Making a mistake is human; to blame the next guy for the mistake is even more human. Blaming others is an international pastime; most politicians spend more than half of their time and energy blaming others for their situation. Blaming is probably the only game which is universally played all over the planet. Almost everyone…
Legalism
Did you know that the entire Encyclopedia Britannica was banned in Texas for some time because it contained a formula for making beer at home? Well, while you are still laughing at that law, let me share a few more interesting laws that were passed by some states in the USA, most of these laws…
Disappointments in Life
William Miller a Baptist preacher played a vital role in the Second Great Awakening between 1831 and 1844 in the United States. Based on his study on the prophecy of Daniel and other prophetic portions of the Bible Miller calculated that Jesus would return to the earth sometime between March 1843 and March 1844. When…
Crazy about Shortcuts
“Lose up to two pounds daily without diet or exercise”, lose ten pounds in ten days, lose 20 pounds in ten days, lose 12 inches in one month…etc are very familiar commercials to many of us. By the way these are all taken from real commercials and websites. Hundreds of products like the diet patches,…
Misled by Stereotyping
As we go higher in education, we tend to know more and more about less and less. When I was in high school I used to marvel at anybody who had a Ph D behind their name. I had a stereotyped idea that all Ph D’s were walking encyclopedias. When I became a doctoral student…
Friendships that matter
“Among Life’s precious jewels, genuine and rare… the one that we call friendship, has worth beyond compare.” said an unknown author. It’s almost six years since I first landed in the United States. When I first came to this country I had just a couple of friends whom I knew from India. It was painful…
God’s will and decision making
During the course of life everyone has to make hundreds and thousands of decisions whether you are a Christian or not. Some decisions are major that will have serious consequences while many others are minor that will have very little impact on life. For a non-Christian the motivating factor in making decisions is often his/her…
Amazing Grace
There are many things about God that are mysterious to me and I honestly thank God for leaving them to the realm of mystery. I do believe God has revealed enough of himself and his plan of salvation to mankind that suffices our journey of life here on earth. Anymore information or revelation may confuse…
Mother’s love and Influence
Mom (mother) is often the first word a child learns to speak and since then till the end of one’s life that word will always mean something very special to each of us. No matter how much you grow or change, mother is one person who continues to cherish you as an extension of herself…
Opinions and Convictions
We live in a world where tolerance is glorified to the extent that being sure of anything is considered being narrow minded. In contrast to every other generation in human history who sought to find truth and establish certain knowledge, our generation seems to have settled with a strong belief that certainty in knowledge is…