Hi, I’m Kona
I’m all about
- That first quiet cup of coffee in the morning
- Showing up
- Taking Jesus seriously
- Nerdy Theology stuff
- Writing words that move people
I’m not about
- Small talk
- Cotton Candy Christianity and insta-theology
- Camping and Crocs – #sorrynotsorry
- Reality TV shows
- Standing in line for stuff
My mission is to help thinking Christians consider more deeply WHAT they believe, WHY they believe it, and how it applies to their actual, everyday life. So much of current Christian literature is theologically light, focused on “inspirational” or even “easily digestible” theology instead of applied theology and – ahem – obedience.
This is just one of the reasons why there is such a vast divide between what we say we believe and how we live.
Never has it been more essential for us to be thoughtful people and for us as believers to stir one another up in thinking better and being more contemplative about what we say we believe and how that works itself out in our lives. If engaging more faithfully, authentically and biblically with every area of your life through the gift of God’s grace, the guidance of His word and the power of the cross in ever increasing measure is what you are after, then you are in the right place.
Author
The Mommy Diaries – How to tackle tough topics to raise kids with courage and character
Speaker
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Blogger
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Bible Teacher
Bible Study: Learn to become at home in the Word so the Word can be at home in you!
Things about me that may surprise you:
I’m a Theology nerd.
I’m an ambivert – and no, that doesn’t mean I have webbed feet, it means I am a mixture of extroverted and introverted.
I have a Political Science Degree. I know. Why, right?
I was a child TV star.
I used to be a Business Analyst for a major Financial Institution.
After that I worked for an NGO and spent most of my time in the Alexandra Township helping orphaned and vulnerable kids from child headed households.
Once upon a time I won a national beauty pageant. And then an international one. I know , I’m still shocked by that one! Please don’t hold this against me. I am a deep and serious person – hahaha!
I have a small, tight-knit group of friends, some of whom have stuck it out with me since primary school, a fact that definitely says more about them than about me.
I never set out to write THE MOMMY DIARIES. I set out to help my children develop ’n Christian worldview from a young age. I blogged about this process, what I taught them and how I did it. A publisher saw those blogs and called me up. And the rest I guess is history.
My superpowers include:
- Trying to see how long I can get away with using dry shampoo without anyone noticing.
- Creating order out of chaos. List maker at heart – that’s me!
- Using people’s natural desire to talk about themselves to mask my social anxiety at parties.
- Using every day challenges to teach my kids about what it’s like to follow Jesus IRL.
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