We live in dire times. The world seems beset with problems of various kinds. Natural disasters on the scale we’ve never witnessed before. Wildfires. Hurricanes. Floods. Then there’s so much race-related hatred and religious intolerance. At times, we’re overcome with the weight of it all and wonder where we’re headed. I believe that, just as […]
Let’s Make Kindness The Norm
Racism, religious intolerance and sheer cruelty often seem to be winning in a world gone mad. It seems even more pressing then to make kindness the norm. Kindness can be really simple. In a world that often seems to be without hope, it is the small (and sometimes very big) acts of kindness that renew […]
Why Bother?
I recently watched a segment of a show called The World’s Strictest Parents. Every episode documents the journey of two unruly teens from different families who are sent off for a week to a family in another part of the world. They are forced to adapt to the rules and regulations of very strict host parents. In […]
Making The World Softer
Do you think that the pandemic has succeeded in making the world softer – a gentler and better place? “What on earth can we do to make this sad and beautiful world a little softer for everyone?” ― Shannan Martin, The Ministry of Ordinary Places: Waking Up to God’s Goodness Around You Making The World Softer Today […]
Am I My Brother’s Keeper? #MondayMusings
As the Biblical story goes, Cain and Abel, were the sons of the first man, Adam and his wife, Eve. While Cain was a farmer, Abel raised livestock. When the time came to make offerings to God, Cain offered some vegetables from his harvest, whereas Abel picked the best of his livestock to offer God. […]