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It Takes Character to Build Institutions
Anytime I read about the shenanigans of our country’s politicians, I wonder whether my generation will break the cycle of impunity to do better. I ask questions like, “Are we any better than our politicians? Have we handled money and power well? What impact have we had on the people and institutions around us? Have[…]
Scandal!
I watched the last five episodes of Scandal yesterday. I was really curious about how it would end. When the series began, I really liked it and then when the plot became overly complicated and the values became suspect, I stopped. I consume the arts primarily for inspiration. When they vex me more than they[…]
Business Needn’t Be Cold
A dear friend says I take business personally. It is true. I am passionate about the things I do. It’s in my DNA. A long time ago, I realised there were already enough cold businessmen in the world. The world didn’t need another one. There’s too much hardness in the world, so let business be[…]
God Let’s Talk For A Minute
When I ask you for healing, I don’t want to feel like a beggar, God. I don’t want to plead or to be at the edge of my seat, in hope. Children don’t beg their fathers for life. Treats maybe, but not permission to live. Lord, when Jesus shed his blood and exchanged his for[…]
God Is Excited At The Thought Of You
There are two songs that I have on repeat – Cory Asbury’s Reckless Love and Steffany Gretzinger’s Pieces. These songs intrigue me because they speak about two sides of God’s love. Cory sings about redemptive love. It is the love that Francine Rivers tried to capture in her book, Redeeming Love. It says that no[…]
You Should Give Up
A friend recently wrote about the value of giving up. Sometimes, you do so to restrategise, or so you can live to fight another day. In the same week, another friend tweeted about his struggle to finish books and that he had many half-read tomes. I responded, “Life’s too short to finish a book that’s not[…]
Why am I Unhappy?
I’ve been unhappy for days. While I’m not gung-ho or happy-go-lucky, I have an equilibrium that has developed over years. When my parents died, God stood between me and my grief. I could sense him lurking about. His presence has a way of calming me. As I studied the Bible, I found daily devotionals formulaic,[…]
Stop Trying to Control God
As I grew up, I realised that God answers prayers, but not all the time. Then something struck me. I was spending a chunk of my life trying to control God; trying to develop a Christian formula that yielded predictable results. I wanted to input prayer, fasting, giving and good works, so the Christian processing[…]
People are Breaking Every Day
People are breaking every day. There’s a young man who thought he’d escaped poverty when he got a good job. Now, his retired parent has been diagnosed with cancer. He’s the only one of his siblings who earns an income. And so, he has become his parent’s health insurance. Every month, he pays hospital bills.[…]
You Need Intellect in Business
Everyday in business, I realise that there are some deals that hustling and charisma will not deliver. You need brute intellect and an appreciation for numbers to do a great job. Process simplifies business, but business can still be very complex and convoluted. It takes an orderly mind to unravel it, especially in financial services.[…]
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