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I was in my late forties attending a seminar in Hong Kong when I went through the process of reflecting on my life once again. A certain Christian leader had been invited to lead the seminar that was focused on meditation on the Word of God, taking up various themes as the participants reflected on …
Continue reading “Deepening Conversion”
About 40 years ago, I was on a hiking tour with a friend in early spring. The course went from the Gunma Prefecture side of Mt. Asama and crossed over to the Nagano Prefecture side through Onioshidashi. It was a strenuous climb and we rested often as we made our way step by step up …
Continue reading “From Samurai To Playful Boy”
To continue from my last article, I’d like to share an experience from another seminar I attended. It happened in the evening of an exciting day when for the first time in my life, I had been gazing at the majestic snow-covered Swiss Alps, and walking on an imperceptibly flowing glacier. After returning to our …
Continue reading “Looking With The Eyes Of The Heart”
At the beginning of a seminar I attended several years ago, we were given the following three questions to consider. If you could decide, at what age would you like to die? If you were able to write your own obituary, what would you write? If you could choose, what would you have written on …
Continue reading “Writing An Epitaph On One Own’s Gravestone”
Some time ago, a friend of mine from The Philippines sent me a card. He thoughtfully enumerated each blessing he had received from God through me over many years of close fellowship we had shared. As I read the letter, I found that my heart also began to overflow with thanksgiving and deep joy. It …
Continue reading “Jesus Draws Near and Walks With Me”