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That Elusive Trap
It may sound strange but what we most desire is not what we think we’re looking for. We may think that we’re looking for success, fame or money, but really what we’re all striving for is this elusive thing called significance. All of us, without exception, hunger for significance. Abraham Maslov...
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In God We Trust!
Self-confidence is a game that is as old as human history. It is easy for us to play the same game because we live in a culture, that is self-sufficient, proud, and competitive. People with wealth and political power-play call the shots. And we begin to think that unless we have such resource, then...
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Rock-Bottom Faith
One reason why we cherish happiness, security, and comfort so much is because we've been trapped into thinking that our life here on earth will last forever and therefore precious enough to be preserved and protected at all cost. Henri Nouwen calls it "an illusion of immortality". When I...
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Bread from Heaven
Exodus 16 carries a fascinating story about bread from Heaven. We know it as “manna”. Each day the people would go out and gather enough for that day. One day’s worth and no more, because manna would not keep. If the people tried to hoard it, overnight it would stink and crawl with worms and it...
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Losing Our Centre
We easily suffer from a kind of spiritual lethargy. We either become apathetic, jaded or just plain too tired. And consequently we find ourelves in two minds. We keep one eye on God and with the other, we scout the landscape for something else more that get the old adrenalin flowing. It is easy to...
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Called or Driven
Gordon MacDonald identifies for us several marks of a driven person. One, a driven person is gratified only by accomplishments. He sees life only in terms of results. Two, a driven person lives in a constant state of restlessness looking for more greater results. Three, a driven person does not stop...
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Don’t Gag the Voice of Grace
Moses was groomed to be an Egyptian prince, but after his grave impulsive mistake, he became all beggarly and quite forsaken, eking out a miserable existence in a strange land, toiling for his father-in-law. For the next forty years, he was to do that which the Egyptians had taught him to despise –...
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Uncle Abishegam’s Secret
When I was teaching school back in Malaysia, I live for a period in a small town called Raub, in the state of Pahang. My years there was blessed by an old Indian man. When I first met him he was in his 60's, and when I last saw him he was touching 80. His name was Abishegam but we fondly called him...
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Living for the Crowd
There is a character in the Book of Jeremiah called Pashhur. He was a national asset. He could calm the nerves of a troubled citizenry and put everyone at ease again even if an actual war was looming. Kings loved him and false prophets adored him. He kept telling the people that all is well when in...
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