Grady Laksmono

Signs of the End of the Age 1As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!” 2“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” 3As Jesus was [...]

The faith that stands on authority is not faith. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

I’m not an expert in theology or biblical study, but not an ignorant person either. I’m not in anyway affiliated with a specific religious group or Christian denomination. I found several interesting common facts with the majority of Christian denominations in their regards to the fourth commandments: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. [...]

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. ~ Henry Ward Beecher ~ Faith and doubt both are needed – not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve. ~ Lillian Smith ~ Faith consists in [...]

Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he contracted through infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease?” To this Arthur Ashe replied: “In [...]

I was Googleing, and one of the results was Matthew 24:6. I read it and it makes me curious with the context of the whole topic, so I decided to read the first part of Matthew 24, the Sign of the End Age. I bolded and underlined the sentences that I thought are interesting. 1Jesus [...]

Indonesian (Original) BETAPA KUMENCINTAI SEGALA YANG T’LAH TERJADI TAK PERNAH SENDIRI JALANI HIDUP INI SELALU MENYERTAI BETAPA KUMENYADARI DI DALAM HIDUPKU INI KAU SLALU MEMBERI RANCANGAN TERBAIK OLEH KARENA KASIH REFF : BAPA, SENTUH HATIKU, UBAH HIDUPKU MENJADI YANG BARU BAGAI EMAS YANG MURNI KAU MEMBENTUK BEJANA HATIKU BAPA, AJARKU MENGERTI SEBUAH KASIH YANG SELALU [...]

Peace and Joy 1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3Not only so, but we also rejoice [...]

I’m about to go to sleep, but I keep thinking the question of one person in the fellowship meeting last night. The question was basically simple, she doesn’t know on how could she share about God to the scientists or historians who are in most cases always uses facts and their knowledge to disprove God’s [...]