The @lias

a•li•as (ā'lē-əs, āl'yəs)
noun
a name that has been assumed temporarily.

Adv

Also known as;

Psssst!!!! Psst!!! What’s YOUR alias? I’ve got mine all ready
for the switch. What about you?

What’s your alias as you switch between the world of your
campus to the world of your hometown (with your family)????
For some of us, holidays means becoming someone else because
of what our families back home expect us to be. For others,
holidays means a dip in our spiritual walk, a real fear of
backsliding in our faith because the people who walk with us
in campus won’t be around us in our holidays.

Do we dread going home because the risk of falling into
temptation, wallowing in old mud (old habits) is greater?
Do we forget our good resolutions to live our lives according
to His Word? Do we forget our good resolutions to honour our
parents, to reach our friends, to stand up for Christ no
matter what?

Psst….Psst….. what’s YOUR @lias for the holidays? You can
safely share your @lias here anonymously. Maybe if you were
someone with an ex-@lias, and have found a way to be yourself
while on holidays, come share how you threw away, your @lias.

Addict?

I saw him. He was trying not to look desperate. I saw her too. She was hiding it well. Addicts in daylight. Undiscovered and unrecognized. No needle marks, no dead-looking eyes. In fact, I couldn't even detect the nervous tremor in their arms.

Who me? Erm, yes! The 21st century addict is not hooked on drugs (some really are). Hooked, yes! But to what? For many of us, our lives are filled with holes. Even knowing Christ, we cannot seem to cover our big gaping holes. Deficiencies mostly from the past ~ a lack of love, a lack of self-worth, a lack of dignity, a lack of ------! There is a hidden stream running deep within many of our lives. Driving us to be perfect, to attain higher, to move from one person to another in relationships, to seek success economically and materially. We need to feed these addictions to survive the inner voices that taunt us. Outwardly we look smart, happy and vibrant. Inwardly we are afraid that nobody loves us, or we are going to be nobodies, and depressed. Are you an addict?

Calling all addicts and ex-addicts. This Addict's Anonymous is for you to tell your story. Give voice to your "addictions" (love, material things, attention, status, etc). Share your pilgrimage of sorrow and maybe too of hope!

Born to Porn: Phase or Fact or neither?

Face it, how many of us can say that we have never come across pornography sites before? If you’re in a public place, probably like me, you’ll quickly close the sites out of embarrassment. But will the situation be different if it was in the confines of your room?

Maybe what began out of sheer curiosity has now become something that we’ve tried to give up time and again, but failed. We don’t talk about it in our Christian circle for fear of how they would label us, especially if we are leaders.

We want your take on this issue.
What are some of our struggles?
How we can help each other?

Do feel free to write anonymously