Teens camps

Going by statistics, Christian teen camps hardly make a difference to people's lives.  Three days in a year that consists of 365 days? That's just 0.821917808219% of the time available in a year in total. Insignificant? Well, as my teacher Anil Pinto once told us in class, "There are lies, greater lies and then statistics." …

Bird by Bird

Do you ever feel paralysed when faced with a huge amount of work? You don't want to start because you feel you can't finish it, yet you must, but you can't!Tom and David Kelly in their book 'Creative Confidence' quote the wonderful author Anne Lamott, who narrated a childhood story in her book 'Bird'. Her ten-year-old …

Imagination

My son wanted one of my notebooks to draw. I gave him a bunch of single-side-used papers, quite a number of them, pinned to a writing board. It would keep him busy and there would be plenty of space to draw. A few minutes later, he appeared at my right hand side and showed me …

Structure

"If only I had no impediments! If only I could live my own life!" So many of us would echo this sentiment. I, for one, certainly did. The thought of having no one to control, no barriers, no structures, nothing to stop me - that's the ultimate life - or so I thought. When you …

To a tee

Did you notice that in the story of Jonah from the Old Testament, our man did not ask Ninevites to repent? Perhaps he withheld that information, hoping for their ultimate destruction, said Selwyn Hughes. But with the swiftness of half the biscuit that fell in your tea following a dip too long, they repented immediately. …

Encouragement

Encouragement is an affirmation of one's faith in another. Encouragement, doesn't turn a blind eye to the wrongs. Instead it sees, the good and all its possibilities, much brighter. Encouragement, could sound like a parent, a teacher, a friend or an invisible well-wisher. But the words are always, always, from the lips of God. Encouragement …

Parenting styles

What's the first word that comes to mind when you hear the word 'parents'? As you may know already, the way your parents "parented" you has a huge influence on your choices, your fears, your interactions and even your thought/behaviour patterns. Broadly, some psychologists classify parenting styles into three: The 'authoritarian parent' is perhaps as …

T & Me

T & Me A story about Christopher Columbus goes like this : The explorer Columbus was desperately seeking hope during an episode of deep sea turbulence. After days of darkness, shrouded in fog, land began to appear in the form of a peak. It lifted their spirits, and they set course towards the piece of …

Uncertainty

An overnight change in a State of a Republic without consulting its people - what would you think if someone else decided your future for you? Uncertainty has the power to damage entire nation and its future. Take relationships: If you don't know how your partner or friend is going to behave today, and that …

Guidelines

In an article that appeared in the Forbes magazine, Jaison Girzadas, the Global Managing Principal of Deloitte’s Consulting business shared three trends in business that have been playing out for a long time. He says : “For business, it helps to reflect upon three trends that have been playing out for a very long time—trends …