Hampir semua umat beragama yang dihadapkan pada pertanyaan Buku Bacaan apa yang Berpengaruh akan memberikan Kitab Suci agama mereka (masing-masing) sebagai jawabannya. Menjawab Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog perdana tahun 2023 dengan tema ini, tentu saja saya pun setuju (dalam hati) bahwa Alkitab adalah jawabannya. Meskipun demikian, kali ini sayaRead More
Bicara tentang Pengalaman di Luar Nalar – sesuai dengan salah satu dari tiga tema yang disediakan di dalam Tantangan Blogging Mamah Gajah Ngeblog bulan November ini, saya jadi berpikir bahwa sebenarnya hidup itu sendiri sesungguhnya adalah sebuah pengalaman di luar nalar. Coba teman-teman pikirkan: Mengapa kita hidup? Mengapa kita dipilihRead More
Tujuan tulisan: memenuhi Tema Tantangan Menulis KLIP bulan Februari 2022.Tema tulisan: tata cara berkomentar supaya jangan sampai menjadi kejulidan yang tidak bermanfaat.Latar belakang judul: Lagu Raden Haji Oma Irama – “Begadang boleh saja, asalkan ada gunanya.” Di jagat raya Nusantara, hampir bisa dimutlakkan kalau semua orang mengenal sosok yang sangatRead More
Suatu hari ada seorang ahli Taurat (ahli kitab Yahudi) datang kepada Yesus dan bertanya kepada-Nya: di antara ratusan hukum yang tercatat di dalam Firman Tuhan, hukum manakah yang paling utama? Yesus menjawab, Kasihilah Tuhan, Allahmu, dengan segenap hatimu dan dengan segenap jiwamu dan dengan segenap akal budimu dan dengan segenapRead More
Sore ini tiba-tiba saya teringat sebuah nasihat yang kami dapatkan pada sesi bimbingan pra-nikah dari gereja. Adalah sebuah program yang umum bagi pasangan yang akan menikah untuk mengikuti bimbingan pra-nikah. Biasanya program bimbingan ini berlangsung beberapa minggu lamanya. Di dalamnya kita akan diajarkan mulai dari konsep pernikahan sesuai Alkitab, sampai
Salah satu hal yang menyebalkan dalam hidup di Belanda adalah cuacanya yang tidak pernah pasti. Di dalam satu hari, cuaca bisa berubah empat kali. Pagi cerah, siang hujan, sore matahari terik, lalu tiba-tiba mendung lagi, dan malamnya badai. Adalah sebuah kebutuhan dasar untuk tiap pagi memeriksa prakiraan cuaca sebelum keluarRead More
A story about Judas and all of us One of the most infamous persons in the Bible whose name is forever remembered in history is Judas Iscariot. He was a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. He betrayed Jesus by handing Him to the hands
Sunday, 13 June 2021 18:38 Christ in the house of Martha and Mary, painting by Joachim Beuckelaer, ca. 1533-1575 Somewhere around the globe, 2021 Her smart watch beeps. It’s 5.20 in the morning. She yawns and tries to decide whether she needs to get up or not. But then she
Two nights ago I went outside to jog, and while jogging I listened to the sermon from Desiring God: Clinging to Christ in the digital age. The sermon talks about our living in the digital time, using the screens, the challenges and the principal in the connection to our positionsRead More
Wednesday, 26 May 2021 14:26 It was the last school day before the two weeks holiday. I came to pick up my children and saw almost every child had something in his hands – a small plant. I also saw a plant laid on the ground. Somebody must have dropped
Tuesday, 18 May 2021 14:09 We were having dinner at my friend’s place and were talking about life and all it, and suddenly I realized we’re now in the month of May! Time has gone by so fast – and you never know what’s the day or date when your
Monday, 10 May 2021 14:48 We all know the story where Peter denied Jesus – for three times, just before He went to the cross. Peter has always been the boldest disciple, the most enthusiastic person to show his love and devotion to Christ Jesus. Time and time again he
Sunday, 9 May 2021 09:07 You wake up in the middle of the night, still groggy from interrupted sleep, you hear a child is crying. You run to his room, consoling his wailing, knowing without any words – because he’s still sleeping – that he might have a bad dream.
“J, stop putting your hand in your mouth!” “No, that’s not the bin for paper. You have to use the one above. Yes that one.” “Do you have an eye in the back of your head, Mama? How come you can see what we’re doing when you’re not looking atRead More
I’ve known the story of King Saul all of my life. The first king of Israel, a man who stood out among his fellows by his physical distinction: a handsome young man as could be found anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller than anyone else (1 SamuelRead More
Life is full of things – complicated things. Some things are easy to define – helping others is right, stealing is wrong. But many things fall somewhere in between. And dealing with these things is never easy. We do wrongs not always because we’d like do so. Some people gambleRead More
One of the annoying things I deal with my children is the moment they don’t ask me when they deal with problems. “J, why do you stand still there? Have you finished your school work?” “No, mama. I don’t know how to do this part,” he pointed out some mathRead More
She was a woman of praises, a beautiful young woman, graduated from high prestige university, small built and completed with meekness and gentleness. She was known by many, praised by many. Many juniors looked at her with full respect. Many good words were spoken about her. She was like aRead More
I know don’t about other people but I feel like my brain never stops working. It keeps talking to me. Does it mean I hear voices? Am I sychrizopenic? Am I delusional? I don’t think so. My life is pretty dull most of the time and yes I’m struggling everyRead More
Sometimes we find ourselves in a point of going nowhere. We know approximately what to do, but our eyes are fixated on the things that hinder us from doing that. “I haven’t fully understood what going on is.” “I still don’t know the details. I don’t even understand the big
