Category Archives: guidance
Are donations necessary?
Do you sometimes feel uncomfortable when people approach you and ask for donations? How about those co-workers who every year comes around at work to ask you to buy cookies? Sometimes you don’t want to give, but you give in … Continue reading
Life is Like a Calculus Problem
I was surprised that I have written over 200 blogs already! I would like to occasionally revisit some of these blogs to improve their contents. Life is like calculus problem. Knowing about the final destination (afterlife) may not get you … Continue reading
Rawhide
I saw an old episode of the classic show Rawhide. A preacher was telling the story of the gold calf that the people were worshiping when Moses came down from the mountain. To the cowhands, he took out a large … Continue reading
The Difference Between Pleasure and Happiness
A blogger asked his viewers if they agreed with this statement: If all Christians acted like Christ, the whole world would be Christian. – Mahatma Gandhi. Another question one can ask is, what prevents people from acting like Christ, or … Continue reading
History Repeats Itself
Have you ever wondered why it is so difficult to change behavior? No wonder they say that history repeats itself. We do not learn from past history. We read books on changing behavior, whether it is for a healthier life … Continue reading
God’s punishment is………
Have you wondered what God does when he gets angry? In the Old Testament, God destroys the world except for Noah and his Ark. When Moses came down from the mountain, and found his people praying to a gold idol, … Continue reading
God’s Guidance or Punishment?
For the average person, hard work, patience and perseverance usually result in success in any endeavor. For example, society encourages one to work hard and save for a comfortable retirement. Our system of capitalism depends on sacrifice today for the … Continue reading
Is religion too complicated?
Do you wonder why there is so much corruption and crime in this world? Even in the church hierarchy, there are stories of religious leaders going astray. Religious leaders and crime, this is an oxymoron. The question arises, is religion … Continue reading
Illness as God’s Guidance?
What does illness tell us? If severe, it makes us helpless, relying on others to keep us alive. It makes us realize that we do not have control over our bodies. Our expensive homes, and the superfluous accessories do not … Continue reading
What happens to bad people?
What happens to the bad people in this world? Some people think that they will suffer in hell in the after life. Some feel that they will suffer the consequences in the next life (reincarnation); and there are many that … Continue reading