This is a true story told by one of the first missionaries to enter Russia: In Russia before the Berlin Wall came down and freedom to worship freely was against the law, many Christians were forced to get together in secret to worship the Lord. One group of Christians were gathered together in a simple […]
Hot Chocolate
Almie Rose
It was at least two months before Christmas, when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. Her old Barbie bicycle was just too babyish, and besides, it needed a new tire. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade–or so we thought, as she […]
Footprints
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of his life […]
The Law of Continous Supply of Stupidity
Misalkan pada suatu hari anda sedang naik mobil, tiba- tiba di depan anda terdapat becak yg nyelonong seenaknya dan membuat anda kaget membanting stir ke kanan. Secara otomatis otak anda memerintahkan sel-sel syaraf utk mengirimkan command ke mulut anda. Automatically, anda pun berteriak,”ooo..dasar becak goblok..”. Tukang becak itu pun secara otomatis akan menjawab, tentu saja […]
The Bridge
There was once a bridge which spanned a large river. During most of the day the bridge sat with its length running up and down the river paralleled with the banks, allowing ships to pass thru freely on both sides of the bridge. But at certain times each day, a train would come along and […]
An Afternoon in the Park
There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting […]
Christian Buddha
One of master Gasan’s monks visited the university in Tokyo. When he returned, he asked the master if he had ever read the Christian Bible. “No,” Gasan replied, “Please read some of it to me.” The monk opened the Bible to the Sermon on the Mount in St. Matthew, and began reading. After reading Christ’s […]
No Charge
Our little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and he handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said: For cutting the grass $5.00 […]
Maybe
Maybe God wanted us to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift. Maybe when the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we […]
TEORI JENDELA PECAH
Empat orang pemuda ditembak dalam kereta api bawah tanah. Si penembak yang menyerahkan diri seminggu kemudian dielu-elukan masyarakat sebagai pahlawan mereka. Goetz, si penembak itu, dijuluki tabloid-tabloid sebagai “Pengawal Kereta Bawah Tanah” dan “Malaikat Maut Bagi Penjahat”. Memang para pemuda yang ditembak itu adalah kelompok berandal pemeras yang sering melakukan kejahatan di kereta api bawah […]