by Whitey | Oct 31, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
“私は神様を愛しています。 なぜなら、祈りを聞いてくださるからです。身を乗り出して聞いてくださる神様に、私は生きている限り祈り続けます。” (詩篇 116:1, 2 JLB) 最近も一度祈りの大切さと力を思い出しています。この箇所のように祈ります。自分の毎日生活に祈りをもっと大切にしたい。 “I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I...
by Whitey | Oct 27, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
“But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?” (Jonah 4:11 NLT) Japan has more than 120 million people… And yet, how often do I, like Jonah,...
by Whitey | Oct 25, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
“When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.” (Jonah 3:10 NIV) Our God is a God of love and grace. After Jonah disobeyed and ran away, God could have just...
by Whitey | Oct 22, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
Sometimes I go through phases when I read the Bible but can’t seem to engage with it. I don’t “get anything out of it.” I guess that’s probably normal, to an extent. Everyone has their days. But through today’s passage, and...
by Whitey | Oct 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Wadaiko! Spotted while leaving Starbucks the other day… And I just realized how apt a description of modern Japan that is. East meets west, ancient meets modern, all within a walk around the corner. (2011/10/20)
