FORGIVE UNREASONABLY. LOVE FEROCIOUSLY.
"I have come that you may have life to its fullest measure." That's a pretty bold statement for anyone to make, yet that is the very promise Jesus gives us. I gotta be honest. I don't always see that manifesting. I'm moved visually, so when I see suffering, I'm moved to doubt. In contrast when [...]
Humans for some reason take twice as long to grow up as compared to other mammals. Giraffes pop out and 4 years later they're drinking and voting. But human babies take at least 18 years before they can be considered mature by society. That, however, does not stop them from wanting to do the things [...]
Have you ever seen a social media story and compared someone else's 15 seconds to your whole life achievements up till that point? It's a ridiculous spiral. A wise man once said, "You can be blessed, but still be in bondage." You can end up wishing for Eden while missing the paradise you're already in. [...]
When it rains, it pours. That very rain falls both on the good and evil. Yet, should I consider myself good even by my own standards, I naïvely expect some shelter from the Almighty as compensation for obedience. So imagine my utter shock as I step out on the pavement and I am welcomed into [...]
It's possible to get out of a relationship without getting over it. To move into the future without getting over the past. Every new season in life requires a new mindset. A new way of looking at our situation, our difficulties, our successes. When God brought the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to the [...]
Our general elections are around the corner, how many of us want to weep and rub ashes on our foreheads just thinking about it? It feels like no matter how many rallies are attended and yellow t-shirts are bought, once the crowds recede and the dust settles, all still sama je. Life goes on. Yea, life goes [...]
If there's anything Christ has taught me, it's that we don't live for ourselves. In us rests the potential and ability to impact the world. That ability is only stimulated when selfishness dies. Ironically I have spent a lot more time redefining my 'SELF' than I have in defining my love for others. You can't [...]
