Pilgrim's Ponderings

In my childhood a gym and working out were mainly for those who wanted to have those bulgy biceps and striking calves. In the last few years however, there has been a rise in the importance of workout and fitness programs for pretty much everyone. People have now begun to see importance of walks and jogs and just general all round physical health. There has also been a mushrooming of instagram, facebook and youtube video tutorials for ideal workout plans. In this write-up I want to share 3 tips for a great workout. There’s a catch though. I am talking about a great spiritual workout. In the words of the genie from Aladdin – “made you look.” But now that you are here I hope you will keep reading and be blessed by these three tips. Step 1: Reach up! Any spiritual workout that does not begin by reaching up to God is merely introspection or self-help techniques. Don’t get me wrong, these techniques can be quite therapeutic and calming in their own way and they have a place. B...

Reflections on N.T Wright’s article in the TIME. There was a recent article written by the British theologian, N.T Wright that was titled “Christianity offers no answers about the Coronavirus. It’s not supposed to.” As one reads through the article it becomes evident that the author is arguing for the practice of lamenting which is something the Bible accounts for many a time. Wright, correctly offers many a verse as examples of this phenomenon and he posits that in most of those cases the writer of scripture had to remain content with no explanation given as to why the suffering was taking place. Wright, I believe correctly chastises the “knee jerk reaction” voices that will quickly talk about this being an act of punishment from God and he exposes the desperate need of humanity to find meaning in every event of life – suffering included. I think he is correct in his argument that the God of the bible is often found not answering the question “why is this happening?” In...