08 Oct 09 A maturity checkup
1. A mature person does not take himself too seriously — his job, yes.
2. A mature person keeps himself alert in mind.
3. A mature person does not always “view with alarm” every adverse situation that arises.
4. A mature person is too big to be little.
5. A mature person has faith in himself which becomes stonger as it is fortified by his faith in God.
6. A mature person never feels too great to do little things and never too proud to do the humble things.
7. A mature person never accepts either success or failure in themselves as permanent.
8. A mature person never accepts any one of his moods as permanent.
9. A mature person is one who is able to control his impulses.
10. A mature person is not afraid to make mistakes.
Tags: A maturity checkup
06 Oct 09 Pass me not O gentle Saviour
Tags: Hymn, pass me not o gentle saviour
04 Oct 09 Tater People
Some people never participate, but are contented to let others do all the work.
They are called “Spec-Taters”. (Spectator)
Some people never do anything to help, but are always finding fault with the way others do the work.
They are called “Comment-Taters”. (Comment)
Some people are very bossy and like to tell others what to do. They don’t like to dirty their own hands.
They are called “Dic-Taters”. (Dictate)
Some people are always looking to cause problems by asking others to agree with them. It is too short or too long, too sweet or too salty.
They are called “Agi-Taters”. (Agitate)
There are those who say they will help, but somehow just never get around to actually doing the promised help.
They are called “Hesi-Taters”. (Hesitate)
Some people can put up a front and pretend to be someone they are not.
They are called “Imi-Taters”. (Imitate)
Tags: Spectator, Tater People
30 Sep 09 A lost friendship
My dearest and oldest friend,
You have put our friendship to an end.
It is you that I depended on,
In your bad times, I’ve helped you,
For you I emptied what I have and suffered for it.
I thought my friendship grew.
I believed you, but you could not hold your tongue.
You broke my trust, I’m mixed along with the dust.
When I am hurt, I told you how it saddened me,
just so that you could understand, but you silenced me.
For that, I’ve lost something great.
You have closed the friendship’s gate.
When we meet each other, we ignore.
For each other, we don’t exist anymore.
Friends may fail you and betrayed but Jesus will never fail you.
Listen to and read the lyric of this famous hymn:
What a friend we have in Jesus
Tags: Betrayed, friends, Friendship
29 Sep 09 In Christ Alone
In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
here in the love of Christ I stand.
In Christ alone! who took on flesh
Fulness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones he came to save:
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied -
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.
There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave he rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine -
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.
No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand.
Tags: Christinan Song, Hymn, In Christ Alone
24 Sep 09 Real-life friends
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder.
Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, they both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.
Finally the long-awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow.
So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life.”
Every little hello, every little smile, every helping hand can save a hurting heart.
On the other hand every wrong word said at the wrong time and wrong place can cause more hurt even to a good friend.
Tags: hello, Hurting friend, Real life friend, smile, suicide
24 Sep 09 Why ants survive microwave ovens?
We were talking about microwave during lunch yesterday. My colleagues gave all kind of explanation for the reason why ants do not get ‘nuked’ in a miccrowave over. One of my colleague went to the extent of explaining that ants do not have water molecules in them that is why they are ‘microwave safe’ since microwave works only if there are water molecules.
I decided to research on the scientific reasons why ants do not get toasted in microwave oven and I found this answer given below:
A microwave oven emits a form of energy called ‘standing waves”. That is to say that evenly spaced, stationary waves of energy bombard the turntable (or plate) in a vertical fashion so that only specific areas of the turntable are struck by the waves. Everything inside the microwave is not necessarily exposed to the waves, especially when the turntable is motionless. This is why you notice that certain portions of your food are well heated while others remain cold whenever the turntable is not moving. The sole purpose of the moving turntable is to ensure that all areas of the food pass through the stationary ‘standing waves”. Increasing the intensity of the microwave oven doesn’t turn up the
heat, it activates more ‘standing waves” in a given area of space.
The physical size of an object has little to do with its susceptibility to microwave generated heat. In fact, chemists use
microwave technology to heat sub-micron particles. The ant’s size only comes into play because he is able to navigate between the ‘standing waves’ by sensing the areas where there is high volume heat and low volume heat. You can visualize the patterns of low heat v. high heat by filling a paper plate with marshmallows and putting them in the
oven with the turntable turned off. After a few seconds you will see a pattern of melt or blistering on the marshmallows that are exposed while the others seem unaffected. Additionally, the intensity of the waves is greater in some areas than in others. You can see this by putting a pat of butter on the surface of the turntable and another on the bottom of an overturned paper cup. The one on the cup will melt long before the one on the turntable, because the wave intensity is lower near the bottom and sides of the oven than it is at various points elevated just above the turntable (where food heaped on a is plate usually located).
A single ant, or even a few ants, can simply walk around between the waves of energy, making their way from one safe area to the next, and avoid getting nuked. If, on the other hand, you put a thousand ants in your microwave and agitate them so that they are running around in a panic, you will, without a doubt, see many of them turned to toast.
Tags: ants, microwave, standing energy
22 Sep 09 Emergency Telephone Number
Emergency Telephone Numbers
These are more effective than 911
When -
- You are sad, phone John 14
- You have sinned, phone Psalm 51
- You are facing danger, phone Psalm 91
- People have failed you, phone Psalm 27
- It feels as though God is far from you, phone Psalm 139
- Your faith needs stimulation, phone Hebrews 11
- You are alone and scared, phone Psalm 23
- You are worried, phone Matthew 8:19-34
- You are hurt and critical, phone 1 Corinthians 13
- You wonder about Christianity, phone 2 Corinthians 5:15-18
- You feel like an outcast, phone Romans 8:31-39
- You are seeking peace, phone Matthew 11:25-30
- It feels as if the world is b igger than God, phone Psalm 90
- You need Christ like insurance, phone Romans 8:1-30
- You are leaving home for a trip , phone Psalm 121
- You are praying for yourself, phone Psalm 87
- You require courage for a task, phone Joshua 1
- Inflation’s and investments are hogging your thoughts, phone Mark 10:17-31
- You are depressive, phone Psalm 27
- Your bank account is empty, phone Psalm 37
- You lose faith in mankind, phone 1 Corinthians 13
- It looks like people are unfriendly, phone John 15
- You are losing hope, phone Psalm 126
- You feel the world is small comp ared to you, phone Psalm 19
- You want to carry fruit, phone John 15
- Paul’s secret for happiness, phone Colossians 3:12-17
- With big opportunity/ discovery, phone Isaiah 55
- To get along with other people, phone Romans 12
ALTERNATE NUMBERS
- For dealing with fear, call Psalm 47
- For security, call Psalm 121:3
- For assurance, call Mark 8:35
- For reassurance, call Psalm 145:18
ALL THESE NUMBERS MAY BE PHONED DIRECTLY.
NO OPERATOR ASSISTANCE IS NECESSARY.
ALL LINES TO HEAVEN ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY.
FEED YOUR FAITH, AND DOUBT WILL STARVE TO DEATH
Tags: bible verses for different needs, Emergency numbers
07 Sep 09 My word is my bond
A friend of mine told me that in the old days, stockbrokers operating at the London Stock Exchange were executing transactions without written contracts or other legal documents. Every stockbroker was expected to honour his side of the bargain. Indeed since 1801, the London Stock Exchange’s motto is “My word is my bond”.
The London Stock Exchange worked on the principle of trust and honour. Break the trust and you lose your honour in the stockbroking community. The result is that no one will deal with you thereafter.
The Bible exhorts Christians to abide by their own undertakings: “Let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay” (Jas 5:12b). The Lord Jesus Christ said: “Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil (Matt 5:37). So if a Christian gives an undertaking and subsequently breaches it, it is evil. Perhaps a Christian’s motto should be “My word is my bond”.
But some may ask, “What about the wife? Should she be privy to things that the husband has given an undertaking of confidentiality? Is the husband expected to tell his wife such information? Recently I came across an article (http://online.worldmag.com/2009/06/10/tell-your-wife-everything/) where the author disagrees. An undertaking once given should be honoured. It is the “My word is my bond” principle again.
But what about religious leaders like pastors, elders, etc? I once heard a pastor saying: “God calls me to be a pastor. God did not call my wife to be my co-pastor or deputy pastor”. How many wives of religious leaders assume such a role today? By doing so, they expect to be told by their religious leader husbands all the confidential information gleaned through counselling sessions, for example. Is this biblical? I doubt it.
But what exactly are the duties of a religious leader’s wife? Well I read another article on this subject (http://www.credenda.org/issues/12-2femina.php) recently. This article is written by a pastor’s wife. In it she said that first and foremost, “a pastor’s wife should keep the pastor her number-one priority, not the church. Her ministry is to him and secondly to their children. This means keeping his needs foremost in her plans and in her mind. The pastor’s wife is no different from any Christian wife on this point, no matter what the husband’s calling”.
She goes on to say that a pastor’s wife is not automatically the head of the women’s ministry, nor is she the church’s hostess or the church’s office. She also does not set the standard for dress or behaviour. She is also not the social organizer for the church. Wow! I wonder how many wives of religious leaders realize all this.
Tags: Confidentiality, Ethics, Keep my word, Role of pastor's wife, Secret, Spiritual ethics
01 Sep 09 Tell me the story of Jesus by a 4 year old girl
Isaac has posted another song (Amazing Grace) at his blog:
http://isaacislow.blogspot.com/2009/08/little-angel-singing-amazing-grace-i.html
