No barriers
I often have friends ask me to pray for them in matters pertaining to their personal lives. One friend even stops me in the street whenever he sees me and asks me to pray... »
Uday Paul
All things to all people
The Bible tells us, ”Do not be shaped by this world” (Romans 12:2 NCV). It also tells us to “become all things to all people” so that by all means some might be saved (1... »
The bride price
I recently married a wonderful Ugandan woman who I met on my first mission trip to Africa some years ago. Our relationship eventually deepened, and we felt God leading us... »
Getting Closer
On a recent trip to Greece, I visited the Areopagus in Athens. Thousands of years ago, this rocky knoll was the site of a judicial court that had extensive authority over... »
Less Is Better
I vividly remember the day in my early twenties when I was sitting in the comfortable living room of my upper-middle class home and felt a void and restlessness within me... »
All things to all people
The Bible tells us, “Do not be shaped by this world.”[[Romans 12:2 NCV]] It also tells us to “become all things to all people.”[[1 Corinthians 9:22 ESV]] At first glance,... »
The right path
A friend of mine told me about an incident that occurred after he attended a Bible study and was driving home. While he was stopped at a traffic light, a delivery boy on... »
Less is better
I vividly remember the day in my early twenties when I was sitting in the comfortable living room of my upper-middle class home and felt a void and restlessness within me... »
Free course
“The word of God is not bound!”[[2 Timothy 2:9]] the apostle Paul wrote to his young friend Timothy while he was in prison in Rome awaiting his execution. After the Great... »
A pilgrim’s journey
My favorite railway in the world is Australia’s Indian Pacific. The line runs between Sydney on the east coast to Perth on the west coast, traversing a whole continent an... »
Why change?
Walking around my hometown in India where I grew up and have spent most of my life, I am intrigued by how much the city has changed over the years. What was once a small... »
Forbidden fruit
In his classic autobiography Confessions, Saint Augustine, a theologian of the early church, narrates an incident which happened when he was a teenager. There was a pear... »
A new identity
One of my favorite movies is the 1967 classic Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. The movie was released at a very sensitive period in American history when race relations were... »