Thuita J. Maina's Blog: Reflections of a Christian, page 3

Checking Pride - Reflections of a Christian

I have realized I need people, and that I am not that different from them. That I am not that different became clearer to me when I was taking my...

Jesus, Good Above All Other - Reflections of a Christian

Several days after I joined Starehe in January 2002 for my high school education, a senior housemate called Jesse Nyoro heard that I could play...

God: My Guide - Reflections of a Christian

When we had a family gathering in December 2012, I sang the wonderful old hymn "Father Hear the Prayers We Offer" whose fourth verse goes as...

Keeping My Eyes on God - Reflections of a Christian

Billy Graham famously described the Bible as God's love letter to us. I agree with him because several Bible verses reassure me that things will...

An Inspiring Friendship - Reflections of a Christian

In 2010, I read two speeches by Richard C. Levin, the then Yale president. They inspired me so much that I read them over and over again. One...

Part 2: Remembering Mum - Reflections of a Christian

While on YouTube last week, I stumbled on Owen Mac's "I believe". Hearing him sing of how he held his mother's hand as she closed her eyes...

How I Am Becoming Bold - Reflections of a Christian

As a teenager, I was timid, a weakness I carried into adulthood. In 2013 when I was 25 for instance, any fool could control me even though I was...

Thinking Clearly - Reflections of a Christian

In 2007 when I was pursuing an IT diploma in Starehe Institute, I developed a passion for reading quotes. It seemed someone in the institute also...

A Bright Classmate - Reflections of a Christian

Before I could be admitted to Kunoni Educational Centre, a private primary school in my district, I did an interview one Saturday in the year...

A Book That Influenced Me - Reflections of a Christian

One night in 2011 as I was walking in Nairobi, I spotted a young man who looked familiar. I stopped him to ask where we had met. It was then that...