Category: Faith & Reflection
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Living Without Names: Learning to See Beyond Words (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of Living Without Names: Learning to See Beyond Words. To recap, Part 1 explored the significance of names—how they shape our identity and how carefully they were chosen in Scripture.
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Living Without Names: Learning to See Beyond Words (Part 1)
My husband is a firm believer in calling people by their names. And while I understand why it matters to him, it’s not simple for me. Growing up with hearing loss, I developed a habit of avoiding names during conversations. I usually don’t catch them clearly when we’re introduced—even if they repeat it once or…
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Imago Dei: Discovering Divine Purpose in Silence and Solitude
Imago Dei is Latin for Image of God, a phrase found in the creation story in Genesis. It is a metaphysical expression of the symbolic connection between humans and God—portraying us as moral, spiritual, and intellectual beings. This divine image imparts us rational understanding, creative liberty, a capacity for self-actualisation, and the potential for self-transcendence.
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The Valuable Art of Listening with the Heart
In my debut book, Silent Courage: An Introvert’s Authentic Journey with Hearing Loss, I discuss the importance of listening with your heart—something I experienced deeply during one of the most challenging times in my life. The severance package I received after my retrenchment was running out, and I had failed to secure a job. It…
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Understanding Joy – It’s More Than Just Happiness
“Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not.” —Oswald Chambers What does happiness really mean—and why does it fade so quickly?We live in a world that constantly tells us to chase happiness, yet the joy we long for often feels out of reach. In this piece, I want to reflect on the difference between fleeting…
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Can You Find Simple Joy Amidst Challenges
“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” —Karl Barth Not to be confused with the fleeting feeling of happiness, joy seldom relates to money or material things. Instead, you will often find them in special moments like – 1. The Joy Puppies Bring I always wanted a dog of my own since the dogs we…
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Standing in Awe of God and His Amazing Creation
Happy the soul that has been awed by a view of God’s majesty. – A. W. Pink Although I’ve lived with hearing loss for over forty years, I was surprised by how little I understood about how hearing actually works. The deeper I dug into the research for my book, the more amazed I became—not…