7 May 2016
Five Types of Children
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a Passover dinner hosted by a Rabbi. The guests were each gifted with a copy of the “Haggadah” which is a Jewish text…
25 July 2015
The Meaning in Meaninglessness
The book of Ecclesiastes has always captured me with its heart-piercing truths. As a non-believing cynical youth who argued fiercely about the hypocrisy of Christians, I was won over by…
10 May 2014
Why Do You Love Me?
When my kids were in preschool and proclaimed that they love me, I often ask them, “Why? Why do you love me?” I'm always amused by how hard they try…
28 September 2013
Children and the Christian Household
I volunteer as a pastoral care teacher at my son's school's parent support group. Not too long ago, the pastoral staff collected prayer requests from the Primary 6 boys. To…
25 May 2013
The Ministry of Peace-making
“Human conflict is surely a consequence of sin. But not all conflict is sin. ... ... Peace is something we make, not keep. Conflict is God-purposed. The conflict in your…
11 May 2013
To Be a Proverbs 31 Woman
“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 'Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.' Charm is deceptive, and beauty is…