Learning Wisdom: Reflections in Corona times

Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; conies are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags; locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks; a lizard can be caught …

A Sermon on Grace

I preached a sermon on grace at the Christian Union in Murang'a University in November 2018. What I share here are my reflections and sermon notes. INTRODUCTION Many of us live with the reality that grace is but are often quick not to go too far in understanding its way and means. And it is …

External Heart Disk

Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. (ESV) History changed, forever. A group of Shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks at night got a rare visitation, probably the only visitation they ever had. An angel of the Lord had come bearing good news …

Tuesday Morning

It has been 7 months away from home. A whole experience out here. Living in Norway has been a remarkable experience. There definitely is a lot to talk about and hopefully we'll do so, slowly. As I rumbled through my journal, I came across this one. About a Tuesday morning...enjoy. I have a crazy idea …

Because you say so

Simon Peter answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” Luke 5:5   ALL NIGHT Some members of TGFA – The Genneseret Fishers Association had been attending duty on an ordinary day, faithfully doing so as they did every day (except …

I Became a Man

I've became a man The result of the cross For I find no other place With such a sure embrace Burden rolled away, sight beheld I've became a man, redeemed I became a man The result of desires Desires of death, impure Soaked in His blood divine I was cleansed, made pure I became a …

Me, Three years ago…

As I flipped through my folders today, I came across this short piece I wrote early morning on Christmas day 2014. Here goes my unedited insomniac mind then... **** NOT YET CHRISTMAS... Its 01:46am. Today is Christmas day, but is it? The night is calm and silent, only my neighbor’s dog is barking, at nothing, …

PORCUPINE DESIRES

"Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did." 1John 2:6 Today, I heard an interesting story... In one country there was a law that it is illegal to eat porcupines. In this country lived a man who was a hunter. He would get his daily meat from the woods. Clear in his …

Two Adams

A second Adam walked the earth It is my favorite line of the song Awaken the dawn It speaks of beautiful hope That man shall live and not die   You see, Adam of Eden was elite He was the epitome of God’s creation God imagined himself in him “In our own image,” He said …

What Do I Still Lack?

“All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?” (Matthew 19:20 – NIV) In one of our meeting with Christian Union leaders at FOCUS Kenya, we had the theme navigating change, remaining on the cutting edge. Anyone with experience in student ministry will tell you that it is as dynamic …