“Time has no divisions to mark its passage; there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols” says Thomas Mann. New Year is always a time when there is plenty of optimism […]
“As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism…We have fallen in love with our own image, with images of our making, which turn out to be images of ourselves” says Daniel J. Boorstin. I have been preaching a series in our church called “Hindrances to Gratitude” and one of the qualities that make us incapable of […]
“Man is the Cosmic Orphan. He is the only creature in the universe who asks, “Why?” Other animals have instincts to guide them, but man has learned to ask questions” writes Loren Eiseley a distinguished scientist. Among all the questions man could ever ask probably the most complex and difficult questions are the questions of “why”? Today I am trying […]
“Disappointment with God does not come only in dramatic circumstances…it edges unexpectedly into the mundaneness of everyday life…no one is immune to the downward spiral of disappointment. It happens to people like the televangelists and it happens to ordinary Christians: first comes disappointment, then a seed of doubt, then a response of anger or betrayal” says Philip Yancey in his […]
“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem” says Theodore Rubin. The main problem in life is not that we have problems but that we are constantly seeking for a magical solution that can completely eliminate all kinds of problems in our earthly life. It is perfectly […]
“Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas” says H L Mencken. I sometimes wish life was simpler, less complex and had clearer directions, but then this journey wouldn’t be so exciting, adventurous and mysterious. Every day of our life we make hundreds of choices; some are simple daily mundane choices while others are complex decisions that […]
“A little boy’s mother had just baked a fresh batch of cookies and placed them in a cookie jar, giving instructions that no one touch them until after dinner. But it was not long until she heard the lid of the jar move, and she called out “My son, what are you doing?” To which a meek voice called back, […]
“Through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way round, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise”. Guess who said those words? It sounds very manipulative and pathetic but it is true that by constant propaganda we can brainwash a generation with ridiculous lies. The […]
“The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for” said Allan K Chalmers. In a world where everything seems to be falling apart one after the other, hanging in there with hope may be difficult at times. Almost every day whether you are watching the news of reading a newspaper, you see […]
“Pain. We all know what it tastes like. Whether its source is physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual, its interruptions in our lives disrupts and reshapes. It intercepts our hopes and plans; it rearranges our dreams. It always leaves a mark” says Tim Hansel in his book “You gotta keep dancing”. I did not yet meet a person who does not […]