular video on YouTube of this athlete competing in a race where he stops running midway. Shortly after the race starts, he clutches the back of his thigh and goes down on one knee. His face is written with agony and he knew what was wrong. He tore his hamstring.If you've watched or … Continue reading Hamstrung by Porn
I finished reading three books last week. You might have read one or ten or none at all, which is okay. The point I want to make is not to hype up reading as some sort of virtue, but to get behind the why. Why do I read? The answers I usually come up with … Continue reading Why Do I Read?
"I don't feel like it". How many of us have uttered this dreaded, yet common, phrase? In the face of the various tasks and responsibilities that come our way, this feeling of "not feeling like it" can hinder us from fulfilling whatever we've set out to do. Moreover, this feeling is compounded in a scenario … Continue reading When You Don’t Feel Like It
What more can I offer, my GodBut a covenant of salt with my life?I walked through a broad expressway to hell,My destiny was my destruction,Nothing stopped me from falling into a lake of fireExcept your hand of mercy. They picked me up and set me at the foot of the cross,Where I saw your love … Continue reading A Covenant of Salt
Nostalgia is a funny thing. It appears suddenly, seizes you and holds you down, rendering you immobilized for any amount of time that it sees fit. I would be lying if I said that I never felt that twinge of nostalgia every now and then. I remember this one particular instance, after I moved to … Continue reading The Good Ol’ Days
