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”
Category Archives: Desiring Life
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”
The Wound and the Light
There is a line often attributed to Rumi that has followed countless people through seasons of grief: “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” Whether or not these words appeared exactly as they are often quoted today, they beautifully capture the spirit of Rumi’s writings. The 13th-century Persian mystic did not denyContinue reading “The Wound and the Light”
Called by Name
In the wake of the worldwide conversations about slavery reparations, my mind wandered back to a movie I watched many years ago. I cannot remember its title anymore, but one scene has never quite left me. It is strange how certain images stay with us long after the credits have rolled. Whenever I read IsaiahContinue reading “Called by Name”
