The last nine months have been long and eventful. Early September 2019 a conversation with the missus sparked an old desire. A desire to study. To devote a season to studying and to being discipled so that we would be able to better serve God. This spark led to two conversations with pastor friends who…
I have come to believe that discipline is necessary to live a fulfilling life. The pandemic linked lock-down has been an eye opener for me. I have tried to be disciplined in certain areas of my life. The other areas were subject to binging. Those areas of my life where I practiced discipline would flourish…
I want to be able to write. But I usually do not know what to write about. I kept researching about what one needs to do to overcome the difficulty of not being able to write. Invariable whatever or whomever I read provided only one solution. Write regularly! I just do not understand how can…
It is hard to love! Most people desire to be kind and loving. You do your best in every way possible to be calm and composed and then suddenly-out of nowhere a person or an event triggers you. And… You know what I mean. You have been there and so have I. Our circumstances are…
Legos are just fun for kids. And adults have made such massive lego projects that are mind blowing. But here’s every parent’s nightmare – cleaning up after play time. And sometimes, just sometimes a stray lego might just get under your foot and ouch! We had another minor struggle with our 4 year old using…
Every May we travel to Mangalore to meet my parents. The year 2020 has been different for the whole world and it was different for us as well. We were unable to travel due to the lockdown. But on the morning of 27th, at breakfast we were discussing that the restrictions have eased now. And…
We have been in lockdown since March 25th, 2020. And now we are talking about unlock 1.0, unlock 2.0 and unlock 3.0. Most church members are waiting for the resumption of their church services. Not everybody is equally eager though. Some people are fearful. Others are displaying no fear. At the surface it may appear…
Our country has been in lockdown since March 25th, 2020. We have now begun the process of unlocking the country. In Lockdown 5.0, there is talk of Unlock 1.0, Unlock 2.0, and Unlock 3.0. The good news for churches is that we may be able to resume church services soon. While this is bringing cheer…
Here’s an idea by Dr. Suess. And nature has implemented half the idea. The world is waiting for the other half of this gastronomic idea.
Over the years many seminary trained people have told me that seminary education is overrated. They suggested that I can teach myself through good reading. At first I agreed with them. After all who would know better I or they? Obviously they would know better because they have acutally been to seminary. I spent some…