Life to its full potential: Mark Twain style

For a few days I had become aloof in the house, avoiding my wife and looking for a quiet corner where I can laugh myself without disturbing her.  Eventually she found out that I was reading A. B. Paine’s account of Mark Twain’s life.  Written at right about the time when Twain bode goodbye to this world, Paine has done a remarkable job in preserving the mischievous genius who can still make you roll on the floor once you make use of your imaginations.

Putting aside his disdain for religion (not sure if he really hated God, possibly he did), it is no wonder that much of the literate world admires his life; his determination to live a life that is here for once.  At the age of 12, standing beside his father’s death bed, he was overcome by remorse but it was too late.  However, standing with him at his father’s side, he found the loving embrace of his mother where he promised to be a good boy but with one condition; he won’t go to school.  On his father’s dead body he made his mother to promise not to send him to school; and today, Mark Twain would be known for his literary genius world over. 

If not, I would be either an Atheist or a Hindu

I have to make a confession; had I not experienced the living Christ transforming my life, today I would either be a die-hard atheist or a devout Hindu doing everything within my power to promote and protect the age old Hindu traditions against the encroachment from the competing religions and philosophies.  However, I am a Christian now, and the story-line is totally different. 

Anguish of a Father

Fanning the Flame of our Calling in the face of Carnality

Many promising ministers begin their Christian life and career with such a big bang that the ripples emanating from the noise continue to have effects to the distant shores long after the center has returned to a standing still.  For some time, they continue to impress people in the ministry with the claims of supernatural encounters, jaw dropping prophecies, divine healing, miraculous deliverance, amazing provisions, and spectacular dreams and visions.  When they share their testimony, they can keep their audiences captivated with their artistic ways of testifying (exaggerating) the work God began in their lives. 

Nepali Experience in Hong Kong

From the Star Ferry

Hong Kong, called “fragrant harbor” in Chinese is also known to be the “pearl of the orient”, is the most vertical city in the world.  Trying to look up to the sky from the narrow and crowded streets, one may easily lose one’s hat and the fear of being suffocated with lack of oxygen in the hotel room is not a new thing; “either you make sure the air conditioner runs well or you have the window cracked” was the instruction given to me when I checked in a guest house located on the 8^th floor of the 20+floors building.

Don’t Despise the Small Beginning: My Experience in the US

Seven years ago, when Youtube was fairly a new thing in town for the Nepali speaking Christians, I signed up for an account and posted this video clip not knowing where it would lead me.  Few years down the road, I asked my wife to hold the camera so that I could speak on to it a message to the Nepali speaking brothers and sisters across the nations.  One thing led to another and started to post our full length sermons preached at various places.  Today, these sermons have received more than 170 thousand hits and we have been busy in responding many of our online listeners from around the world.

येशूले मात्रै तपाईँलाई स्वतन्त्र जीवन दिनसक्नुहुन्छ

The Advantage of Disadvantages

We know a Korean pastor’s family in Daejeon for about a year now.  We have also prayed with them when they were going through a real tough time in their ministry.  When the dust settled down and they were able to breathe a sigh of relief after the situation was under control, they presented a book to us as a sign of appreciation for standing with them in prayer.  The book was “David and Goliath”, very biblical title by Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times bestselling author.  I am not sure as how much our friends read in English but my guess is that they really thought this was a good biblical book to present to a pastor.  As I unwrapped my gift, the thing that caught my attention was not the main title but the subtitle; “Underdogs, Misfits, And The Art Of Battling Giants”.  I was excited to devour it right away.

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