Shobana Vetrivel | February 27, 2024
Perhaps this sounds a bit sacrilegious, but there is a passage in the Bible that I could never get past reading without getting a bit worked up. In Matthew 20:1-16,...
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During the last week of the year, between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, I did a reflection exercise that looked back on the last year and looked ahead to the...
Continue ReadingShobana Vetrivel | July 27, 2021
Towards the end of April, my whole family (I live with my parents and sister) came down with Covid in the midst of the deadly second wave in India. What...
Continue ReadingShobana Vetrivel | March 9, 2021
Sometime last year, in the middle of the pandemic, when everyone was learning new skills and discovering hidden talents, I signed up for a short coaching skills course. (Not sports,...
Continue ReadingShobana Vetrivel | December 18, 2020
Didn’t you want to get married? Why are you waiting so long? Have you prayed to God for a husband? How are you still unmarried? If you’re single like me...
Continue ReadingShobana Vetrivel | October 20, 2020
One of the ways I know I am experiencing stress and anxiety is through my dreams. I dream almost every night, and in my dreams, all the realities of the...
Continue ReadingShobana Vetrivel | August 3, 2020
The first book that I had on my to-read list for 2020 was a book called Handle with Care: How Jesus Redeems the Power of Touch in Life and Ministry...
Continue ReadingShobana Vetrivel | April 24, 2020
My first brush with leadership was in 11th grade. My class teacher called me to her table and told me that she was going to nominate me to stand for...
Continue ReadingShobana Vetrivel | July 1, 2019
Last Sunday, I returned home from church to a crowd of police and news vehicles at the entrance to our colony. There had been a triple murder the night before...
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