Category Archives: How faith and life relate

I think all of us have a natural tendency and desire to hit back, fight back, seek revenge or at the very least cut out of our life and simply ignore those who hurt or hate us.  There are many who portray God that way as well, as angry, people hating, vengeful and distant.  However,Continue reading “Enemies”

Perhaps the biggest complaint against the church and one of the most popular reasons given for staying away from it is – hypocrisy.  It is true.  The church is full of people who enjoy the programs, music, tradition, rituals and familiarity of age old customs yet purposefully or ignorantly do not live the Godly livesContinue reading “Know for sure”

One of the greatest mysteries of life is the answer to the question, where do we come from? Coupled with that is, where do we go?  Another question could be, what are we doing here?  The biggest, most expensive and imaginative investigation of all is, is there anybody else out there?  I am sure youContinue reading “The mystery of life”

As much as we have become more inclusive as a western society there is still a tendency to leave behind, exclude or look down upon those who are not as able, those who are weak and those who can’t keep up.  The catch cry “survival of the fittest” resonates with many and formulates a worldContinue reading “Running ahead”

Recall some of the recent portrayals of fathers in movies or TV series.  Generally they are shown to be out of touch, lazy, ignorant, embarrassing, stupid, irresponsible, beer drinking, sports mad and hormone driven idiots.  Okay, there might be the odd exception but have you noticed? Perhaps this image is partially motivated by people’s experienceContinue reading “Good Father”

You may have heard today’s verse in a variety of contexts.  One of which is when someone wants money from you, particularly church people.  The way it goes is generally along the lines of “If you give to God He will give you much more in return.” This is usually followed by promises of prosperityContinue reading “Giving to get”

There is a facination with the supernatural which is made evident by the popularity of movies and TV series like Ghost, Ghostbusters, Ghost Whisperer, Poltergeist, Medium and even Casper, Scooby Doo and A Christmas Carol.  I wonder if the attraction would be as great if people realised that what is shown as fiction is moreContinue reading “Spooky”

What would we do without light?  Light is one of the essentials of life perhaps even the most basic of necessities.  Without light there would be no life at all.  Unless we want to sleep, the first thing we want when it gets dark is some sort of light. Depending on our location and ourContinue reading “Bright light “

In one sense I admire people who speak out for truth, declare their values and fight for what they feel is right.  However, on the other hand I wonder if it is really very helpful in the big picture.  It seems to me that Jesus didn’t ask his followers to stand out and isolate themselvesContinue reading “Standing out”

I have read that more than 80% of murders are committed by people related to the deceased.  That tells me that the nastiest conflicts, deadliest disagreements and strongest emotions are found in family relationships.  Maybe it is because “you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family”. More likely it is because whereContinue reading “Family feuds”