Tithing is a controversial subject. I am part of the generation that struggles with the concept of tithing because, as we all know, most people in our generation and younger are over extended in both time and money. So, to Read more…
A late friend of mine, Dr. Robert Washington, was blind, but he could hear better than anyone I know. I didn’t see him so often since I moved here, but each time I saw him and greeted him, “Hi, Bob,” Read more…
There was a pastor who died and went to heaven. The angels welcomed him and directed him to his home in heaven. It was a tiny little hut. He was totally surprised seeing so many mansions around him and yet Read more…
There is a Burmese Buddhist saying, “Only someone with a stiff colon can keep the commandments.” It means, for a person to keep the commandments, he must be wealthy or at least have enough to live by. A stiff colon, Read more…
Recently, I am fighting a painful frozen shoulder. As my shoulder becomes stiff and limited in the range of motion, I remember the great Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu’s word, “Human beings are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff Read more…
Do you know that there are 6 greatest gifts of Easter that you can claim as your own? I’m not talking about the gifts that can be consumed, but the gifts that are very important for your life and that Read more…
Hi everyone, it’s Sam Stone, the Lighthouse Keeper. Today, I want to talk about the three huge human hurdles to happiness. First, let me tell you a story. There was a man taking a morning walk in the wilderness. Suddenly, Read more…
Do you want to process the keys to the kingdom of heaven? I do, and I am sure everyone does if we know what it means. So, first thing first, what is the kingdom of heaven? The kingdom of heaven Read more…
After half a century of living and observing life, I see that we humans die twice—the death of our ego, and the death of our body. Our happiness on earth depends on which death comes first. If the death of Read more…
I lost my happiness since I was three years old when I was taken away from my parents in China, to be raised by my grandparents in Burma. I don’t blame anybody for that because they were doing their best. Read more…