The Antidote to Jealousy
My friend walked up to the podium and gave a superb speech. She knocked it out of the park. While I should have been the one who was most happy for her, I couldn’t muster up the warm and fuzzy feeling of joy for my friend if someone had paid me. I felt horrible. What...
Are You Prepared?
I was having coffee with a friend who is openly an atheist and we got into a conversation about the Christian faith. To my surprise, she had loads of questions: “How does a man dying on a cross save you from your sins? Do you trust everything the Bible says?” My...
Fixed Plan or Free Will?
It was just days after I had just made a huge decision regarding my career path. I made the decision based on what I had perceived to be God’s leading. Then a friend through me for a loop when he said, “Well Ali, don’t worry about it…God would have blessed your...
What’s Your Life Purpose?
I Just returned from a festive weekend at Princeton for what is called “reunions” weekend. Alumni from all different graduation years come back for a festive and nostalgic celebration in remembrance of their youthful days at Old Nassau. Decked out in orange and black,...
Intimacy with an Invisible God?
J.I. Packer once said, “Knowing God is a matter of personal involvement–mind, will and feeling. It would not indeed be a fully personal relationship otherwise.” I’ve wondered at times whether it was possible to have a fully personal and intimate relationship with a...
Spiritual Auto-Pilot Mode
The streets of my hometown have become so familiar to me that sometimes I arrive back home in the driveway having no recollection of driving. Has that ever happened to you? You know, when you pull up and wonder “Did I just black out?“ Surely you must have stopped at...