A question I came across yesterday:
“There are 100 employees in a conference room in New York City. You note that 99% of them are managers. How many managers would need to leave the conference in order to reduce the percentage of managers in the hall to 98%?”
No ‘Googling’! Happy Friday.
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In John chapter 9, the Bible records a story of Jesus healing a man born blind. It caused a lot of commotion with the Jews because Jesus had healed on a (yet another) Sabbath day. After the Jews queried the man, they still didn’t believe so they called in his parents and in verses 20-22, this is what the Bible says:
“His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.“
They were scared to acknowledge Jesus because they didn’t want to be put out of the synagogue. But he who had nothing to lose Continue reading
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These are true accounts of different people who have lost a loved one. Sometimes, it comes as a shocker. Other times it is expected. Either ways, the pain is real.
Whatever the case may be, whatever the cause of the rift may be, just lay it all down and take time out to show the ones you love that you care.
Food for thought:
The one who has passed away has no more worries: Eternity is certain, location is the question. But the ones who are left alive are the ones who feel the pain and the sorrow.
Life nugget:
1 Corinthians 15:19 “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.”
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Something that happened today (*grin*) spurred me to ask this:
After you have accomplished that long awaited goal that you’ve been chasing for hours, days, weeks, months or years, how do you unwind?
Keep in mind that if it took months and years, then it would have altered your living pattern so it coming to an end will be like a shock.
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The Sadducees were a religious sect in Jesus’ time who did not believe in Resurrection. Many of us are quite familiar with their encounter with Jesus (you can read it in Matthew 22:23-32, Mark 12:18-27, Luke 20:27-38). I like the way the AMP version of Luke’s Gospel puts Jesus’ words in verse 38: Continue reading
There are days, weeks or even months that you feel like you are carrying the world on your shoulders. You are so busy that you just don’t have time for yourself. After a while, you feel disconnected- yes you are working and making progress but you just feel disconnected from life, from God.
If these things are happening too frequently, maybe it’s time to prioritise but for those infrequent ones, how do you handle it? Mark 6:31:
“And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.”
The story here is that the disciples had just come back to Jesus from preaching and doing miracles. Jesus noticed that they didn’t have time for themselves so He said they should “come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while”.
Take a cue from this: Whenever you feel too stressed and you get the opportunity, go ye yourself apart to a desert place and rest a while. A desert place can be your room behind closed doors, or a resort. A while can be one hour, one day, 3 days; it depends on how much you have on your plate. Go and recharge (especially your spirit man). Don’t burnout.
Food for thought:
The disciples may not have rested on that occasion though because people ran afoot ahead of them and Jesus had to teach those people and that was when the feeding of the 5000 men (without women and children) happened. The thought is what counts.
Life nugget:
The world we live in seeks so much of our time. Let’s always keep in mind the words of Jesus to Martha in Luke 10:41-42 “And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
Made pancakes and had it with frankfurters. This particular one grew a ‘belly’. It has something to do with the heat I’m guessing.
Oh well, it was nice 
