The Sky Above and Embers Below..!
Last night, in the Poconos, near Lake Naomi, where we are holidaying, our camp fire burned bright. Sparks flew upward like tiny stars, wood crackled, and flames licked the night with warmth and light. We sat around it, roasting marshmallows, laughing at each other’s sticky fingers, and marveling at how…
Walking Behind a Devouring Fire…!
I remember as a child going to a part of the town I’d never seen before. My father walked ahead, and I, clutching his hand shuffled behind. The lanes were dark, the streetlights dim, and the shadows looked like they were ready to pounce. But I didn’t fear—because Dad knew…
Handling Disappointment..!
So, there I was, staring at my phone, waiting for the “ding” that never came. The email? Never arrived. The contract? Not mine. The publisher’s call? Silence. Disappointment! Oh yes, that old friend. Shows up uninvited, sits on your chest like a cement block, and refuses to leave even if…
Just Enough for God..!
It happens every Sunday. The bold are bustling, the extroverts elbowing, and the spiritually self-assured are busy sitting in the front pews as if God had given out VIP passes. And there, somewhere in the shadows of stained glass and holier than thou looks, is that quiet someone. You’ve seen…
The Family God Chose..!
You’ll see the name often — Holy Family. On the gate of a school or the entrance of a hospital. And we nod along solemnly, as though the name itself has explained everything. But have you ever stopped to ask: What exactly is this Holy Family? And why did God…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.