Luke 2:33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. You can imagine the face of Mary and Joseph in today's Gospel, and why won't they be? They had gone up to present their son as the law demanded, only for a strange man, not a priest, to pick... Continue Reading →
PRODUCTIVITY AS A CORE PURSUIT
Luke 19:22 His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow? A lack of productivity is often frowned upon in many quarters. In some ventures,... Continue Reading →
THOSE WHO CONTINUE
Luke 18:5 yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests. There are people we call 'gatekeepers'- these are men and women of influence and authority who are often at the helm of systems and establishments. Such people can often not be... Continue Reading →
YOUR ASSIGNMENT BRIEF
Reference text: Jonah 1:1-10 Nearly every assignment at tertiary level comes with an assignment brief. In this can be found details of the task to be executed and where necessary, the how to complete the task, where to submit and when to submit by. That brief is meant to guide the individual executing the assignment.... Continue Reading →
KINGS DON’T SPEAK ANYHOW
Reference text: Ezra 6:7-20 One way to gain marks for questions in a Maths exams is to show the method that led to the answer, a concept known simply as "show working". Sometimes, it takes seeing how a process unfolds to actually appreciate it's meaning and today, the verse which came to mind after reading... Continue Reading →
THE ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES OF OUR PRAYERS
Luke 11:11-12 Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[a] a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? One of the biggest source of contemplation for most Christians arises from the question "why was my prayer not answered?". However, probe a little... Continue Reading →
CRUSHED UNDER THE WEIGHT
John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? Core among the principle of data protection is a statement that sounds simple, yet when ignored, can have significant repercussions: "information should be released solely on a need to know basis".... Continue Reading →
GROUND SUPPORT
Visibility is often directly proportional to speed. In other words, the further ahead you can see, the faster you are likely to run. This is true when you're on the ground, but in the air, different rules apply. You might be forgiven for thinking a pilot has to reduce the speed of the aircraft in... Continue Reading →