Thuita J. Maina's Blog: Reflections of a Christian, page 31

Remembering the Good

It has dawned on me that most of us tend to remember the bad things that have happened to us. We dwell on our past mistakes, on the foolish deeds...

What I Learnt From Dabbling in Politics

Someone once said that politics is a show business for ugly people. Even though I consider myself a pretty handsome young man, I had always had an...

Reading the KJV Bible

The great American statesman Abraham Lincoln, who served as U.S. President for some years in the 19th century, once said, "I believe the Bible is...

O ye, of Little Faith!

If there was one virtue that Jesus admired most in people, it was faith. He was so moved by the deep belief that some folks had in Him that He...

Being Kind

There is this neighbor of ours we call Mkisii because he hails from the Abagusii community of western Kenya. I've known him for the past twelve...

My Laptop Battery Conks Out

One morning in early 2016, I bought a Lenovo laptop with some of the money I had earned from my piano-teaching jobs the previous year. It being...

Emulating King David

Who is your hero in the Bible? For me, it is David - the pioneering king of Israel. I admire him because he was a handsome man who grew rich,...

An Advice to My Younger Self

In my previous story on this lovely blog of mine, I narrated how I wanted to transfer to MIT when I matriculated at a local university called...

My Experiences in a Mental Hospital

When I was matriculating at a local university called JKUAT in May 2007 to pursue a degree in Electronics & Computer Engineering, I didn't intend...

Practicing Generosity

A couple of years ago, I engaged my Dad in a conversation as he was engrossed in some work on a computer in my room. Dad told me in the course of...