ARE YOU A RESERVOIR OR A RIVER?

Today's message is born from a question I heard at Mass Yesterday "are you a reservoir Christian or a river Christian?" The biggest dam in the world holds over 39 billion cubic meters of water in storage. That is however not it's true merit, rather the generation of over 22000MW of electrical power using that... Continue Reading →

THE STATE OF YOUR HEART

Psalms 24:3-4 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. The heart biologically, is an interesting organ with complex mechanism underlying it's function. Any impact... Continue Reading →

PERFORMANCE OR PRAYER?

Prayer is a very interesting enterprise, one that we see many examples and templates in scripture. Today, the Gospel sets our focus to two prayers we know quite well in the parable of the Pharisee and Tax collector, both of who went to the temple to pray. Their prayers were captured in this manner: "The... Continue Reading →

“ONE MAN”

In Romans 5:12-21, which is our reference text today, the phrase "one man" occurs nine times. It is used to hammer home the contrast between Adam and Christ, where the outcomes of entire generations were impacted because of the actions of 'one man'. Whether the dial swings towards positive outcomes or negative ones, the actions... Continue Reading →

DIVISION: THE FASTEST WAY TO DESTROY

Team sports are meant to be exactly that, played as a team. You run into problems when the team begins to fight each other. Think of a football match where members of the same team tackle each other and score own goals intentionally. That is a disaster. Therefore, the fastest way to destroy any system... Continue Reading →

GETTING TO KNOW YOURSELF BETTER

Reference text: Luke 16:1-13 The premise underlying the actions of the steward who was at the centre of today's parable was his concern about life after losing his job. The verse of interest is thus Luke 16:3 "And the steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away... Continue Reading →

THE ALABASTER JAR OF OIL

Reference text: Luke 7:36-50 Do a bit of visualization with me today as you read along. As best as you can, picture the scene in this story: Jesus is startled while he sits at table. What is that? Or rather, who is that? He looks down to see a trembling woman. One who had crept... Continue Reading →

RESPONSE TO JESUS

Matthew 14:31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” Peter offered no response to Jesus' question, however, in his defense, I dare to offer one: Jesus: "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" Response:I doubt because I am human,I doubt because I... Continue Reading →

SALTINESS: AN INTRINSIC TRAIT

Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. When clothing lose their colour, we can dye them back. When materials lose their lustre and shine,... Continue Reading →

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