Efficient humans and an Inefficient God

Efficiency is most certainly a key spirit to this technological civilization of ours. From coffee machines to satellites to operation systems – a product or technology that doesn’t improve ‘efficiency’ is hardly worth its name they say. There are good things about efficiency to be sure – and I for one, have a hard time when things

Reflections on the Sabbath day on a Sabbath day

I have thought lately upon the difficulty of putting into practice the Sabbath in our non-stop-over-working world. For we understand from scripture that the Sabbath is ultimately a proclamation of freedom – freedom from the need to justify oneself, the drive for success and the exploitation of all and any possibilities of enhancement of one’s

Ryan, Brian and the Kenyan Police

So my good friend Brian found himself in a pickle as a policeman stopped him (in the middle of a round-a-bout road to “arrest” him for talking on the phone while driving – which is an offense in Kenya). Since I was the individual with whom he was talking, I felt a bit responsible and