by Prasanta | Dec 23, 2011 | Christianity, God's love, grace, Jesus
I love the pencil scrawls of a young child. The words are out of proportion, misspelled, and the sentences are incomplete and full of grammar mistakes. But, I love to read and see these early attempts at writing. It is a glimpse into the thoughts of that young child....
by Prasanta | Dec 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
I mess up again. And again. (Source: Microsoft Office image) I lose it. I yell, and think some things in my mind and feel things in my heart that don’t get heard by anyone but God. And I go to God and tell him and He is the place where I get the balanced view....
by Prasanta | Dec 16, 2011 | Community, Companionship, Friendship
The Five Minute Friday word prompt: Connected Instructions: 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 2. Link back here and invite others to join in. OK, are you ready? Give me your best five minutes on Connected. GO: I call because...
by Prasanta | Dec 14, 2011 | Advent, Hope
I have known about this happening in parts of the world, but I didn’t know the numbers, until I saw this: India’s Deadly Secret (please watch this before reading on) For a while, I have no words, only tears. But a word finally comes. You see, I was born...
by Prasanta | Dec 12, 2011 | Advent, One Thousand Gifts
The Wise Men bring him a ham, instead of the usual precious gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. I sit in the audience of the play called “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” (based on a book by the same name). It is full of hearty laughs, and at the end, I...
by Prasanta | Dec 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
“It’s Friday. Let’s do it. Let’s just write without worrying if it’s just right or not. For only five short, bold, beautiful minutes. Won’t you join me? 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 2. Link back here and invite...
by Prasanta | Dec 7, 2011 | Hope, One Thousand Gifts
In his book How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie said that one of our deepest longings is “the need to be appreciated”. But there is another need our pastor spoke of, and that is the need we have for “justice.” We have this...
