🌹 The Flowers He Could Still Smell A three-part series on caregiving, gratitude, healing and legacy. Part 1 of 3 âś… Act I: The Healing Journey: A Story of Gratitude (You’re here) âś… Act II: The Gift of Gratitude: Honoring Our Father âś… Act III: Honoring Our Father’s Legacy Six months ago, we were fightingContinueContinue reading “The Healing Journey: A Story of Gratitude”
Author Archives: Joseph Ngaara
The Silent Burdens of CEOs and Pastors
We celebrate successful men. We rarely ask if they are okay. This Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s talk about the hidden battles behind the pulpit, the boardroom and the brave face. One life lost is one too many. Success, status and spiritual authority are not enough. Let’s check on the man everyone else depends on.ContinueContinue reading “The Silent Burdens of CEOs and Pastors”
Beautiful Gate Moments: Transforming Waiting into Encounter
Waiting can feel like God’s silence. Acts 3 reminds us, it may actually be God’s positioning. The lame man thought he was waiting for money. Heaven knew he was waiting for Christ. Perhaps your Beautiful Gate is closer than you think. Waiting is one of life’s greatest equalizers. Some gates are called beautiful long beforeContinueContinue reading “Beautiful Gate Moments: Transforming Waiting into Encounter”
Discovering Faith: Legio Maria and Nelson Odhiambo’s Journey
“If the healer was powerful enough to remove the curse, why wasn’t he powerful enough to stop it in the first place?” That question took Pastor Nelson Odhiambo from Legio Maria, through family conflict and spiritual searching, to the pulpit. After listening to his conversations on We Need To Talk and Life Is Spiritual, IContinueContinue reading “Discovering Faith: Legio Maria and Nelson Odhiambo’s Journey”
Seventeen Years of Grace and Growth
Marriage isn’t sustained by grand gestures alone. It’s built by ordinary people showing up faithfully, again and again. Seventeen years ago (on June 13, 2009), Mercy and I stood before family, friends and God, and said, “I do.” Looking back, our marriage story wasn’t built by two people alone. Chauffeurs moved us. A counsellor strengthenedContinueContinue reading “Seventeen Years of Grace and Growth”
The Egg, The Calculator and The Crisis Cushion
Three Rooms. One Conversation. In eight days, I spoke in a living room in Kayole, a welfare AGM with former colleagues in Gigiri, and a hotel conference room in Nyahururu. Different audiences. Different stories. Different generations. Yet everyone seemed to be wrestling with the same question: How do I remain hopeful, faithful and resilient whenContinueContinue reading “The Egg, The Calculator and The Crisis Cushion”
Exploring Christlikeness at Kingdom Dimensions Conference 2026
Some conferences give notes. Others leave impartation. Kingdom Dimensions Conference 2026, at GPT Hebron City Felt like watching decades of friendship, discipleship, covenant and Christlikeness converge into one altar. Rev. Albert and Mary Shitakwa, smiling like hosts who invited ministers for a conference There are conferences where people come for sessions. Then there are conferencesContinueContinue reading “Exploring Christlikeness at Kingdom Dimensions Conference 2026”
Overcoming Digital Distractions for Deep Work
I’ve just completed reading Deep Work by Cal Newport… And suddenly my notifications started sounding like demonic manifestations. Ten years later, this book still reads like prophecy for the distracted generation. My brain has too many tabs open. Playing music, I don’t know from where. “Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10ContinueContinue reading “Overcoming Digital Distractions for Deep Work”
The Distracted Life: Notes from Reading Deep Work
What if the next level of your productivity is hiding behind a log out button? Or let me ask a more dangerous midlife question: When was the last time you sat in silence for two uninterrupted hours… Without checking WhatsApp, email, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, X, breaking news, Instagram, group notifications… Or that one “quick” TikTokContinueContinue reading “The Distracted Life: Notes from Reading Deep Work”
đź’ŤTwelve Years of Faith: Benard and Easter’s Journey
From “Ndugu wa Maombi” to Neonatal-ICU Miracles! A front-row seat to Benard & Easter’s 12-year wait. He went to Tanzania chasing opportunity. He found love in church. Waited 12 years for children. Faced shame, faith, surgeries and came home with triplets. This one? You don’t scroll past. What started as a job search… became aContinueContinue reading “đź’ŤTwelve Years of Faith: Benard and Easter’s Journey”