The Boy Scout Meeting
“Pleeeeeease!”, her dark-haired friend’s eyes pleaded as pitifully as her words. “But I don’t want to be a boy scout, and I’m not interested in pursuing law and order” the young girl replied to her friend. She could feel her…
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The Call
Sitting with the choir one Sunday (the family dutifully went to church every Sunday), she sat politely listening to the missionary guest speaker. In all the years attending church in that denomination, she never recalled ever having met a missionary…
Watch this space…
Hello friends, This will not be a regular blog, like my previous ones. In fact, I am planning on trying something altogether different. More than one person has challenged me to attempt to write a book. Yup, you read that right….
Writer’s Block, Revisited
Ever struggle with writer’s block? You know you need to produce something in prose, but you wind up staring at a blank screen and just can’t for the life of you think of anything to say? I’ve been struggling with…
Heart Trouble
I recently conducted a study with the women’s fellowship in our church on nutrition and linking it with spiritual nutrition. It has been an informational and inspiring study, at least for me, and I hope, for the other ladies too….
Saving Face
One of my most favorite passages of scripture (I have many!) is 2 Corinthians 4:6 where it says, “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light…
The Christmas Rite of Passage
There we sat a week ago in the rustic cabin holding cups of chai or coffee, munching on baby shower cake (that’s another story) in front of a blazing fire. Outside, were the noises of the furtive wild creatures that…
A Man Eat Man World!
We were sitting in the conference room at the Ukarimu Ministries’ Annual General Meeting and retreat, participating in an icebreaker. We were discussing favourite and/or famous quotes that have had impact on us and why. One member spoke up, saying…
Healthy Boundaries With Friends
We are all aware of physical boundaries, such as security walls, fences, and hedges. They clearly outline where one property ends and where another begins, keeping intruders out and maintaining the safety of people within them. However, there are internal…
Listening
Are you a good listener? Many of us would say that we are. Perhaps we are good at keeping quiet and not interrupting while another is talking. But does silence mean we are truly listening? True listening involves more than…