I have often struggled with not being all that visibly excited about the season. But I think that’s okay. It is perhaps alright if we can count it as joy, to use the words of our brother James. So then the question is this: How do we count Christmas as merry or happy?
Right accounting requires right knowledge. And I believe increased knowledge in three specific areas could lead to experiencing greater joy on the occasion of Christmas.
Will we always be a people that is so caught up in our idolatry of self to our own destruction and loss of identity and purpose?
For Christians who seek to glorify God in all aspects of life, the humble garbage bag asks us a few important questions.
Governments can certainly frame laws and policies that directly rebel against God. But the majority of laws and policies that entangle our lives are not of this nature. How should Christians think through these complex grey areas?
Disciples of Jesus do not have to wonder long about their identity and mission. In chapter 17 of John’s gospel, we find the Master explicitly stating the identity and mission of his disciples.
We are 2 decades into the 21st century, and the world is growing increasingly digital. I remember discussions from our journalism class less than ten years back where we discussed the possibilities of citizen journalism and the internet for building a meaningful discourse in society. A single peek into any social networking site, and those …
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Telegram is a messaging app that presents an interesting riddle for our brains. When there were pro-democracy movements in Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian ruler, blocked access for days on end to websites and messaging services, but Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, ensured that Telegram remained online. In oppressive regimes, Telegram helps pro-democracy protestors. …
Over this week I came across a very interesting book titled “Thank God for Bitcoin.” I haven’t finished it yet, but I have a strong suspicion I may not entirely agree with all of the authors’ positions. And yet the book has been quite interesting to read. The authors explore the very nature of the …
Loneliness is a very big challenge. And especially in recent times, things seems to be getting worse. I have been reading some interesting articles on various aspects of the issue. And here are some of my thoughts on a few of them. The Looking Glass Self and our wrong beliefs This week in our Sociology …
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“What I’m excited about is helping people deliver and experience a much stronger sense of presence with the people they care about.”1 When Mark Zuckerberg says these lines, I can’t help but feel scared. But why? Isn’t social media such a wonderful tool for connecting with people? Social Media and the lone scroller Marion Fourcade …