There was a period in my life when the Christmas/Yearend season was a time to dread, or at best, endure. Life wasn’t unfolding as I had imagined. I was lonely, dissatisfied and mad at God as a result. I only saw what was missing and I concluded that he was a withholding God. Getting anything…

Paul starts his second prayer for the Ephesians with a fascinating statement: For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. The Greek word translated “father” (pater) has the same root as the word translated “family” (patria). This is Paul’s play on words which,…

I love rice and curry. I love my wife. I use the word “love” in both sentences but the connotation is radically different, isn’t it? … It is. Trust me. In English, as in other languages, we do this often. We use a word that might have many nuanced definitions but our meaning when using…