Reconstructing Faith

James left home when he was young on a scholarship to study in a foreign country. He was given a one-way ticket as his family was poor. Over time, he finished his studies and settled in his new land. He became very successful and lost touch with his family back home while he was focusing […]

More than a 100 years ago in a town in the South of France, there was an art museum. Two women were looking at a beautiful abstract painting debating its meaning. The first lady said, “I believe this painting is telling us about light.” “No, I disagree,” the second lady said, “I feel it’s all […]

John went into an old magic shop that was full of tricks and curious props. As he walked past the crammed shelves, he saw a particularly dusty box that seemed to call out to him. He wiped off the surface of the box causing a mini dust storm that caused him to cough uncontrollably. It […]

Adam heard the call of God. He responded, “Here I am, Lord. Send me to the nations.” He sold everything, packed his bags and relocated to a foreign land. After 3 months, not a single person responded to his evangelistic efforts. The people had their own religion and were not interested in embracing another. Adam […]

The message of Jesus has been hijacked to only be relevant to how you will get right with God and go to heaven. So, the message of Jesus has been framed as exclusively Justification by Faith or Salvation by Grace and not Works. As a result, the centrality of this approach has created Christians that […]

There are 2 concepts that have greatly helped me in deepening my encounters with God. Firstly, we often do not experience God because we are distracted. Our minds are everywhere except in the present where God wants to meet with us. Being PRESENT is one of the most important states to be in to encounter […]

A few years ago, I took the bold step of wiping the slate clean. I made a decision to rediscover my faith. I decided that I would be a child once again. After all, Jesus said, “anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it”. So, I […]

In the last blog, we discovered the missing pillar of Christianity which is to Love Yourself. If you haven’t read it, I suggest you do so before reading this one. When I finally understood the Great Commandment as recorded in the Synoptic Gospels and repeated in Galatians, Romans and James, I realized that I am […]

When you look at the mission or vision statement of churches around the world, most are built on 2 main pillars – Love God, Love People. Where do they get this from? It’s from Jesus Himself. It’s from what we refer to as the Great Commandment which is recorded in all 3 of the Synoptic […]

It is very common for Christians to define faith as belief. Therefore, to have faith in God is to have certain beliefs about God. More specifically, it is often described as holding on to what Christians believe to be the right view of God. Faith is seen as having certainty in the right thoughts we […]