We are getting acquainted with live news on deaths, loss of jobs, erosion of savings, loss of dignity, restrictions on movement, security threats or rumors of wars, mistrust on people, fear of the unknown, etc. These are some of the felt dimensions of a ‘new normal’ of a suffering humanity, during this global Pandemic. Otherwise,…
A Christian Perspective on Death I lost my grandmother precisely a month ago to pancreatic cancer. She had been very sick throughout December but, we attributed the pain to her long-time battle with rheumatoid arthritis, epilepsy, and a recent fall. Despite a previous doctor’s diagnosis and assurance that it wasn’t cancer, I had a sinking…
Anxiety and depression are on the rise. An estimated 40 million Americans suffer from one or both, that is about 18.1% of the US population alone! When I worked in healthcare, about 1 in 5 patients who came into the clinic had a history of anxiety. Little did these patients know that so did I….
Jeremiah 29:11 is one of the most popular verses out of the entire Bible. You have probably seen it stamped everywhere from shirts to mugs, notebooks, and keychains- you name it. But it’s also one of the most misinterpreted verses. In order to understand a verse properly, we need to study it from within the…
Are you going through a season of waiting? We’re all waiting on something and these periods test our patience and faith. You may be waiting for a new home, a new job, graduation, a spouse, you may be waiting for healing or for a loved one to get saved. Whatever it is that you’re waiting…
Last week I was working on an entirely different post but I stopped, set it aside, and decided to write this one instead. I felt the prompting coming from God to write this post, as I was (and still am) going through a rough time with chronic illness. I’ve never mentioned it anywhere on the…
Strangers are horrified to learn I was hit by a car as I stepped into a crosswalk one brisk winter afternoon, and I don’t blame them. My friends and family are horrified. I’m still horrified, too. On December 3rd, 2016, a man sped straight through a red light – and straight into me. I’d looked…
Life turns weary with its sudden ups and downs, routines and problems. It takes its toll on a body like nothing else. This is also true about the Christian walk, we are human and not immune to exhaustion. No one else understands this better than Jesus; He came as a man to experience our pain…
I’m coming at you with another very popular verse that is often misquoted and misinterpreted. Romans 8:28 is a famously quoted verse that we see stamped everywhere and heavily referenced. Something I’ve noticed is that people tend to read these verses out of context. In order to understand the right context of Scripture, we have…
So I turn 27 this week. And I don’t know whether I should be excited or not. As a kid, birthdays were exciting, kids want to grow up. As adults, we wish we could slow down time. But one thing is certain, the older the wiser and that’s a very good thing if you ask…
Job was faced with the greatest hardship of his life. He had been a successful and wealthy man but then, from night to day all of his possessions were gone including his children and even his own health. His response? “Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this…
If you have ever wondered why unbelievers who want nothing to do with God always seem to prosper while the most faithful suffer, you are not alone. I believe many Christians have asked this sometime in their lives. And we are in good company since Jeremiah, Job, and Asaph expressed the same thought. “Why does…
Read today’s portion here…Psalm 10 Father to the Fatherless The tragedy of 9/11 will forever be seared in the memory of the American people and in the minds of the rest of the world. Even now, 16 years later, the images of that fateful day conjure up terror, fear, sorrow, and pain. It was a…
Read today’s chapter… Psalm 25 Setting the Stage to Grow Have you ever felt your sins are too great to be forgiven? Or perhaps been full of distress due to your iniquities? This is your soul yearning to be right and one with God, it has felt the weight of being cut off from its…
