In the book of Hebrews 11, a number of historical figures are commended for their Faith, as examples of believing in a Truth when observable facts seemed insufficient to justify their hope. From Abel to Enoch to Noah to Abraham …
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God and gods
A stranger visited my house recently, and marvelled at the books in my Library. He said he could tell the kind of person I was by the kind of books I read. I’d never thought about that, so after he …
Read more →2015 was a good year. I had more Media mentions that year than I can remember. People would stop me on the corridors, or send me messages saying they’d seen me on this or the other publication. The admiration in …
Read more →I consider myself a smart fellow, but i’m rarely the smartest person in the room. Somewhere along my adulting journey, I realised that being the smartest person was a liability, not an asset. Our brain power grows by being stretched, …
Read more →My father believes I am destined to do great things. So much that he nicknamed me Alexander the Great as a young boy. Over the years, he cheered me on as I took on audacious missions, some notable ones including; …
Read more →I am a Christian. Some might call me a staunch Christian. To be a Christian, which entails following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, is a choice fraught with Suffering. Not surprising, given the very essence of our belief system …
Read more →I think one of the toughest things about life is the constant need to make a choice out of a limited set of often conflicting choices. Of course you don’t get to know in advance if the choice you make …
Read more →One of my favorite stories to tell is the story of Mrs Njuguna, my second Landlady. I moved into Mrs Njuguna’s Apartment building just after I secured my first well paying job. I was about 23, and she was in …
Read more →Have you met the kind of person who walks into a room and you can literally feel the energy of the room shift, whether positively or negatively? I know many. I have been accused of being this kind of person …
Read more →When the race began, I felt strong. Better than strong infact. After a whole year of nearly weekly runs, with improved performance on each run, I knew I had this race nailed down even before it began. It was my …
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