Our Writings
Would you take this gift from me?
The story of Jesus coming isn’t a pretty ‘Christian’ story. It’s not prim, proper or ideal when we think about kings and what they deserve. Not the
Tag: blog
Our Writings
The inconvenience of Christmas
I’ve been thinking about the story of Mary this Christmas season. I wonder how inconvenient God’s will in Mary’s life must have been. Do you ever
Our Writings
Your map is different
Honesty moment: It’s really hard to look at the journey of other people and not compare it to your own. I’ve been subject to that
They said it
Who is Justus from the Bible?
“After Jesus left, the ones who were following Him decided they needed to add another apostle to replace the ‘bad’ Judas. The requirements were pretty
Our Writings
You are going to lose
Very often, we set out to do something good, something great for God and for ourselves, and we realize that while we’re at it, we
They said it
But we can never be united…
Sorrow was beautiful, but her beauty was the beauty of the moonlight shining through the leafy branches of the trees in the wood, and making
Stories
Hammered
It was a morning like any other. The little boy stood at the threshold, watching his father begin to work in the courtyard. The boy
Our Writings
What the Kerala Floods taught us
It’s been a strange and surreal week facing the devastating, shocking disaster of the Kerala floods. There are no real words for the sorrow for
They said it
Are you willing to admit your need?
“Back in the day, when a ship sailed into the treacherous waters, often the captain had to acknowledge that he lacked the sufficient knowledge of
Our Writings
Afraid of becoming irrelevant
One of my biggest fears is the fear of becoming irrelevant. There’s a part of me that tends to lean towards the idea that I
