Monday: 4th March, 2019 Reference text: Mark 10:17-27 Mark 10:17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" While in primary school, 'Power Rangers', a kids programme that showcased a constant battle... Continue Reading →

Sunday: 3rd March, 2019 Reference text: Luke 6:39-45 Luke 6:42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly... Continue Reading →

Saturday: 2nd March, 2019 Reference text: Mark 10:13-16 Mark 10:13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. Young children are deemed incapable of making significant and important life choices therefore, parents and guardians often make these decisions on their behalf. Most of... Continue Reading →

Friday: 1st March, 2019 Reference text: Sirach 6:5-17 Interpretation is needed for clarity, so at multiple times in the scriptures, we see the disciples of Jesus return to Him for further exposition on some of the teachings and parables He had delivered to the people. However, there were also many moments when such clarifications were... Continue Reading →

Thursday: 28th February, 2019 Reference text: Mark 9:41-50 Mark 9:50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. Unless one is an expert in the anatomy of birds, it is near impossible to identify a bird without... Continue Reading →

Wednesday: 27th February, 2019 Reference text: Mark 9:38-40 Mark 9:38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw a man who was driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop, because he doesn't belong to our group.” One of the fairytales for children which I find rather beautiful is the story of... Continue Reading →

Tuesday: 26th February, 2019 Reference text: Sirach 2:1-11 Today, I share with you some of the words of Sirach, one of the deuterocanonical books. In the verses that follow, we see an image upon which Jesus expounded to His disciples when He mentioned the hard times that would come their way since they had made... Continue Reading →

Monday: 25th February, 2019 Reference text: Mark 9:14-29 Mark 9:16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” In a very recent development, a young lady was charged with breaking immigration laws by staging a protest to prevent the deportation of a foreign national. While she narrowly avoided a jail term, she... Continue Reading →

Sunday: 24th February, 2019 Reference text: 1 Samuel 26:2,-23 1 Samuel 26:8 Abishai said to David, "God has put your enemy in your power tonight. Now let me plunge his own spear through him and pin him to the ground with just one blow-I won't have to strike twice!" Often, the best way to get... Continue Reading →