Susan Narjala | December 5, 2023
Is your Christmas tree up yet? In keeping with our yearly tradition, we invited our extended family over to decorate the tree and kick off the Christmas season. But, of...
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We've moved houses many times and been through the decluttering process often enough. Yet, with every move, we still haven't managed to shed any extra weight in terms of carton...
Continue ReadingRuth Davidar Paul | November 20, 2023
Even as I write this, I feel somewhat embarrassed. It's almost like I'm making a big deal out of nothing. Like I'm a whiny child. I feel I ought not...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | November 10, 2023
In the late 19th century, two nuns from Belgium set sail for India. They landed on the shores of the coastal hamlet of Mulagumoodu in the south of the country....
Continue ReadingDeborah Sybil | October 23, 2023
If I had to pick one of the attributes from the Fruit of the Spirit that I need to work on, it would be self-control. Self-control is an underrated quality....
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | October 16, 2023
As I walk past my kitchen, it calls my name. The “it” is an inconspicuous plastic container which, frustratingly enough, seems to know me pretty well. As I draw closer,...
Continue ReadingDeborah Sybil | August 9, 2023
Very recently, I was put through a session on ‘right parenting’. This ‘session’ was by a senior family friend who looked down on the ways of ‘modern parenting’ as she...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | August 4, 2023
Guilt has a bad rap. For obvious reasons. It dredges up memories we would rather avoid and feelings we would rather ignore. No one wants to feel guilty. Or, as...
Continue ReadingTiya Thomas-Alexander | July 31, 2023
Recently I panicked that I had become a cultural Christian. The transformative work of the gospel seemed detached from my everyday life. I didn’t feel a part of a bigger...
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