One young woman volunteered in a closed country ruled by a dictator. She was an English language teacher. She was informed about restrictions and the government could expel her if she indulged in the conversion of local people. One room for her stay was allotted, and it was fitted with a bug – a miniature […]
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Service to people has been commodified and commercialized. The services that should be done with concern, love, and care, have become money-making enterprises. In one city in India, there was a great advertisement for Ambulance services, with toll-free calls. The patients who traveled in that ambulance, which claimed to have world-class facilities, were a nightmare.
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A dictator was angry hearing about a dissident who was criticizing him. His aide asked the dictator what should be done. He said: ‘Silence him’. The aide executed the dissident by shooting him dead. Peter writes about different kinds of silencing the dissidents, detractors, critics, and persecutors. This is indeed a radically natural response to
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Ram Gidamool in his book, My Silk Road writes about his spiritual journey. He was born in Kenya to parents of Indian origin. His family brought him up in Hindu traditions, had exposure to Sikhism, and grew up among the Muslims in the school. For him Christianity was a white man’s religion, he had nothing
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A child writhing in pain feels better by the gracious touch of her mother. If human touch, words, comfort, and embrace could heal a person, how much would be the grace of God? Paul experienced a thorn in his body, which was bothering him. It caused physical pain, emotional stress, mental agony of being buffeted
A woman sold her three-bedroom house to do plastic surgery that makes her look younger. She is in her 50s and used to take medicine and apply creams to look younger. However, she felt it was not enough, so she took the drastic step of selling her home in California, USA to do the surgery.
One pastor, who was diligent in teaching the Word of God, was approached by some people in the diocese. They said that he would be the right person to become the Bishop and lead the church. Flattered and deceived, he agreed to contest and was elected as the Bishop. Within a few months, he could
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There is an interesting story about a British Lieutenant General, Sir Fredrick Stanley Maude was tasked to conquer Baghdad in 1917. With his translator and a few soldiers, he roamed around the country and met a shepherd. He offered money that could buy half of his flock and asked him to slaughter his dog. A
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Andy Frisella introduced “Ironman for your brain” to test “mental toughness,” and promote a food supplement. A 75 Hard Challenge which includes following a strict diet with no alcohol nor cheat meals, participating in two workouts per day, and consuming a gallon of water daily for 75 days. Michelle Fairburn began the 75 Hard challenge
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Someone said, civilization began when one man instead of hurling stones, hurled abuses. His anger and aggression were not violent but expressed. Words are based on reason; however, violence is an expression of power, most times corrupted power. Dictators ruthlessly silence the dissenters by threat, imprisonment, physical harm, or death. In a civilized society, speaking,
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