the uncharted terrain
Do you remember what people say when you want to do something great? What do they say when you mess up? They say “can you do it?” who sent you in the first place?” “who asked you to do it?” Moses knew that so well: he wanted to do something great. But he had messed…
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There’s this story of an intern prophet, who wouldn’t stop fussing about the enemy. He kept on going to his superior, “They’re coming… they’ve surrounded us… they’re drawing their weapons, they are…” The veteran prophet, however, wasn’t a bit disturbed because he saw something and knew something. So he said, “Lord, open his eyes to…
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A couple of months ago, I purchased a couple of sketchbooks, a set of pencils, pens, and brushes – all I needed to create art. For some reason, the pens and brushes have sat on my desk for months, like many wonderful unfinished ideas, begging to be completed. But it’s time to go, so I’m…
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I am immensely fascinated by what my drone does. As it soars high and reduces every intimidating landscape into the grand scheme of things, I appreciate how beautiful my world is. But I am more fascinated by how it works. I’ll tell you why. It was a few months ago I realized that the propellers…
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I’ve been away from this blog for a long time. Little did I know, when I wrote the previous article on Productivity for 2018, that I was about to take a journey of my own through the icy winters of introspection. Thankfully, it’s warming up in here. The Beginning I remember when I typed my…
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Read part 2 of my two-part series on productivity in 2018.
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Whew! I cannot believe that a whole year is wrapping up. 2017 gradually bows out. At the beginning of the year, when I was going to make one of the most difficult decisions of my life (more on that later), I wondered how I could make it through the year in one piece. Well,…
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It is pertinent to seek and discover God’s will for you – his purpose for your life. But when you then try to plan your own path in light of the insight God showed you about your future, you are trying too hard to help God. Whatever you know about your life is an impartial…
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I have observed that many times, when God inspires people with an idea for a life-defining project, or presents opportunities to gain knowledge and training in peculiar crafts, career or ministry, many people short-change themselves with the questions their minds ask. Even me, 8 out of 10 times, my mind fixates on the price tag,…
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I laced up my shoes, ready for the day’s run. I started with a brisk walk, and when I picked up the pace and my body warmed up, my thighs and legs started to itch. Crazy, intense itching. I managed for a couple more yards but it became so extreme that I had to stop and…
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