Sheena Gershom

Sacrificed in My Stead

Sheena Gershom — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000

This week, we commemorate the death of Christ on the cross and His resurrection. The following words are a personal expression of the overwhelming gratitude that floods my soul when I think of Christ’s atoning sacrifice on my behalf. Verse 1:“Crucify Him, Crucify Him!” said the crowd.I stood helpless aside, in shame cowed down.I deserved […]

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Mirror or Lens: How Do You Read the Bible?

Sheena Gershom — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:16:12 +0000

I’ve been reading the Bible for as long as I can remember. Like most children born into Christian homes, I started with picture Bibles and then moved on to my first “real” Bible as a tween (a paperback Good News Translation). However, it wasn’t until I moved away for college in 2000 that I began […]

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3 Reminders for the Obsessive Goal Setter

Sheena Gershom — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:56:33 +0000

I recently learned that January 10th was Quitter’s Day because people likely abandon their New Year’s resolutions by the second Friday of January. Now that we’re a month past Quitter’s Day in 2025, we’ve either stuck to our goals or already given up on them! I’m an obsessive goal-setter and hardly ever give up on […]

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5 Life Lessons I Learnt on Vacation

Sheena Gershom — Fri, 31 May 2024 05:30:00 +0000

We visited Darjeeling as a family earlier this month… It had been 7 years since our last real vacation, so this was a long-anticipated break from our daily grind. I encountered quite a few random ‘aha’ moments on our trip – some deep, some superficial. I’m memorializing them here to remind myself… And perhaps, some […]

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Sheena Gershom — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 03:30:00 +0000

Last year, I read a devotional in Streams in the Desert about Paganini, a renowned violinist. Paganini was getting ready to play in front of an audience when he realized his prized violin had been stolen. What he held in his hand was a second-hand instrument, but he played nevertheless and enraptured his audience. The […]

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2024: New Beginnings

Sheena Gershom — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 04:28:37 +0000

I haven’t blogged on here for two whole years… the longest I’ve been silent since I started the blog in 2011. (I have been writing every 3 months at IndiAanya, though. You can click here to find all my contributions.) This much-delayed post is a life update, 2023 year-in-review, and 2024 goals post – all […]

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Seeing God’s Goodness in 2022

Sheena Gershom — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:30:00 +0000

Ever had this happen to you? You’re mindlessly scrolling through Instagram and a pretty picture captures your eye. You glance through the caption and find a verse that stirs up hope in your heart. The following day you read your Bible and find the same verse nestled in your regular Bible reading plan. Fast forward […]

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2020: Year in Review

Sheena Gershom — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:58:14 +0000

When I wrote my first post this year, I didn’t expect 2020 to turn out the way it did. Let’s face it… none of us did. But 2020 did happen! We battled a worldwide pandemic… we still are. We lost loved ones. We grieved missed opportunities. We buried some dreams. We resurrected old hobbies. We […]

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Be Still and Know

Sheena Gershom — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 02:30:00 +0000

(This blog post idea has been languishing in my brain for months now… Given the current state of the world, I had to buckle up and write it out – as much for myself as for those who read my blog.) In July 2018, I posted this on my Facebook page… At that time, it […]

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Looking Back to Look Ahead

Sheena Gershom — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 23:30:00 +0000

I love January! There, I said it… I sincerely believe January (not December) is the most wonderful time of the year! December is usually chaotic for our family. It starts with the kids’ exams, and keeps us crazy busy with all the events and corresponding practice schedules. But then the new year dawns, and it […]

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