Many who come to me to learn how to write or speak, are a little disappointed when they hear that the gift of being able to write well or speak powerfully comes with a caveat. That you will use this gift to be able to stand tall, stand firm, and…
A Doubting Thomas..!
Permit me to imagine a conversation in the heavenly realms, as Thomas gets up and decides to do a morning walk with his Master. Jesus looks at his frown and chuckles, “Still bothered with that are you?” Thomas gives a half a grin back and mutters, “I can’t figure out…
How Safe was Saif?
Yes indeed, how safe was Saif? A successful film star, married to another successful star, the son of the late Nawab of Pataudi, how safe was he, that a thief, could scale his compound wall, climb up the staircase to the 11th floor, enter his baby son’s bedroom, ask for a…
It Is You..!
One day the employees of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door: “The person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the gym.”…
A Chapel Mix-up..!
A couple of my serious friends have been calling me and saying, “Bob you’ve been writing too much banter lately, what about a serious article?” “Like what?” I ask “Something churchy?” “Okay friends I’ll oblige, here’s something churchy for you”: In the days when you couldn’t count on a public…
The Unborn Child..!
The souls of the two little unborn babies, waiting to be delivered to expectant mothers below, sat in their heavenly abode looking down at the planet earth which would soon receive them. “Can you see that lovely woman down there?” “Yes,” said the second soul of the unborn baby, “I…
The Horrors and Joy of Solitary Confinement..!
It wasn’t the brutal whipping by guards, nor torture by prison officials, prisoners were afraid of, but the horror of solitary confinement. They were dragged screaming from their cells, to be alone with themselves for twenty- four hours, quite often a week, or sometimes for very, very long periods of…
What Seed Do You Throw, and Where?
Even as you read the parable of the Sower in the Gospel of Matthew, have you ever wondered about the kind of seed you throw? Have you also thought about whether some or most of the seed you’ve been throwing has been falling on the pathway, on the wayside, and…
Disagreement Helps Progress..!
We’ve all just heard that bail has been granted to two activists after six and a half years in jail! They claim they were framed because they disagreed with the establishment. If that’s the case it’s sad because the greatest gift a leader can gift himself or herself, is to…
Weird People Outside..!
For those who have become house addicts like me, here’s an almost real life story: “You need to go out once in a while!” the wife’s been telling me, “Otherwise a stage will come when the world outside won’t know you at all!” “Everybody knows me!” I said easily, “See…
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.