You cannot drag the broken self across the divine chasm. It’s impossible. Somehow we don’t recognise that that self is dead, and we fight its own internal battles from the redeemed, free, and resurrected self. I somehow think it’s now my duty to save this broken self,
It seems that trying to find peace and happiness totally negates it. The more you look for it, the more it evades you. You may find it in fleeting moments, and it's these moments that we chase, hoping that the next one will last forever. When you have
We live in a world of right and wrong, good and evil. It seems we are trapped in it. In each situation there is the right way, the wrong way and the grey middle ground. All disagreements, wars, corruption and brokenness is born out of this system of right and
What is true? Are your thoughts, feelings and perception of life the truth? By the truth I mean "reality". Is your version of life really "real"? Does today's worries of what might happen tomorrow reflect reality, or is it just your perception of what
I have always struggled with the thought of who is ultimately in control. Is God in control or am I? If God is in control, then God is the author of suffering. If i’m fully in control of my life then God is absent and I’m left to
The contract God says: I will do this for you IF you do this for me. If you don't keep your part, neither will I. The covenant God says: I will keep my part, even though you do not. (This is the nature of a covenant) The contract
Sometimes I find it difficult to slow down and stop. Its like everyone, including myself are chasing after something. What that might be differs for everyone, and mostly I don't really know why and what I'm chasing. It's as if the atmosphere I find
We can't choose circumstances. Sometimes we can, but other times we realize that we can't. It might sound elementary, but as a Christian, we sometimes expect everything to turn out wonderful and great, and if it doesn't then we surely should be able, by
There are more than 33000 different Christian denominations. Each with their own specific interpretation of the bible and of what the truth is. This has obviously caused major splits in Christianity and divided and alienated many people, not to mention scar the image of Christianity. Even as I grew in
As we as Christians continue in our walk with God we go through certain trials and tribulations. All Christians who seek God will inevitably go through times of testing, twisting and refining. At the end of the day, we want to be like Christ. As Paul said : “I will not
The gospel can be found everywhere in the old testament and not only in the new testament. As I was reading the book of Job the other day - one of the best literature pieces in the bible, and some are of the opinion one of the oldest books in
As I write, in front of me, not in the far distance but relatively close by I am presented with a glorious beach and ocean… From my vantage point, in the middle of this spectacular view lies an intricate rocky ridge that stretches into the blue abyss. The ocean amazes