tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61350032876118379192011-04-22T10:33:28.605+07:00Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!Avichayilnoreply@blogger.comBlogger661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6135003287611837919.post-17586801892867834052008-04-12T22:35:00.004+07:002008-04-12T22:57:36.894+07:00

When the rain falls, and it some days willThen the pavement under my feet,Sparkles silver and gold, in reflected lightThat I otherwise wouldn’t have seenAnd when the storm comes and the strong wind blowsI will bow my head to push throughAnd every step that I take, I will watch and prayAnd be sure my foothold is trueAnd in the dry place, in the wildernessWhen Your Word seems so far awayOh I will

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"Be faithful where you are while you wait for God's call..."by John OrtbergI keep a small rock on my desk with a single word painted on it: naviget. I cherish that rock. My wife gave it to me during a spell that was dry for me and hard for us; when I felt like my past was crumbling and I was not sure what the future held. And if you don't know Latin, keep reading; you'll eventually find out what

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by Joanie Yoder, October 25, 2007, ODB"Hurry up!" "We're late!" "You're too slow!" How often do impatient words crop up in our speech, revealing our fast-paced life? If we're not careful, we become people living in the fast lane, demanding quick arrivals and instant results. Stress experts call this "hurry sickness".In Philippians 3, the apostle Paul's testimony of lifelong growth reminds us that

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FOREVER STAY BESIDE ME. YOU ALONE ARE THE GOD I LOVE.Aku tidak ingat siapa namanya waktu pertanyaan “Name three persons you would invite to your dream dinner” muncul di session ice-breaking workshop kali ini. Pertanyaan yang awalnya kujawab mantap “My dad, my mom, my sibling and my future husband”. Tapi karena dream dinner dengan mereka sudah menjadi a dream come true, jadilah Mr. John Calvin, Mr

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In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ...1 Peter 1:6-7 NASBMaybe... that would be a slight reflection of what I am

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"What is a man's chief end?A man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever". Amen. Itulah yang terbersit di hati saya saat pertama kali mendengar kalimat itu diucapkan, dibaca dan dibahas bersama di dalam kelas-kelas yang saya ikuti. Ada rasa senang yang dangkal? Perhaps. Because Gloria is my middle name (gee...!) and then I made a mental note to name one of my (future) children, Joy

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“For better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part…”Marriage. Satu kata dengan jutaan arti. Jutaan rasa. Jutaan kisah. Marriage. Lihat saja tagline satu perusahaan rokok terkenal, kau pasti tahu yang mana. Waktu aku iseng coba meng-google tagline itu, hasilnya… luar biasa! Entah berapa topik terjaring! Padahal dua kata itu dalam

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How "Mother" Louise Hunter turned a life of hardship into a mission of hope.By Amy AdairOn a blustery February night in 1966, a sheriff rapped on Louise Hunter's door. Claiming the family of 16 was in violation of Racine, Wisconsin's public health code, he ordered the Hunters to vacate their two-bedroom house within 24 hours. With no money and no place to go, Louise started to pray.A day later,

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(One of my favorite pieces of all time!)My stirrup pants had too much giddyap and go!Liz Curtis HiggsThe first time I saw a pair of leggings, they were on someone else's body—that of the Twiggy-sized teen seated next to me in a crowded doctor's office. With her huge t-shirt and long, red legs, she looked utterly charming and altogether comfy."Do they feel as good as they look?" I asked."You bet."

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24 June 2007. My first day at RWF that continues until today. I still remember the lecture title that day “Stupid Mental Arithmetic”. Since then I have been attending the class without absence. That day marked the beginning of my journey in facing the Giants in my life. By the grace of the Lord, one by one the once so-called Giant in my life fell down. Most of them in unexpected way!Through RWF I

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Hari ini aku pasti kelihatan manis sekali… Karena sejak pagi tadi hampir setiap orang yang berpapasan menyempatkan untuk sejenak menatap wajah oval-bulat-cekung ini. Ada yang sebelumnya hanya melihat sekilas lekas-lekas mendaratkan pandangannya kembali padaku. Ada yang menatap cukup lama bahkan ada yang kemudian memberanikan diri menyapa dengan ramah. Aku ingat, hari ini aku pakai baju baru, eeeh

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An 'funny' discussion about Pastors' Wives. Glad that while I was going through the concerns aired, I realized how far God had helped me to understand about it and made me feel secure with many things I was once so concerned about. Late lesson learnt? No. Instead, what a perfect timing =) !Not-so-quiet DesperationA Leadership InterviewI thought I could handle being married to a pastor … but now

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Minggu yang lalu di Public Lecture kami membahas tentang Media dengan meminta seorang wakil presiden direktur salah satu televisi swasta untuk membawakan materi awal dengan Pak Joshua Lie menutup dengan memberikan beberapa kesimpulan di akhirnya. Tidak ada yang luar biasa sebetulnya dari bahasan selama kurang lebih satu setengah jam tersebut. Kalau boleh aku katakan, rata-rata yang hadir sudah

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There is something about eternity… yang tidak kau pahami sebelumnya. Hingga Dia buka matamu memandang jauh menembus segala yang fana. Memperlihatkan realita yang sebenarnya. Sehingga hidupmu di dunia ini, takkan pernah lagi menjadi sama. Karena segala sesuatunya begitu berbeda, dilihat dari pandangan mataNya.There is something about eternity… yang membuatmu semakin mengabaikan segala tawaran

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(Sekilas coretan “iseng” tentang living in the fishbowl…)“Gimana yah rasanya berpasangan dengan hamba Tuhan?” seorang teman bertanya, yang saya jawab dengan kerutan dalam di dahi yang lebar ini seraya berkata, “Yah, pastinya rasanya seperti berpasangan dengan hamba Tuhan!” Tetttooottt, jawaban yang aneh…! Tapi…mungkin sama anehnya dengan pertanyaan yang diajukan, hehehe…! Ini serius meski sambil

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Minggu yang lalu waktunya berkunjung lagi ke tukang potong rumput…eee… rambut (!) langgananku. Berangkatnya dengan malas tapi mesti. Sudah kurang lebih empat bulan ini potongan rambutku tidak karuan lantaran hairdresser langgananku cabut dari tempat potong itu. Dua kali rambut yang tidak seberapa ini dibabat hairdresser yang berbeda-beda dengan hasil semakin menciutkan hati saat menatap bayangan

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Is God Letting Your Family Down?By: Tim PallaContributing WriterThe portable incubatorThanks to the local 4-H office I have an egg incubator in my study. I thought it would be a fun project -- for the kids, of course. As it turns out, it’s not a project at all. You set up the incubator, put eggs in the holders, set the thermostat to the correct temperature, and wait. That’s it. What was I

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(Tulisanku sepulang dari PDM di Sukamantri, November 2003)Teman2.... Menyinggung soal premanisme, ik mau cerita dikit nih.... Ngga soal rok jatoh di jalanan lagi, ngga soal minum dari gelasnya bos, ngga soal dipanggil "mas" di Yogya.... Dengerin yah.... Beberapa minggu yang lalu, ik pergi ke gunung Salak selama seminggu, biasa deh acara bertapa tahunan. Sebetulnya ngga ada

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(A beautiful poem I received from CJ in 2004)Hear Me, My child,Listen to what I sayYou are free from the past,Walk in your new wayFor My child, I love you,And I have pulled you throughI'm your Heavenly Father,Great is My love for youPlace your heart in My hands,Seek the things that will lastI give you a new beginning,Bury the pastHidupku adalah kisah tentang pembebasan. Hidupku adalah kisah

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Why you don't need to see things the same way.By Mark GalliIt didn't take long into my marriage to discover how incompatible my wife and I were. One reason I was attracted to Barbara in the first place was her apparent interest in theology. We'd spent many happy hours in college taking Bible and religion classes together; we even co-wrote a mediocre paper on the Reformation! Few people have my

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Solving Conflicts without Arguingby Gary D. ChapmanConflicts are inevitable. Arguing is a choice.Conflicts grow out of our uniqueness. The goal of conflict resolution is not to rid ourselves of our differences. The goal is to learn to work together as a team, using differences to make life better for both of us.But for some couples, conflicts lead to arguments and arguments often get out of

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Malam itu, di bawah gelapnya langit malam nyaris tak berbintang, kulantunkan bersama dengan segenap rekan-rekan lagu pengantar kebaktian penghiburan untuk keluarga seorang hamba Tuhan yang telah dipanggil Bapa pulang.Malam itu, diantara gigitan nyamuk-nyamuk tega, aku berdiri di luar sambil berjereng ria. Pasalnya, seorang teman berdiri tepat di depanku selama kebaktian berlangsung dan berefek

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She just received a letter today..., from a dear friend whom she recently got acquainted..., through an unusual way... This lady friend has been a true example for her..., about believing in the Lord's providence..., she has been blessed with her friend's sharing all these times... This is something she would keep for life..., in understanding more of the dear Lord's way..., in providing for His

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Elizabeth Curtis Higgs. Liz, she'd say. Her path crossed mine through her wonderful writings at Christianity Today about ten months ago. At that times I wondered why they set one special section about her namely "A Life with Liz". Going through her writings proved to be one of the things I really needed at that time. As I went through each article day by day, I received some consolations that

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By Charles Spurgeon“In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishing, even though tested b y fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;…”1 Peter 1:6-7 NASB

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A little story from my old archive, something worth-reading and worth-keeping to me... Hope you enjoy the story as much as I do and get to learn more on loving others... Blessings!And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR

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You scored as Aragorn, You're Aragorn! This ranger from the north is the personification of bravery. He always thinks of others before himself, and, though he becomes King of Gondor, he is not one to crave attention."I would have gone with you to the end. Into the very fires of Mordor."Aragorn75% Samwise63% Gandalf56% Arwen56% Eowyn56% Frodo25% Pippin13% Gollum6% Faramir0% Which LOTR character

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Dalam satu lecture yang saya ikuti dalam beberapa minggu terakhir ini, salah satunya bertema “ Thinking in Pictures: Autism and Visual Thought” yang diadakan Pdt. Joshua Lie (Reformational Worldview Foundation), ada beberapa hal menarik yang saya pelajari. Bukan tentang penderita Autism, meskipun itu juga menarik. Bayangkan saja sekarang ini diperkirakan bahwa satu dari sepuluh orang mengalami

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Dalam buku “Leading with Billy Graham” yang tengah saya baca, ada satu kisah menarik dari Presiden AS Dwight Eisenhower tentang kartu yang jelek. Diceritakan bahwa pada suatu malam Presiden Eisenhower sedang bermain kartu (Flinch nama permainannya) dengan ibu dan saudara-saudara laki-lakinya. Ibunya saat itu menjadi pembagi kartu dan membagikan kepada Presiden Eisenhower kartu yang jelek,

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Extravaganza mode ON.“Mau tahu gimana caranya bisa hafal Alkitab?”“Gimana, Pak?”“Baca tiap hari. Dan bukan cuma satu ayat, tapi misalnya satu surat atau buku. Dulu waktu masih kuliah, setiap hari saya baca Amsal dari depan sampai belakang. Bacanya sekaligus dalam satu kali baca.”“Oya, Pak? Wah… pasti Amsal 31 yang jadi favorit deh…!”“Aaaah… kalian ini!”“Hahahahaha! (semuanya tergelak)”

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"While the earth remains,Seedtime and harvest,And cold and heat,And summer and winter,And day and night shall not cease."Genesis 8:22 NASBEverything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark:One: Don't miss the boat.Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat.Three: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.Four: Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you

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Have you read some wise sayings from Mother Theresa, which in conclusion told that everything that happens in our life is actually comes down between God and us? It says, "It is between you and God, anyway..."?Well, here is another version about some things that we have learnt as we have matured. Hope it will cheer your day up, today, happy reading!As I Have Matured:I've learned that you cannot

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Satu kisah yang tersimpan dari satu masa di January 2004. Satu perjalanan jauh pertama setelah the Nine berkali-kali gagal dengan rencana ke Dufan! Jadilah pembalasan dendam dilakukan dengan sekaligus berkereta-api menuju pengikatan janji Gayung sebagai istri pertama, sah dan satu-satunya sampai maut memisahkan, bagi sang idaman hati.Hanya Tuhan yang tahu bagaimana sembilan nona cantik bisa

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I ran across this article today, one that I keep in my archive, one that remains one of my most favourite ones. It marked the time when my more “exciting” journey with the Lord began about four years ago, October 2003. The journey has been getting even more exciting nowadays, with a lot of roller coaster riding here and there. But I will keep pressing on knowing that “He who began a good work in

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Beberapa minggu terakhir ini saya kerap mengikuti acara Fear Factor tayangan salah satu stasiun TV lokal. Yang paling menarik dari live show ini adalah mengamati bagaimana para kontestan berelasi satu dengan lainnya, bagaimana mereka menampilkan diri dan nilai-nilai yang dianutnya, bagaimana reaksi mereka saat berhadapan dengan situasi yang tidak terduga dan selalu berubah. Meskipun saya juga

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“Against You, You only, I have sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified (may be in the right) when You speak and blameless when You judge.”Psalm 51:4 NASBDari ayat di ataslah kisah tentang satu malam tergelap bagi jiwa bermula. Ayat yang menggemakan perkataan yang sangat terkenal dari raja Daud kala ia bertobat dari dosanya yang begitu keji di mata Tuhan. Dosa yang

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"Laura mengumpulkan segenap keberaniannya dan sambil memandang lekat wajah Almanzo, dia bertanya, “Apakah kamu akan memintaku mengucapkan kata ‘tunduk’ di janji pernikahan kita nanti?” Almanzo balik memandang Laura dan dengan bersungguh-sungguh mengatakan bahwa ia tidak akan meminta Laura melakukan hal itu, demikian pula dengan pendeta Brown. Almanzo pernah mendapati pendeta Brown berdebat dengan

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By: John Piper (Desiring God Ministries)July 1, 2007Matthew 19:3-12I said last time that there are two ways to be compassionate and caring in relation to divorce—not at all meaning that you choose between them, but that we must pursue both. One is to come along side divorced persons while they grieve and (wherever necessary) repent, and to stay by them through the painful transitions, and to fold

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“…if you were to divorce your spouse, interview 200 "replacement" candidates, put them through a battery of psychological tests, have follow-up interviews conducted by your closest friends, spend three years dating the most compatible ones, and then another 40 days praying and fasting about which one to choose, you'd still end up with a spouse who disappoints you, hurts you, frustrates you, and

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"She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tounge."Proverbs 31:26 NASB

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A must read!By: John Piper (Desiring God Ministries)June 24, 2007Mark 10:1-12And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them. 2 And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” 4 They said, “

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Artikel ini saya dapatkan langsung dari Ev. Jeffrey Siauw. Sebelumnya artikel ini posted di blog-nya. Lantaran menghemat kapasitas, maka kemudian dihapuskan. Untuk itulah saya berpikir untuk mem-post-kannya di sini karena mungkin akan bisa menjadi masukan untuk orang lain. OK, happy reading everyone and if you have further comments/questions bisa langsung bertanya lewat link di atas!Grace, ini

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It’s not my kind of a movie to spend this weekend with. The beginning is too gloomy that I often couldn’t finish it after feeling so depressed watching the first parts. But it’s changed today. The realities of pain have truly made the whole story so beautiful that I felt like I will never get to see anything more beautiful than that ever again…It’s a story of redemption. It’s a story of His

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Seminggu yang lalu saya mengikuti lecture berdurasi dua jam dengan tema “$2+$2=$5. How to Avoid Stupid Mental Arithmetic” oleh Pdt. Joshua Lie. Menarik bukan judulnya? Betul, bukan cuma judulnya lho, tetapi juga tentu saja isinya! Lecture tersebut kembali mengingatkan saya tentang arti bersyukur pada Tuhan. Contohnya seperti ini:Bayangkan, kita telah memenangkan hadiah uang tunai sebesar 300 juta

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Srrett…. WADAOUWW!!! Itulah kira-kira reaksiku saat tanpa sengaja dengkul ini tertabrak pintu mobil sore itu. Tidak keras sebetulnya dan tidak sakit seharusnya. Masalahnya yang terkena telak ini adalah lutut kanan tempat ada satu bekas luka kecil bersemayam. Keloid istilahnya, nama keren dari daging yang tumbuh dari bekas luka. 1 cm x ½ cm ukurannya. Hadiah dari mengunjungi ATM dekat kantorku di

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Mobilku tercinta meminta perhatian lagi. Panther hijau tentara berusia 12 tahun itu sudah setia menemaniku sejak tahun awal 1998. Pelindung yang Tuhan berikan saat-saat orang yang berniat jahat mendatangiku. Melaluinya Tuhan mengajarkanku arti hidup dalam kelimpahan dan bersyukur. Pendeknya, dia jadi saksi berbagai peristiwa dalam hidupku.Duduk diam dengan manis di bengkel langganan setelah

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Namanya Jorel. Pertama kali berjumpa dengannya hatiku terusik melihat tatapan matanya. Kosong. Tiada senyum hadir disana saat kusapa dan kupegang tangannya yang mungil. Aku ingin sekali tahu apa yang dipikirkannya saat dia duduk diam di bangkunya tiap-tiap hari Minggu pagi itu. Di saat-saat dia seolah terdiskoneksi dengan dunia sekitarnya. Selalu kusempatkan di waktu-waktu itu untuk menyapa,

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Sore itu akhirnya saya memutuskan untuk membaca artikel tentang Billy Graham bertajuk “Leading With Love”. Sudah beberapa hari sebetulnya artikel itu muncul di hadapan mata minus berbungkus softlens ini setiap kali saya membuka salah satu my most visited website Christianity Today. Alasan pertama karena itu tentang Billy Graham. Orang yang kepadanya saya angkat topi setinggi mungkin untuk scope

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What Would Jesus Do. WWJD. Does it sound familiar to you? It must be for many Christians (even the non-Christians) all across the world. Here is what Wikipedia compiles about this abbreviation. Yeah... surely it is such a wonderful saying, right? Hm...In my first encounter with WWJD through an article in Christianity Today, I had nodded my head in deep agreement with that saying. But given it a

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Life Lessons You may have thought I didn't see,Or that I hadn't heard,Life lessons that you taught to me,But I got every word. Perhaps you thought I missed it all,And that we'd grow apart,But Dad, I picked up everything,It's written on my heart. Without you, Dad, I wouldn't beThe woman I am today;You built a strong foundationNo one can take away. I've grown up with your values, And I'm very

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A beautiful poem of John Piper for a dear sister in Christ who is about to give her hand in marriage to a man whom she loves dearly. May the two of them get to know a lot more of God's love through their marriage life. May they be the channel of God's love to one another. May they be strengthened in their marriage not only through the joyous moments, but moreover when the grieves strike. May

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My son, you can make itAlthough I am goneYou are not aloneGod will see you through all of your trying timesAs he sits on his throneMy son, you can make itPlease hold to God's unchanging handBeing here was not one of God's promisesSo it was meant for me to goWhen the master made his call I couldn't say noMy son you can make itTo where I made itFor we will meet again face to faceWhen your work here

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The Gentle Healer came into our town todayHe touched blind eyes and the darkness left to stayBut more than the blindness, He took their sins awayThe Gentle Healer came into our town todayThe Gentle Healer came into our town todayHe spoke one word, that was all He had to sayAnd the one who had died just rose up straight awayThe Gentle Healer came into our town todayOh He seems like just an

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It is such a rare occasion that I encountered a beautiful love song like this. It is beautiful because it understands and knows that there is no true relationship unless God is in it. I sometimes wonder why there are no more of love songs that acknowledge God's presence in a relationship. Too many of love songs sung only tell about the horizontal relationship and forgetting that without the

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Selama seminggu terakhir kemarin kembali saya berkesempatan mengalami hari-hari yang agak berbeda seiring dengan keikutsertaan saya dalam regional training yang diadakan perusahaan saya. Dalam kesempatan kali ini saya ingin berbagi hal-hal yang Tuhan ajarkan kepada saya selama masa-masa tersebut. Ingin tahu ceritanya? Begini kawan...Pelajaran 1: Alone but not lonely.Itulah perasaan pertama yang

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Baru-baru ini saya membaca sebuah artikel di salah satu tabloid Malaysia (PEOPLE, Sunday, June 3, 2007) tentang seorang biarawan Budha bernama Tsem Tulku Rinpoche. Tsem Rinpoche, 41, saat ini berjabat resident lama (teacher) dan spiritual director untuk Kechara House Dharma di Petaling Jaya. Awalnya saya melewatkan artikel tersebut karena gambar yang ditampilkan di halaman depannya adalah gambar

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That is what someone used to tell me whenever I had to stay longer at the office. It was actually a kind of joke between us as I have yet any children. I even laughed at this notion and it became one of the jokes that often successfully helped me to be a bit refreshed. However, supposed I do have children and work in long hours, I believe I am not the only one to whom such saying is addressed to.

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"...if you have ever felt alone.""Please cross the line if you have family members suffering from addiction...""Please cross the line if you have ever been hit or beaten up by your loved ones..."Those were just a few questions thrown in during a session in Monroe High School in USA as broadcasted by Oprah Winfrey show that day, themed Breaking Down Barriers. It was one of the most moving events I

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Dear Lord Jesus my sweetest Saviour,As I lay me down to sleep tonite, thank you for this beautiful song You gave to me in the very moments of my life where I am learning with great difficulties of who I really am before You...Thank you for such beautiful lullaby in confirming my true identity after being so long tossed around in the ocean of unmerciful sin...Thank you for reviving my soul from

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(Tulisan ini tidak tahu originally-nya dari siapa, but it's truly worth distributing, thank God for that author!)When I say... "I am a Christian"I'm not shouting "I'm clean living.'"I'm whispering "I was lost,now I'm found and forgiven."When I say... "I am a Christian"I don't speak of this with pride.I'm confessing that I stumbleand need Christ to be my guide.When I say... "I am a Christian"I'm

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Weekend lalu saya berkesempatan melihat Oprah Show yang membahas tentang film The Pursuit of Happyness. Sudah pernah lihat filmnya? Kisah nyata yang diangkat ke layar lebar tentang seorang ayah Black American bernama Chris Gardner dan anaknya laki-lakinya. Buat yang belum tahu kisahnya, ini ada sedikit ringkasannya yang saya dapatkan dari Internet:In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman

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Kira-kira sebulan yang lalu saya menonton film Nagabonar Jadi 2. Selama 20 tahun terakhir ini bisa dihitung dengan jari berapa banyak film Indonesia yang saya bersedia tonton di bioskop. Tapi karena promosi seorang hamba Tuhan, jadilah weekend itu saya dengan seorang teman wanita bertekad menatapi wajah "ganteng" Deddy Mizwar dan Tora Sudiro di layar lebar. Hasilnya, kami sepakat bahwa film

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They say, "It is the thoughts that count!".But... what do you say when you see that picture above? What do you think?And most importantly and the only thing that really matters, what do you think our dear Father in Heaven would say?What do you see about Him through that picture...?

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(A post I made almost 6 years ago. Funny how some things are never changed. Let's see how I would feel about this post 10 or 20 years from now!)What a dreadful word for so many singletons like me, as we are approaching "a condition" where people will look at us with questioning look on their innocent face when we declare sheepishly, "I am single." Being independent, with good career on your side

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Jesus said, "I am the way; I am the truth and I am the life. No one cometh, unto the Father; but by Me!" Nyanyian itulah yang terngiang2 di kepala saya di siang itu saat mengikuti persekutuan kantor yang membahas ayat Yohanes 14:6. Membawa saya ke satu waktu beberapa tahun yang lalu saat Pendeta saya dengan sabar berusaha mengajarkan lagu tersebut kepada para jemaat, sambil tersenyum

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