Reflections

… here is a story you can perhaps remember when times are tough. What If You Are A Shipwrecked On An Island? The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed to be rescued, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually…

Let me share with you this touching story: I Still Know Who She Is It was a busy morning in a hospital,when an elderly gentleman presented to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry and he has an appointment, 30 minutes from now. Then one of the nurses…

  … let me share with you this story: The Deaf Frog A group of frogs was traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs…

Eagle in a storm Did you know that an Eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? And you will be amazed to know what Eagle does then? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so…

Hazy Window Let me share with you this story: A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. “That laundry is not very clean; she doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.” Her…

Are You Jesus? Recently, I read a touching example of what Christians are supposed to look like. A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night’s dinner. In their rush through…

You cannot change religious Always accept that nothing can change circumstances as they are happening in your life, you can never change a brother with whom you interact at that moment of interaction period. When an occurrence in your life is not of your liking, it is nonetheless taking place. You will be wasting energy…

Someone is quoted as saying to Mother Teresa: “You face such overwhelming problems of poverty and disease, how do you expect to be successful? How do you keep going?” And Mother Teresa replied: “God does not expect us to be successful, only faithful.”

Pointless Points to Ponder Not We keep buying more and more stuff, we keep ourselves busy eating, drinking, smoking entertaining and getting wasted on alcohol and drugs in order to avoid dealing with life. We can deny it for as long as we like, but in the end it is us who suffer and regardless…

Children Only Someone says there is a great sign over the gate of heaven which reads ‘Children Only’. And if that worries you, I am told there is another notice on the gate which reads ‘Adults will be admitted if accompanied by Children’. Jesus did say the gate into eternal life is small. Certainly the…