“I am a FAT Christian”, quipped a dear friend of mine. Well…I have heard this phrase far too often. I have nothing against being a FAT Christian, if by FAT you mean being faithful, available and teachable. But, we are also called to be fit Christians. We must be spiritually fit and shed the flab [...]
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The fit and the faithful
Posted: December 31, 2009 in An Idea can change your life, Devotion, Faith seeking Application, Following Jesus, Personal Productivity, samuel thambusamy0
Bible Study 3: Peace – What does it cost?
Posted: November 15, 2009 in bible study, Conflict Resolution, Faith seeking Application, Following Jesus, Happiness, Personal Productivity, success, Urban DesireTags: Abraham, Genesis 13, Lot
A bible study on conflict resolution based on Genesis 13: 1- 12 Let’s read Gen 13: 1 -12 So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him. Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold. From the Negev he [...]
The Silent Revolution
Posted: November 12, 2009 in An Idea can change your life, Faith seeking Application, Following Jesus, The deep diveTags: discipleship, prayer, Young people
We live in an an age where success is all about sound bytes. It is about being seen, being heard and being recognized. We want to be ‘seen’ busy. We want to be where the ‘action’ is.We live and believe in ‘aspirational’ christianity and so all what we ‘spiritually’ are is put on Face Book. [...]
Faith in the workplace
Posted: November 4, 2009 in An Idea can change your life, Faith seeking Application, Following Jesus, Management and Leadership, Personal Productivity, Reading notes, Urban Desire, workTags: faith at work, work
Excerpts from Faith in the workplace e-mag “Messed-up people mess up their organizations,” Dr. Denise Daniels explained. “And messed-up organizations mess up their people.” It was a sobering thought for the folks at Laity Lodge that day, but it wasn’t the end of the story. The opposite is also true. Healthy people create healthier organizations. [...]
Passing the faith along… to my daughter
Posted: November 3, 2009 in An Idea can change your life, comic strip, Following JesusTags: children's work, christian nurture, faith, Future Ready
My two and a half year old daughter loves stories. Stories matter. They give us meaning, significance and (re)shape our behaviour. I enjoy reading stories to her. Sometimes, I sit alongside her and watch her get lost in the cBBC stories. My daughter’s world is filled with cartoons and cartoon characters. She mouths their language, [...]
The fellowship of the unashamed
Posted: October 22, 2009 in An Idea can change your life, Faith seeking Application, Following Jesus, The deep dive, THINKSPACETags: lifestyle creed, prayer
A friend sent me this post and I was instantly challenged by this African pastor’s prayer. This is a lifestyle creed and may God grant us grace to ‘say’ it and ‘live’ it The Fellowship of the Unashamed I am part of the “Fellowship of the Unashamed.” I have Holy Spirit power. The die has [...]
Where two or three are gathered
Posted: March 26, 2009 in An Idea can change your life, Faith seeking Application, Following Jesus, Future Ready, God-Conversations, samuel thambusamy, The deep dive, Thinking aloud, VideosThe Christian Life
Posted: March 26, 2009 in An Idea can change your life, Conversations, Faith seeking Application, Following Jesus, Future Ready, random thoughts, Reflection, samuel thambusamy, The deep dive, VideosChurch – The Meeting Space
Posted: March 24, 2009 in An Idea can change your life, Following Jesus, Future Ready, samuel thambusamy, VideosA personal bible study prepared by Samuel Thambusamy The woman (EVE) stared at the fruit. It looked beautiful and tasty. She wanted the wisdom that it would give her, and she ate some of the fruit. Her husband (ADAM) was there with her, so she gave some to him, and he ate it too. Right [...]
