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…
Faith to be Cured..!
Many years ago, I attended a healing service of Pastor Benny Hinn, watched a parade of crutches, walkers, and wheelchairs parked at the back like a garage sale of broken dreams. The preacher waved his arms like a seasoned orchestra conductor, his voice reaching a crescendo, “You shall be healed!”…
The Angel and the Worms…!
I still remember that day. Not because it was special, but precisely because I tried to make it sound like it was. There I was at a worksite, standing near one of my employees—Peter, I think his name was—who looked at me with the sort of admiration usually reserved for…
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.