Most people who have found out from me that I’m in a relationship, respond first with incredulity. haha. Yes, they laugh. Then they notice my straight face and double back, “wait…you’re serious?” Apparently part of why it’s so unbelievable is because they didn’t see it on Facebook! And to be sure, once they’re in the …
2014
You try preaching that!
I’ve been blog-delinquent this semester. But oh, how I’ve missed blogging! And now I have a backlog of ideas I’ve been meaning to write on. So…where to start? My devotions. That’s always a good place to start. I’ve been reading about Jeremiah. That guy had a depressing job! We love to quote Jeremiah 29:11 “For …
Walking and Leaping!
How do you follow up a testimony where 3,000 souls are added to the church in a day? Well, Luke goes on to tell us about Peter and John’s encounter with a lame man at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful. This man had never walked a day in his life! No, …
girls’ school…women’s college…who cares?
Yes, I was indoctrinated while at Wellesley that ours was not a girls’ school. It was a women’s college! But who cares, right? Ya, It’s pretty much communicating the same message of an academic institution for females; but it does so in a diminutive manner! Uha, I understand that you don’t mean to communicate disrespect, but …
may-blog
May is the month when I wasn’t sure I’d get my monthly blog in or not. It was really a toss-up: “I may or may not blog this month,” I thought. But I just really did not want to break my beautifully consistent record of blogging every month so here I am writing something down. …
Wait
Saw this poem as a friend’s note on Facebook and I liked it, so I share it here for your blessing. (Author Unknown) Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried. Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied. I pled and I wept for a clue to my future,* And the Master so gently said, “Child, you must wait.” “Wait? …
the more I know the less I know
I absolutely love being a student again! Seriously! Sometimes, I can even feel my brain grow! It’s awesome! Now that I’ve convinced you of my sincerity by the overwhelming use of exclamation points, I shall proceed to confess to a phenomenon that is completely new to me. Yes, I’d heard it spoken of, but I …
Live in the Tension: Marriage
As a single young person with a desire to live wholly for God, there’s a tension that develops with respect to marriage. It goes something like this: Thesis: Jesus is all the world to me. He is my soul-sufficiency. Take the world, but give me Jesus – all its joys are but a name. I’d …
Twenties’ Top Three Regrets
My days as a thirty year old are numbered. And thoughts of entering my thirty-somethings has me reflecting on my twenties – the good, the bad and the ugly. Well, mostly the bad and the ugly actually. After this post I promised myself to turn my focus to the good so I can give God …
how was GYC?
A conversation I had with a Croatian friend of mine during our first year of college in the US stands out. She said, “Sikhu, I don’t understand why Americans ask, ‘how are you?’ when they don’t really want to hear your answer!” She would actually take the time to craft a meaningful response to their …








