Cause for Pain
June 6, 2022
Once there was a writing workshop entitled ‘Writing out of your Pain.’ I did not attend the event but I imagined a bit what the theme of the event implies. I remember a friend once
The If’s and when’s of life…
May 29, 2022
What if I get sick… what if I fail the exam… what if I don’t get the job… what to do when there’s not enough money to pay bills… where to turn when relationships break
Growing in Patience
May 2, 2022
As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have
To Live… To Die…
March 10, 2022
For me to live is Christ, to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 This verse came to mind one morning. How? It came about as I think about dying… and fighting to live. Paul penned this
Growing in Patience
September 19, 2021
As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have
Growing in Grace and Suffering
August 4, 2021
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. –2 Corinthians 4:16 One dinnertime, shortly after my cancer diagnosis, when all my children
Comfort in Grief
August 2, 2021
Never would/could I imagine that I would be crying in front of a crowd trying feebly to express my words of sympathy to grieving friends and families in my community of faith. Before Covid happened,
Praying in Adversity
July 28, 2021
Jeremiah 29 (NASB)11 For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will
Seeing in the Dark
July 15, 2021
. . . and Joshua said to them, “Cross again to the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder,
Peace in the Crisis
June 28, 2021
A church in peace and strength amidst the crisis…Saul used to drag Christians to put them to jail. (Acts 9:1-2)Then he met Jesus on the way to Damascus, was converted and became a believer. Read