Reflections

Are You a Potato, an Egg, or a Coffee Bean? Once a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon…

Do Not Judge People By Focusing On The Surface A cruise ship met with an accident at sea. On the ship was a couple, after having made their way to the lifeboat; they realized that there was only space for one-person left. At this moment, the man pushed the woman behind him and jumped onto…

Two Coins She limped to the medical store tightly holding her shivering baby close to her bosom. She should get some medicine for the baby or he may not live. She has only a few coins left from yesterday’s earnings and are not sufficient for any medicine. She trusted there would be some way out.  The man at…

Nail in the Fence               There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails…

… 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…