You can spend time discerning the intentions of others, you may get it spot on or miss it entirely. The latter can often come at a steep cost. But we have an example today that appears to skip the whole introspection and goes straight for the jugular with the question "what do you want?" John... Continue Reading →
WHEN BATTERED BY LIFE
There many moments when we come across questions that call for deeper personal reflection and introspection. In fact, these questions are often so weighty that leaving them as rhetorical or unanswered appear the right thing to do. Job asks two of such questions today : Why did I not perish at birth, and die as... Continue Reading →
DON’T COME TO GOD WITH YOUR ANSWERS
Mark 10:17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? When a question is repeated, one of two things is true: either the hearer did not hear and understand the question... Continue Reading →
TIME FOR REFLECTION
DAY 200 OF 365 IN 2021 TIME FOR REFLECTION Exodus 14:5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services! We read about the story of... Continue Reading →
STILL, ASK!
DAY 168 OF 365 IN 2021 STILL, ASK! Matthew 6:8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! There are some questions that will always prod some unusual glances and thoughts. Among them is one which stems out from the Gospel today: 'if God knows what... Continue Reading →