World Cup season is upon us. I myself am personally invested in the Volleyball Nations League and have been following for a few years. I’ll be travelling to Japan to watch a few matches live for the very first time. As I watch some of the exciting matches and rallies that are ongoing now, I am reminded that volleyball (and sports) offers more than exciting rallies and dramatic victories. It can also provide us with valuable lessons that can resonate with our Christian walk.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." There is a war being waged for your mind. Do you know that? Our culture. Mainstream media, news and TV. Social media. All of those are carefully engineered experiences designed to make you feel like you don't have enough. The algorithm knows your insecurities better than your closest friend. It shows you everyone else's daily travels around the world, the cool cars that 12 year olds

I wonder sometimes how well we really know each other. We gather every Sunday, sit together, worship together, and yet how much do we actually know about what the person a few rows away is going through? People can live in the same block of flats for years, seeing each other in the lift, at the letterboxes, or along the corridor, exchanging a greeting now and then, and still know very little about each other’s lives. One neighbour may be caring for an ageing parent, another d

Water is essential to life, and this has not changed over the times. Be it in the olden days, or even now, we all need water to survive. A quick Google search actually reveals that about 71% of the Earth’s surface is made up of water, further emphasizing the significance water has on our lives. In the Bible, various water bodies are also mentioned, each recorded a different moment of history. The Sea of Galilee The Sea of Galilee is a water body that has been mentioned in th