Category Archives: How faith and life relate

Faith is usually associated with spirituality and can be looked down upon as some sort of superstition.  In reality though all of us express faith in many things everyday.  We trust in something we cannot see, hope in something we cannot understand and depend on something we cannot explain.  Computers, mobile phones, microwaves, airplanes, WiFi,Continue reading “Faith”

Whether you are sharpening your best knife to carve the family roast or honing an axe to cut firewood to keep you warm in winter the point is to make the best point you can.  There is a real skill in getting the blade’s point so thin that it could cut a sheet of paperContinue reading “Feeling dull?”

In a bizarre sort of way purity is looked down on, disregarded and you could say almost considered dirty to most people.  Take a look around at the media, Internet and even your own social circle and you will discover that lewd, crude and rude are not only evident but prolific.  As much as thoseContinue reading “What about purity?”

We can find ourselves asking the question “is this all there is?  Life can get very repetitive, mundane and unfulfilling at times.  For others the endless cycle of poverty, addiction or boredom can make life seem pointless.  There is nothing more inspiring though in an otherwise seemingly dull moment in life than looking forward toContinue reading “Is this all there is?”

If only God could understand. If only He knew what is was like to experience pain, loss, betrayal, saddness and negativity.  If only He knew what is was like to live in a world full of poverty, political unrest and personal hardship.  If only He understood how far away God feels sometimes and what it isContinue reading “If only”

What is your response when information or an idea is presented to you that is beyond your understanding, experience, knowledge and comprehension.  We all handle it differently but four ways to receive a new and difficult concept are to dismiss, deny, enquire or embrace.  Dismissing something means to ignore it altogether, not even bothering toContinue reading “Beyond understanding”

Perspective changes everything.  It changes the way we view life, other people and ourselves.  Three people can be in the exact same situation but each with different perspectives, with three different outlooks, attitudes and feelings.  The way we see things is generally determined by our experience in the past, our presumptions about the outcome andContinue reading “Perspective”

Whether we realise it or not we generally tend to imitate those that we hang out with.  It is most obvious when a child is learning to talk because they mimick what we say and how we say it as part of their learning process.  I remember meeting someone from a country where English wasContinue reading “Copycat”

Success looks slightly different for all of us but it generally includes some sort of wealth, recognition and a comfortable life.  Whatever the formula we use to strive for success it usually includes hard work, placing ourselves in the best position, knowing the right people and getting the right job with the best pay andContinue reading “Success”

It can be quite easy to become discouraged and lose hope at different times in our life. Perhaps we are disillusioned with our job or you have found yourself without one, we might experience conflict in our family, be battling long term illness or injury or even coming to terms with the loss of aContinue reading “Feeling down?”