THE THINGS HE CARRIED

April 03, 2026 by David Abdelmalak in Religion, Short Story, Vignette, Musings

The heaviest burdens Jesus carried on that Good Friday were not the physical ones of the cross or disfigured flesh. No, the heaviest burden He carried was the worst of us…

BECOMING

December 29, 2025 by David Abdelmalak in Musings, Poetry, Religion

I live in the in-between. Eternal promises, unfolding and lived out in the temporal plane. A King and His Kingdom, now and not yet. Death defeated, but still to be endured. A new life that has started but is still being transformed…

THE TRUTH

April 12, 2020 by David Abdelmalak in Essay, Musing, Religion

“What is truth?” Pilate asked…

LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED

March 25, 2020 by David Abdelmalak in Musing, Religion, Essay

Why are we so obsessed with love? In every genre of art and entertainment, from novels to songs and films; love, romance and sex sells…

WHO YOU ARE

March 03, 2018 by David Abdelmalak in Poetry, Religion

Uncreated One// You stood before time// A beautiful mind// Crafting all to be...

DEATH AS A CHRISTIAN

January 01, 2018 by David Abdelmalak in Essay, Musings, Religion

Death is a pestilence and an aberration. We attempt to avoid and cheat death, because we fear it. It feels wrong somehow, even though it is inevitable...

THIS IS (HOPEFULLY) WHY YOUR CHRISTIAN FRIEND HAS THEIR STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE

August 23, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Religion, Essay

First of all, let me start off by saying that I acknowledge how deeply personal and emotional the issue of gay marriage is...

CHANGE

May 01, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Religion, Essay, Musings

To be alive and to be human is to experience change. We are born as infants and grow, reaching various milestones along the way. People enter and leave our lives as relationships start and end. Vocations and aspirations grow and diminish as our priorities shift...

SEEING AND PERCEIVING

April 23, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Religion, Essay, Musings

How do you perceive God? How do you view Him? The answer to that question has no impact or bearing on who God is - He tells us “I AM who I AM”; rather, the answer you give reveals a truth about you...