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Are You Willing To Show Up?
Recently, in a conversation with a friend, I learned I had deeply hurt her.
It was not what I had done.
It was what I had not done.
When she was going through a traumatic experience in her life, I stayed safely tucked in my own warm, fuzzy world.
It was hard to hear her wounded words. I was ...
Thinking Theologically About Productivity
Until quite recently, I was a firm believer that 'productivity' was worldly.
As I looked critically around me, I found that people wore ‘busyness’ as a badge of honor. I, for one, didn’t want to get sucked into that trap of trying to prove myself through my performance. As a Christian, wasn’t I 'above' that?
I had bought ...
Why the Sinfulness of Sin Matters
Thirty years or so ago, I remember applying for my learner’s permit (the precursor to a driving license) at a dimly-lit office in Chennai, India.
We were ushered into a musty, dank room full of files. Test papers were distributed. No other information was dispensed. Before we could answer the test questions, however, the person in ...
Are You Content in Your Calling?
A few of us from my church are experiencing a hangover. Don’t be alarmed. We’re just dealing with the zombie-like state that comes from an intense week of volunteering at Vacation Bible School or VBS.
All week, about 30 of us cut, glued, baked, organized, sang, played, narrated, learned, prayed, laughed, protected, and shared our lives ...
Learning to be a “Friendtor”
By virtue of my “advancing years” (ahem) and because I’m seen as a leader at our church (primarily because my husband is an elder there), I’ve sometimes been labelled a “mentor.”
As I slipped into my 40s, younger women began to ask me to mentor them. I readily agreed. I wanted to help and guide them.
Then ...
You’re Not Just a ‘Regular Person’
Growing up in South India, I attended a church with an Anglican service format. The service would begin with the resounding music of the 19th-century pipe organ. It signalled that we needed to rise to our feet.
The Bible would then be carried down the aisle and placed on an impressive bronze lectern shaped like an ...
Gentle Spirit, Fierce Faith: A Tribute
This morning, my great aunt went home to be with Jesus. Her husband, PC Verghese, was a dynamic and respected evangelist in India for decades. He went to glory just two days ago. Both of them were like grandparents to me and instrumental in my faith journey. I have no doubt that they are rejoicing ...
Journeying with Jesus – A Lent Devotional
As I write this short post, I am on a journey. I don’t mean that metaphorically. Thankfully, I’m not on an “eat, pray, love” type quest for meaning and purpose. In a few hours, I’ll be hopping on a plane for a seven hour trip to Indonesia.
I’ll be meeting up with friends there — ladies ...
How to Feel Loved
Earlier this week, I read a New York Times article about a new book by two leading researchers who study happiness. According to the piece, if these two authors had to choose one thing as the secret to happiness, it would be “feeling loved.”
The book points out that “In order to feel more loved by ...
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