Apparent Apparel

Like many people, I’ve gone through a “clothes craze phase”. I visited a bunch of thrift stores and bought just about everything I thought looked good. As always when you become crazy with something, you notice other peoples’ paraphernalia as well, in this case, clothes. One really weird thing I noticed is this: if a … Continue reading →

Perspectives on Suffering

Suffering is mostly a matter of perspective, wouldn’t you agree? In other words, if you perceive that you are suffering from something, then most likely you ARE going to suffer from it, even when you currently aren’t. And the strength of that suffering would also be a matter of perspective. An easy example would be … Continue reading →

Confident in Him

I’ll admit it: even within the body of Christ, the attractive and confident brothers and sisters often catch my eye. They seem to have it all together: great education or job, the looks, the good taste… Their confidence is so firm, I usually fall into the trap of thinking that their confidence comes from their … Continue reading →

Standing Against the Flow

Have you ever had those times where you try so hard to fit in, but with no success? You tried everything you could, been all you could be, acted all you can act, said all you can say, but you just can’t fit in with that particular group you so want to be with. I … Continue reading →

The Power of Names

Names hold a lot of power in our lives. I’m sure you’ve seen people with names that for some reason match their personalities. These are pretty obvious, like Sophia (wisdom), Charity (love), and Joyce (joy). Others may not be so easy to identify, but nevertheless, our names hold a certain degree of power over our … Continue reading →