From ‘Christianity’ to Cult

‘Christianity’ can now be summed up in three words; ‘My Pastor said’. Majority of those professing to be ‘Christians’ are simply people who visit a four-walled building once (or whichever times) a week for some hours of spiritual dispensation from a ‘man or woman of God’. What they claim to be God’s Word is a …

Not Christian Enough?

Sometimes I don’t feel Christian enough. Although I have been born again for over a decade, like Paul, sometimes I feel like ‘the least of the apostles’ (in my case Christian). This feeling has always been at the back of my mind until it resurfaced when God spoke to me (He truly knows our thoughts). …

The Secret Tale of Zanzibar

The hot air seems to evaporate the history, the narrow streets seem to envelope the dark secret and the veiled women seem to keep it hush hush. Tourists walking in pairs with cameras in hand give a sense that all is well in the East African island archipelago. Walking the streets and admiring the rustic …

A Dark Dark World

‘In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.' ~ Genesis 1:1-2 The creation story never baffled me up until when I read these words closely. I always viewed the creation story in a simplistic manner, rushing …

Increasing the Stakes: From Trials to Trust

It is easy to trust within your parameters, when the demands are not high. When the demands increase, your equilibrium is toppled. You sit back and reflect, and there are two decisions you can make, to increase your trust or relinquish trying. This trial phase is not easy- do I or do I not? What …

The Fourth Man

The King has spoken. Three chisel-faced, handsome, and well-built young men march forward like pilgrims. Clothed in robes, trousers and turbans, they would be mistaken for royalty were it not for the ropes binding their hands. Trained in the King’s Court for three years, they still exude the palace’s majesty nonetheless. Adept with Babylonian Literature, …

By the Help of Wicked Men

Jesus was handed over to you by God’s set purpose and foreknowledge; and you with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him on the cross~ Acts 2:23 In a simplistic world, there are two kinds of people- those who inflict pain and those who receive pain. Most, if not all …

Faith: Because of Who He Is

I turn my Bible to Hebrews 11, just to refresh my memory on the term ‘faith’ so I can practice it more as I seek for a change in my life. It goes like this, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” (NIV) I …

The Greatness of God

How great is God- beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out- Job 36:26 God. The I AM. Of all His other titles, nothing seems to capture His omnipotence more than the I AM title. It is first mentioned when Moses asks God what His name is, to which God replies, …

Signs & Superstitions

Among the few of my possessions is a 49 B.C. Julius Caesar famous coin issue, the elephant denarius. The 2,000 year old coin is one of my valuable collections (the rest are books), and so my love for antiques makes me prefer it over my other neck pieces. Just recently, as I was going for …