I want my life to be the page where the heart speaks words of love. Love for humanity. Love for a world in which there is so much suffering and pain and injustice. I want to do something. I want to make a difference. I want to show people that there is hope. Use me,… Read More I Want My Life to Be…
I was having lunch with my cousin, Tia. We hadn’t seen each other for a while so there was a lot of catching up to do. She was working at an advertising company while I was in my third year at university. I was studying Sociology. She was engaged to a Nigerian man she met… Read More Drusilla’s Story
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind – 2 Timothy 1:7 I used to think that as a Christian woman, fear isn’t something I should ever feel so whenever I experienced it, I felt guilty and chided myself, saying, “You shouldn’t be feeling… Read More Overcoming Fear
In June 2011, Rumana Monzur’s visit to Bangladesh turned into a nightmare when her husband, the father of her child viciously attacked her. He robbed her of her sight and disfigured her face because she wanted to pursue a higher education in Canada. “He has made my world dark. I can’t see my daughter,”… Read More Blinded But Not Defeated
2 Peter 3:8-13 This reading brings to mind Abraham. God had promised him that he would have a son and the numbers of stars would be how large his generation would be. Abraham could claim this promise. This promise of a son met Abraham’s nee. He would have an heir. It was in submission to… Read More How to Claim A Promise From God
A couple of years ago, my world as I knew it was turned upside down. I was 17 and at my cousin, Rose’s wedding. At the reception, a relative who had way too much to drink, put his arm around me and said, “I don’t know about the rest of the family but I’m sure… Read More Matt’s Story
The believer’s walk is not an easy journey. It is fraught with fear, questions, doubts, trials, opposition and distractions. Coming out of spiritual darkness and into God’s light takes faith, courage and determination, especially when it means forsaking old habits, lifestyles and in some cases relationships. One has to consider what they are giving up… Read More The Believer’s Walk/Journey #writephoto
Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home… it’s your responsibility to love it, or change it – Chuck Palahniuk Change is a good thing–sometimes. It takes courage to step outside of your comfort zone and follow your dreams wherever they take you. You will have the naysayers and doubters on… Read More Do it
“What do you see in her, man?” Brad asked his friend, Sebastian “Granted, she had a great body but her face… Sebastian glanced at him. “What’s wrong with her face?” Brad stared at him. “Are you kidding me? I’m sorry, man, but she’s ugly.” Color suffused Sebastian’s cheeks and his eyes darkened in anger. “That’s… Read More Everything Has Beauty
He glanced up from his computer and realized that Shantel and he were the only ones in the office. Everyone else had left. It was Friday. Most people left either minutes before or exactly at five. And it was summer. People wanted to enjoy the nice weather. He wasn’t in any rush to get home. … Read More Co-Workers Turned Couple
Notes to Women 