Seen and Understood: For the Quiet Ones With Loud Inner Worlds

The Christian question I never wanted to ask out loud North Koreans aren’t cartoons. They aren’t headlines, or dark joke material, or characters in a dystopian movie we’ll never be part of. They’re people. And recently, I sat down and read more than I probably should have. First-hand escapee accounts. Starvation. Indoctrination. Families torn. Generations raised to fear, not dream. It wrecked me. And not in a neat, “wow I’m so grateful for what I have” kind of way. More like, I wanted to slam my laptop shut and shout at heaven. Why does God allow suffering? Why does He let this happen? And if you're reading this, you’ve probably asked it too. Maybe not about North Korea. Maybe about cancer. About that car crash. About something that still haunts you every night, while the rest of the world scrolls past and forgets. I used to feel so guilty even wondering about this. Like it made me less Christian. Less faithful. Less trusting. But I think that’s a lie. I think the real question i...

You ever had one of those moments where everyone in the room says yes, and you feel God pulling you into a quiet, uncomfortable no? I have. Multiple times. And let me tell you, nothing makes you sweat through your socks faster than being the lone person who won’t budge "for the sake of unity." Especially when that unity involves sweeping values under the rug like a bunch of dirty socks at a sleepover. But here’s the crazy part… holding your ground (biblically) might be the very thing that makes you a good leader. Even when no one claps. Even when they roll their eyes or worse, pat you on the head like you’re some moral toddler with too many convictions and not enough real-world experience. The surprising connection between Daniel in Babylon and you in your Monday morning meetings… keep reading. When compromise looks cooler than Christ Let’s be real : compromising makes life smoother. It oils the machine. It keeps the budget meetings on time and the group chats calm and em...

Spoiler alert: this isn’t one of those nice, neat blog posts with a bow on top. This is the weird, messy, spiritually twitchy one. So if you’ve ever secretly watched The Conjuring and then Googled “does liking horror open the door to demons,” you’re exactly where you need to be. It started, as most questionable habits do, innocently enough. A Friday night. Popcorn. Netflix. Just me and the flickering blue light of some haunted house movie I probably shouldn’t name. I remember sitting there frozen under a blanket, not because I was cold, but because I’d heard that sound. You know the one. The sudden violin screech. The “Don’t go into the basement, why are you like this?” kind of sound. I was simultaneously scared out of my mind and wildly entertained. And then, out of nowhere, the guilt wave. Like. Wait. Should I even be watching this? The Christian-Horror Dilemma No One Talks About There’s a part of me that loves darkness. Not in the worship the devil kind of way, just... the storyt...

A Christian Reflection on Power, Exposure, and Redemption. When Coldplay’s Chris Martin pointed the Kiss Cam at a couple in the audience on 16 July 2025 , few would have guessed that moment would catapult a tech CEO and HR leader into global headlines. Recognized almost immediately as Andy Byron , CEO of Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot , their Chief People Officer (both married to other people) their startled, awkward reaction turned them into viral symbols of scandal and betrayal. Chris Martin’s off‑the‑cuff joke  “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy”   set the tone for a media spectacle that was inevitable and immediate . Within days, Andy Byron resigned on 19 July , Astronomer launched a board investigation, and Kristin Cabot also stepped away from her role . The company’s public statement made plain: “Our leaders are expected to model the highest standards of conduct and accountability" . In typical news accounts, the focus is on infidelity , PR fallou...

Or Am I Just Running from My Problems Again? There I was again, Googling cheap flights to London with a smoothie in one hand and a Bible verse in the other, trying to convince myself that Paul the Apostle would’ve been a digital nomad if he had Wi-Fi. You ever do that? Open Skyscanner, say a prayer, and whisper, “Lord, if this is Your will, let Bali be under $200”? No? Just me? Cool. But really, if you’ve ever wrestled with that gnawing desire to travel the world, you’ve probably also wondered if it’s spiritually okay . Like, am I genuinely inspired by God’s creation… or am I just tired of my job and looking for an excuse to “accidentally” miss my responsibilities? So let’s ask the big question: Is it biblical to want to travel the world? Short answer: yes. Slightly longer answer: yes, but maybe not for the reason you think.   The Garden Was Global Let’s roll it back to Eden real quick. God literally made the whole earth and called it good . Not just your country, not just yo...

I saw this book,  What We Owe to Each Other ,  while watching The Good Place (yes, the show with flying shrimp and moral philosophy), and it honestly stopped me in my tracks. Because suddenly I couldn't shake off this question: Do I actually owe anything to the random person next to me on the train? The hawker auntie? The guy who ghosted me on Telegram? Isn't it enough to just live quietly, mind my own business, don’t murder anyone, and be generally polite? But then again… was that what Jesus modeled? Because, spoiler alert: Jesus did not mind His own business. And now here I am, writing a blog post wondering if I owe the person beside me more than a smile and the occasional door-hold. And you? You’re here too, probably asking yourself the same uncomfortable question. Let’s get into it. The Invisible Social Contracts We Keep Breaking There’s this unspoken rule of modern life: “ You do you, I’ll do me. ” Which sounds very adult and boundaries-forward, until you realis...