Opinion

God has given us a deep desire for intimacy. This desire for sexual intimacy points to a greater reality – our desire for oneness and intimacy with God. Arecent ministers’ event on same-sex attraction (SSA) called us to address sexuality even as we address sexual issues such as SSA. What exactly is sexuality? Sexuality is […]

The everlasting God… gives power to the weak… But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:28-31 (NKJV) Amidst challenges and strife, We run the marathon of life. Everyone must […]

Christian mystic and philosopher Simone Weil wrote in her famous work Waiting for God, published posthumously more than 60 years ago: “Today one might think that the white races had almost lost all feeling for the beauty of the world, and that they had taken upon themselves the task of making it disappear from all […]

“Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” John 4:20 What do Mount Olympus, Mount Sinai, and Mount Fuji have in common? They are considered by many different people to be sacred places of worship. The same is true for sanctuaries, temples and […]

Image of Sycamore tree , famous as location in the movie Robin Hood Prince of Thieves     Amazing that he the Lord of Life flanked by hordes of milling admirers should notice me perched in the fork of a sycamore tree; that he should know me by name, me, Zacchaeus, feared but loathed by […]

Children violence. Stop now are write on extended girl’s hands and help me on her taped mouth. Like so many around the world, I too was hoodwinked into believing Somaly Mam’s story. The world-renowned crusader against sex trafficking and slavery almost achieved iconic status with the story of her own sexual abuse when she was […]

Silhouette of businessman standing in air gap Most people have different kinds of ambition, and usually these have to do with the self – “my comfort, my wealth, my status, my power”. “Attempt great things for God.” William Carey’s rallying cry has motivated many Christians who had given themselves in God’s mission. However, it works […]

“Is suicide a sin, and if so, is it pardonable?” – this is a question posed to me in my work, and which is very difficult to address. Even more so when it comes from the grieving loved ones of a Christian who had died by suicide.

Caucasian child undergoin treatment for cancer climbing a blow up castle at a fun fair           They’ve sentenced you with invisible cells that secret themselves deep in body recesses and multiply: lymphatic assault on vital functions.           Can cancer conquer you? I doubt it, for the strengths […]

Collage – sunset in alien planet While searching for planets in the constellation Draco, researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics found a giant Earth-like planet with a diameter of nearly 28,900 km – more than twice the size of planet Earth. Using NASA’s Kepler spacecraft, these scientists spotted this “Godzilla of Earths” – which […]

Chinese Tea ceremony is performed during a Chinese wedding or Chinese New Year.   “Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” Romans 12:13 Practicing hospitality is an act of kindness. In Romans 12:13, Paul says: “Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” How far is our hospitality […]

Julie Kasem at Kerri Kasem’s Birthday party held at the Flying Gaona Brothers Trapeze School, Woodland Hills, CA. 07-11-10 In one of the most unusual contests of all time, the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic won the day. And, of course, there were fish for the taking: “We remember the fish we ate in […]