A boy was sitting in a park bench with one hand resting on an open Bible. He was loudly exclaiming his praise to God. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! God is great! he yelled without worrying whether anyone heard him or not.
Shortly after, along came a man who had recently completed some studies at a local University. Feeling himself very enlightened in the ways of truth and very eager to show this enlightenment, he asked the boy about the source of his Joy.
Hey, asked the boy in return with a bright laugh, Don't you have any idea what God is able to do? I just read that God opened up the waves of the Red Sea and led the whole nation of Israel right through the middle.
The enlightened man laughed lightly, sat down next to the boy and began to try to open his eyes to the realities of the miracles of the Bible. That can all be very easily explained. Modern scholarship has shown that the Red Sea in that area was only 10 inches deep at that time. It was no problem for the Israelites to wade across.
The boy was stumped. His eyes wandered from the man back to the Bible lying open in his lap. The man, content that he had enlightened a poor naive young person to the finer points of scientific insight turned to leave.
Scarcely had he taken two steps when the boy began to rejoice and praise louder than before. The man turned to ask the reason for this resumed jubilation.
Wow! Exclaimed the boy happily, God is greater than I thought! Not only did He lead the whole nation of Israel through the Red Sea, He topped it off by drowning the whole Egyptian army in 10 inches of water!
-- Author Unknown
Friday, August 26, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
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Sunday, July 4, 2010
Think Tank - Quotes
Few of my favourite quote of John C. Maxwell:
1) "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
2) "We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are."
3) "Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it."
4) "You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them."
5) "Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success."
1) "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
2) "We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are."
3) "Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it."
4) "You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them."
5) "Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success."
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
God's Blueprint for Your Life
A wonderful quote which I recently read in a book.....
"To this wise God we may safely entrust all concerns, knowing He will manage them all so as to promote His own glory and our real good..."
What a great privilege we have.... To totally trust our Lord... who is the controller of everything...
Isaiah 48:17 - "I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go."
"To this wise God we may safely entrust all concerns, knowing He will manage them all so as to promote His own glory and our real good..."
What a great privilege we have.... To totally trust our Lord... who is the controller of everything...
Isaiah 48:17 - "I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go."
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Christian Audio Book
I hope you would like this website (http://www.christianaudio.com/). Its an amazing website which has lots of audio books & messages and many are available free of cost. In addition to this, they have a free download of an audio book every month. This month's offer is the book titled "GOD'S WORD Heard! New Testament"
To avail this offer, you have to just create an account in this website that too free of cost. This has been a blessing for me and hope you too would be blessed as you hear these audio books. Also, once you sign up for the free newsletter you will get an email every month about the free download of the month.
Happy Listening!!!
To avail this offer, you have to just create an account in this website that too free of cost. This has been a blessing for me and hope you too would be blessed as you hear these audio books. Also, once you sign up for the free newsletter you will get an email every month about the free download of the month.
Happy Listening!!!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The Father and the Sea
An Amazing Testimony of the Father's Love
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After a few of the usual Sunday evening hymns, the church's pastor once again slowly stood up, walked over to the pulpit, and gave a very brief introduction of his childhood friend. With that, an elderly man stepped up to the pulpit to speak, "A father, his son, and a friend of his son were sailing off the Pacific Coast," he began, "when a fast approaching storm blocked any attempt to get back to shore. The waves were so high, that even though the father was an experienced sailor, he could not keep the boat upright, and the three were swept into the ocean."
The old man hesitated for a moment, making eye contact with two teenagers who were, for the first time since the service began, looking somewhat interested in his story. He continued, "Grabbing a rescue line, the father had to make the most excruciating decision of his life....to which boy he would throw the other end of the line. He only had seconds to make the decision.
The father knew that his son was a Christian, and he also knew that his son's friend was not. The agony of his decision could not be matched by the torrent of waves. As the father yelled out, 'I love you, son!' he threw the line to his son's friend. By the time he pulled the friend back to the capsized boat, his son had disappeared beyond the raging swells into the black of night. His body was never recovered."
By this time, the two teenagers were sitting straighter in the pew, waiting for the next words to come out of the old man's mouth. "The father," he continued, "knew his son would step into eternity with Jesus, and he could not bear the thought of his son's friend stepping into an eternity without Jesus. Therefore, he sacrificed his son. How great is the love of God that He should do the same for us." With that, the old man turned and sat back down in his chair as silence filled the room.
Within minutes after the service ended, the two teenagers were at the old man's side. "That was a nice story," politely started one of the boys, "but I don't think it was very realistic for a father to give up his son's life in hopes that the other boy would become a Christian."
"Well, you've got a point there," the old man replied, glancing down at his worn Bible. A big smile broadened his narrow face, and he once again looked up at the boys and said, "It sure isn't very realistic, is it? But I'm standing here today to tell you that THAT story gives me a glimpse of what it must have been like for God to give up His Son for me."
"You see....I was that father, and your pastor was my son's friend."
-- Author Unknown
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After a few of the usual Sunday evening hymns, the church's pastor once again slowly stood up, walked over to the pulpit, and gave a very brief introduction of his childhood friend. With that, an elderly man stepped up to the pulpit to speak, "A father, his son, and a friend of his son were sailing off the Pacific Coast," he began, "when a fast approaching storm blocked any attempt to get back to shore. The waves were so high, that even though the father was an experienced sailor, he could not keep the boat upright, and the three were swept into the ocean."
The old man hesitated for a moment, making eye contact with two teenagers who were, for the first time since the service began, looking somewhat interested in his story. He continued, "Grabbing a rescue line, the father had to make the most excruciating decision of his life....to which boy he would throw the other end of the line. He only had seconds to make the decision.
The father knew that his son was a Christian, and he also knew that his son's friend was not. The agony of his decision could not be matched by the torrent of waves. As the father yelled out, 'I love you, son!' he threw the line to his son's friend. By the time he pulled the friend back to the capsized boat, his son had disappeared beyond the raging swells into the black of night. His body was never recovered."
By this time, the two teenagers were sitting straighter in the pew, waiting for the next words to come out of the old man's mouth. "The father," he continued, "knew his son would step into eternity with Jesus, and he could not bear the thought of his son's friend stepping into an eternity without Jesus. Therefore, he sacrificed his son. How great is the love of God that He should do the same for us." With that, the old man turned and sat back down in his chair as silence filled the room.
Within minutes after the service ended, the two teenagers were at the old man's side. "That was a nice story," politely started one of the boys, "but I don't think it was very realistic for a father to give up his son's life in hopes that the other boy would become a Christian."
"Well, you've got a point there," the old man replied, glancing down at his worn Bible. A big smile broadened his narrow face, and he once again looked up at the boys and said, "It sure isn't very realistic, is it? But I'm standing here today to tell you that THAT story gives me a glimpse of what it must have been like for God to give up His Son for me."
"You see....I was that father, and your pastor was my son's friend."
-- Author Unknown
Sunday, July 5, 2009
THANK YOU BOOK
Recently... I was reading a book and came across the following passage.....
A conversation happens between two persons and one of them says.... "Long ago I learned that there is no day so dark and gloomy that it does not contain some ray of light, and I have made it one business of my life to write down the little things which mean so much me. I have a book marked for every day of every year since I completed my school. It is but a little thing: the new dress, the chat with a friend, the thoughtfulness of a beloved one, a flower, a book, a walk in the field, a letter, a concert, or a drive.... All these go into my book which I always call as "Pleasure Book" and when I am inclined to fret, I read a few page to see what a happy, blessed person I am."
The moment I read the above passage.... I just thought the way I take my life... Everyday of my life has different events... Lots of things happen in life... But most of the time I had taken them for granted... Wouldn't it be nice if I can record the happy moments of everyday in a notebook and thank the Lord for the things that had happened during the day... I am going have one starting today and will called in "THANK YOU BOOK"... As days go by this would become a treasure for me to look back and see the goodness that the Lord has done to me everyday of my life...
Hope you too would start your "THANK YOU BOOK."
A conversation happens between two persons and one of them says.... "Long ago I learned that there is no day so dark and gloomy that it does not contain some ray of light, and I have made it one business of my life to write down the little things which mean so much me. I have a book marked for every day of every year since I completed my school. It is but a little thing: the new dress, the chat with a friend, the thoughtfulness of a beloved one, a flower, a book, a walk in the field, a letter, a concert, or a drive.... All these go into my book which I always call as "Pleasure Book" and when I am inclined to fret, I read a few page to see what a happy, blessed person I am."
The moment I read the above passage.... I just thought the way I take my life... Everyday of my life has different events... Lots of things happen in life... But most of the time I had taken them for granted... Wouldn't it be nice if I can record the happy moments of everyday in a notebook and thank the Lord for the things that had happened during the day... I am going have one starting today and will called in "THANK YOU BOOK"... As days go by this would become a treasure for me to look back and see the goodness that the Lord has done to me everyday of my life...
Hope you too would start your "THANK YOU BOOK."
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