Reference text: Acts 16:22-34 In today's account, Paul and Silas' prayer had triggered an earthquake that loosened the bonds of all prisoners where they were. Here is where things get interesting: the jailer took his sword to kill himself because to him, he had failed at the one assignment he had been given, which was... Continue Reading →
THE WEIGHT OF DECISIONS
The homily today at Mass described a cascade of events that happens when a child is born. A man and woman become father and mother, boys and girls become brothers or sisters, parents become grandparents. Nephews, nieces, cousins and so forth. So a complex dynamic of relationships evolve. We realise therefore that one change, one... Continue Reading →
Minibites
1. "If you're walking through the dessert and you see the carcass of a great man, don't take a selfie, what killed them is not too far"Ap. F. L We live in an age where men are more concerned about comments and remarks. An age where the causes of events, alongside is consequences are often... Continue Reading →
NO CHOICE EVER STANDS ALONE
Luke 10:16 Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me One would have thought that the choice here was to refuse to listen to Jesus, a personal choice anyone seemed entitled to make. However, nested in that choice was also the rejections... Continue Reading →
MINI BITES
"Can you be frugal without being stingy or can you be generous without being reckless?" There is always a very narrow grey area between any two extremes. Balance is therefore the key to keeping one from being swayed to either extreme. "The bus called life does not stop for you to take a break." You... Continue Reading →
REFLECTING ON DECISIONS
DAY 246 A question I would want you to also ponder on came to mind: "Have you thought about what the trajectory of your life would look like had you made different decisions a decade ago?" This is not a consideration of the small things like what to eat or wear, even though these matter,... Continue Reading →
ROUND UP
365/365 According to the calendar days, today marks the end of the year in the part of the world I find myself. Others have already transitioned so as we countdown the hours for the year to turn the corner, it's time to do a bit of rounding up. This means some questions will have to... Continue Reading →
DON’T JUST MAKE DECISIONS
341/365 Genesis 3:9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? The version of today's text that I read on my app begins with a preamble in square brackets before presenting God's call to Adam. It begins with the words [After Adam had eaten of tree]. While that was... Continue Reading →
DECISIONS AND CONSEQUENCES
285/365 I pass on the lessons I gleaned from a message I listened to about a fortnight ago: Whenever consequences arise, our minds turn immediately to decisions.We trace back to all the choices that could have played a role to arrive with the set of consequences which has manifested. When you decide not to eat... Continue Reading →