Miracles
Let me briefly share two personal stories with you. I was 3 years old when my first brother was born. A few days later we learned he had a serious […]
Tag Archives: God
The Grand, Multi-Color Story
“Why is mythology everywhere the same?” This may sound like a simplistic judgment – there are so many myths across history, from the Hindu Vedas to the Nordic tales and […]
Valentine’s Day Sugar
Heart-shaped pillows. Teddy bears who send kisses. Movies which exalt the magic of love at first sight. Girls receiving jewel-priced flower bouquets at work. “I love you more than ever” […]
The Science of Seahorses
Over the last few years, there has been a rise in popular science stuff in cyberspace. For example, the site “I effing love science” (… er…) has around 2.8 million […]
Citizens of a Wild Kingdom
Our church recently spent a month with Job. The book of Job is, of course, famous for its treatment of the problem of evil and God’s justice in the face […]
And the victory goes to…
Barack Obama is a victor. No doubt both exhausted and elated, he has won the American presidential race for a second time. I used to work for a direct sales […]
Saved Together
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to go through Lesslie Newbigin’s The Gospel in a Pluralist Society with a group of university students. It was a very helpful exercise, in […]
Questions of Life
I’m not often asked about my views on abortion, but an article on 7th October written by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown for The Independent newspaper* prompted me to post some of my […]
Can You Hear the Music?
It was rush hour at the metro station L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of people were heading to their work on that cold January morning. Suddenly, a man wearing a […]
The Art of Lying in Bed
Every now and then I find people who delight in the physical act of waking up in the morning. They don’t associate waking up with bad breath, the screams of […]
Wondering Fair 