How would you react if the next iPhone came out with a pair of devices? If you buy the phone, you automatically get both. Sounds good, right? But what if these two devices ran on two different operating systems that were hard to sync. Well, I guess you could just use one and chuck the…
Peering past the worn edges through the stacks and stickiness left behind from the words that fell long ago. Yet their residue still remains, smearing the surface and disfiguring the distant image below. Over the cracks and shards of brokenness that lay hidden underneath. At a glance it is a mosaic pieced together from everyone…
“Adventure. Excitement. A Christian craves not these things” This is an exact line (adapted quote from the popular Master Yoda in Star Wars) proclaimed by a university student when he realised the club he was intending to sign up to was not the “Adventurous Students Club” but instead was the “Adventist Students Club”. Adventist. Adventurous.…
Have you ever thought what it’d be like to have a secret identity? I certainly have. I always wondered what life would be like being a superhero. Saving the world and then secretly vanishing away into an alter ego living out a normal life where colleagues and friends would be concerned about where all my…
Where am I from? This question has troubled many people over generations, for Christians, the answer seems obvious. We believe that we were created by an all-powerful and almighty God who has a purpose for us. If this is the case, why do we still struggle with our identity and finding our purpose in life?…
So, I finally bought my first designer handbag, Gucci, on my birthday last year. For someone who had studied Fashion Design and wanted a career in it, this was the moment I had been looking forward too for a while. Owning a designer bag!! I had studied several high-end designers and this made me justify…
I remember when I was 10, in Year 4 at school, there was a cool kid in our class. Like every cool kid, most of the boys wanted to be like him and most of the girls had a crush on him. He was good at everything he did. I don’t remember the sequence of…
This month’s theme of identity got me thinking about the alter ego in Taylor Swift’s new music video ‘The Man.’ The video fascinated me and I have to admit I have now watched it four times. Swift references numerous examples of sexism and misogyny in society as the main character (Tyler Swift) in the video…
Whether you’re in a relationship or considering entering one, thinking of getting married or can’t seem to meet anyone worthwhile, whatever your relationship status is, I challenge you with this question: Are you really ready for love? I wonder if you have actually considered your motive for wanting to enter a lifelong relationship. What exactly…