I once had an enlightening conversation with a dear friend that drew my attention to how prevalent depression has become among young people. Having experienced schizophrenia in the past, he was certainly not new to conversations about mental and emotional health. Our conversation reminded me of something we often forget: emotional health, just like physicalContinue reading “The Youth and Depression”
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Even when you’ve failed (the unconditionality of God’s love)
Clara was brought up in a good Christian home where she was taught to pray, read her Bible, and live a life of purity. However, when she got into high school, she fell into bad company and gradually found herself throwing out the window all the virtues she was taught at home. She also lostContinue reading “Even when you’ve failed (the unconditionality of God’s love)”
God is your Abba Father
In our everyday interactions, we misconstrue power as cruelty and insensitivity. Probably, it’s because we’ve been hearing stories about how some powerful rulers terrorized their subjects into submission. So we think that if God is all-powerful, then surely He’s got to be a hundred times more cruel and dreadful than these powerful earthly rulers we’veContinue reading “God is your Abba Father”
The Anchor of Joy
A letter has just arrived, and from what you’ve heard, it is a letter of promotion. You anxiously unwrap it to see what is inside the envelope. True to the rumours, it is indeed a letter of promotion. And guess whose name is boldly written on it? Yours. Depending on how much you value theContinue reading “The Anchor of Joy”
Finding Your Voice Amidst The Noise
Information is such a large part of our lives. We seem to depend on information nowadays even more than our ancestors did centuries ago. No wonder, one of the best descriptions given to our generation is the ‘information age’. Without information, we feel crippled and a little left out, which is by the way oneContinue reading “Finding Your Voice Amidst The Noise”
