Being authentic is much more fun — It’s not your job to keep others happy all the time. Teach them how to be happy if you wish, but don’t run around trying to please them. People-pleasing is inauthentic. Anyone who expects this of you is not worth your time. Sounds harsh I know, but what if these…

Respect yourself and spend time with the right kind of people who like you for who you are — Today, I’ve been doing some digital decluttering. I put it off for a while, but as one of my e-mail accounts got hacked, I thought I’d use this opportunity to change passwords and tidy up my digital world. As with all decluttering, you never know how much junk there is…

A home for Christian writers — Welcome to New Creation, my first publication on Medium. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” — 2 Corinthians 5:17 I started this publication because I wanted to have a place where I could share my faith and…

# Episodes 1–15 — I mentioned my podcast, the narrow gate in my last post, and my vision for the year ahead. It has been on my mind to focus on healing and to share more about how God healed me, and what methods I used to get a breakthrough in my life. So…

Do you need a healing breakthrough? — Hello, dear friends, You may have read my post for the new year, “Out With the Old, In With the New.” In it, I said, God was doing a new thing in me but I wasn’t sure what it was or what direction He would lead me in. So, the…

Spiritual transformation requires a whole new way of seeing the world — To be transformed into the image and likeness of God, we first have to have our minds renewed. In other words, our thinking has to change to be in line with God’s thinking. After you become a believer and choose to follow Jesus, you go through a process of transformation…

A selection of stories & poems that will inspire you to think in a new way! — New Creation began in February 2022, almost one year now. It’s been a great experience for me to run this publication. I never imagined I’d ever have an opportunity like this. It’s been a real joy. But, I owe it all to you; the writers, readers, Medium, and of course…

As our life goes on, so does the war in Ukraine — It was 11.30 pm when a young Ukrainian woman arrived in the dorm where I’m staying. I was reading and praying in the dim light over my bed. The other three beds were unoccupied so I expected it to be a quiet night. When she arrived, I just said, hi…