Human beings are by nature ‘settlers’, I do not mean they tend to settle geographically but they tend to settle with an idea and resist change as much as possible. It often takes time for us to believe something, but once we believe something we tend to stick to it passionately and are very reluctant…
Gratitude
If we can take a few moments to reflect on the content of our prayers, we will be amazed that most of our prayers are filled with requests, pleas and petitions asking God to give us things and take care of people or difficult situations. We often find ourselves trapped in the web of pressing…
Excuses our Psychological Barriers
“I CAN’T” is a very common phrase we either say or hear every day. I personally know of some people who use this phrase more often than they want or should. In fact some people use it so often that you can almost predict their response even before you ask them to do something. Many…
Uncontrolled Tongue
The Talmud tells a story of a King who commanded his jester to go out and bring the very best thing in the world. After a few hours the jester returned with a small package in his hand. The king was surprised that the jester found the best thing in the world so soon; he…
When Fear Cripples our Life
“We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears” said the 17th century French classical author Francois Rochefoucauld. Fear is one of our basic instincts and is our survival response. It gives the alarm when it senses danger or a potential loss that can hurt you. In a sense we were created…
The power of Forgiveness
On Monday 2nd October, 2006 Charles Carl Roberts, a 32-year-old dairy truck driver dropped his children off at a school bus stop and headed for the Amish school armed with three guns and 600 rounds of ammunition. What a bizarre sequence of facts! On the one hand he seems to be a responsible/loving father who…
Two sides of our calling
Every Christian one day or the other grapples with the question “what does it mean to live a holy life in an unholy world?” For centuries many Christians struggled with this question and came up with different suggestions and ideas that in some sense shaped our understanding of holiness. Holiness and worldliness were always understood…
Deified men
From the beginning of human history Satan has cleverly tricked a people in all ages with the greatest lie ever told. Generation after generation he was successful in subtly changing the wrapper of this lie and constantly deceiving people with his seductive hiss “You will be like God”. Of course we all know that eating…
Jealousy
Jealousy is often called the green eyed monster. We witness jealousy almost everywhere; it’s not just confined to politics and Hollywood. It is occasionally seen among family members and even among Christians. It is a very strong emotion that has the power to blind us from reality and can enslave us for the rest of…
False Alarms
Did you know that false alarms not only cost millions of dollars for the government but also waste thousands of man hours. On the 11th of September this year I was watching the news and heard the story of the airplane that left Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and was heading towards San Francisco – its destination.…