Thuita J. Maina's Blog: Reflections of a Christian
November 25, 2025
The Power of Biblical Stories - Reflections of a Christian
It was around 1996 that I probably first heard about the biblical story of God calling Samuel. Let me give a quick recap before saying something...
November 19, 2025
Memories of Starehe Barazas - Reflections of a Christian
One of the best high schools in Kenya, Starehe Boys' Centre holds weekly barazas during which students and staff share their ideas and...
November 16, 2025
A Reader's Journey - Reflections of a Christian
The great Harvard president Charles Eliot said, "Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of...
November 11, 2025
The Burglary That Haunted Us - Reflections of a Christian
Back in the '90s when landline booths were cutting-edge and public phones were among those who got paid, we had a neighbor called Deya who was...
November 7, 2025
Lessons From Barack Obama - Reflections of a Christian
Obama became the first black U.S. President when he was elected to office in November 2008. And that was special because in the long history of...
November 1, 2025
Lesson in Humility - Reflections of a Christian
The Earth looks more beautiful than any other planet in the solar system, doesn't it? And its bluish, whitish and greenish appearance is what...
October 22, 2025
The Other Meaning of Poverty - Reflections of a Christian
A passage I came across in Denis Waitley's
Being the Best
made me realize poverty...
October 17, 2025
Becoming More Like Christ - Reflections of a Christian
My friend Joseph Mazzella once shared a wonderful story about the great Leonardo da Vinci. Since the story was fictional, let me modify it a...
October 12, 2025
How I Reconnected With Music - Reflections of a Christian
In 2008 when I went astray at the university, I stopped attending church at All Saints' Cathedral Nairobi where I played the organ. And for the...
October 7, 2025
A Farmhand Mum Liked - Reflections of a Christian
When Wambugu came to work for us in 2018 (or was it 2019?), I heard him tell Mum he was once in an alcohol rehab where he learnt to cook chapatis....
