Whatever is at the centre of your life will be the source of your security, guidance, wisdom and power. ~ Steven Covey Every one of us has a ‘centre’ that holds our lives. It's the lens through which we see things and make decisions, the focal point through which our lives are built. Steve Covey,... Continue Reading →
Over the last few years there has been such a significant focus social focus on children and on gender-related matters. This is quite noteworthy, because children are important, and how they are raised is often an indicator of how we perceive them and our expectations for them. For this year's International Boy-child day [which was... Continue Reading →
Last year, I wrote this in commemoration of Mother's Day. It was an attempt to consider motherhood through the vehicle of Eve. This year, we turn to another woman put forward in scripture is a portrait of Motherhood. Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and... Continue Reading →
Each time I think about it, I realize that there’s something deeply comforting about the way a father reaches out to catch his child when they’re about to fall.
There are diverse common and biblical practices in Christendom, and the giving of offerings (financial or material tokens) is one of such practices. Offerings make me think of Cain, whose offering many of us have long believed was rejected by God because it was not good enough compared to Abel's (thank God for our teachers... Continue Reading →
In Plain Sight 