Permasalahan adalah bagaimana kita bisa membawa Damai, jikalau damai itu tidak pernah ada dihati kita? Dan hal ini-lah yang menimbulkan pertanyaan besar, bukankah janji Allah melalui malaikat kepada umat manusia pada malam natal adalah Damai Sejahtera di bumi? Dan jikalau janjinya adalah damai, maka dimanakah damai sejati itu?

Kehilangan Damai sejati mengakibatkan banyak dari umat Kristen mulai meninggalkan ibadahnya, kemudian menjadi jemaat NAPAS (datang hanya pada saat Natal dan Paskah). Hal ini merupakan cerminan dari kerinduan mereka, karena kehilangan damai di hati selama bertahun-tahun, untuk mencari “damai” itu di malam natal! Tetapi seringkali kita gagal, seakan-akan kita salah mengerti akan apa itu damai yang sejati.

Materi ini sekali lagi ingin mengupas kebenaran tentang natal, dan bahaya si iblis dalam memanipulasi kebenaran untuk menghasilkan kedamaian yang palsu. Kedamaian sejati hanyalah melalui Kristus, tetapi tidak berhenti hanya pada keselamatan itu saja, melalui ketaatan dalam keselamatan lah maka kedamaian sejati itu akan bertumbuh didalam hati kita. Selamat melihat presentasi ini. Tuhan memberkati

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“Social E-commerce is a method of e-commerce where shoppers’ friends become involved in the shopping experience. Social shopping attempts use technology to mimic the social interactions found in physical malls and stores.”

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and there are 3 (three) methods of Social E-Commerce according to Wikipedia :

1. Group shopping sites —Encourage groups of people to buy together at wholesale prices, essentially a Costco-like model for the online world.
2. Shopping communities —Bring like-minded people together to discuss, share, and shop. Using the wisdom of crowds, users communicate and aggregate information about products, prices, and deals. Many sites allow users to create custom shopping lists and share them with friends.
3. Recommendation engines —Allow shoppers to provide advice to fellow shoppers. The in-store analogy for this category of social shopping is asking a fellow shopper for advice

So let me introduce the number 4 (four) of Social E-Commerce, it’s a new from the Oven of my brain! please sit down and use your seat belt! here comes the number 4! Charity Social E-Commerce.

Next Post, why bagikasih.com and what is the philosophy and vision behind the name! Watch out guys!

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Greatest Love… it might be, but the greatest love of all is when God given his one and only son, to save me… , it’s hard to understand by non Christian, but the story might given you an inspiration and more understanding about why Christmas is important for us, not because of that consumerism culture from the west but because He love me, so He come to die, come to save the unworthy, sinful, lost person like me… it is the greatest love of all….

this what Jesus,some known him as Isa Al Masih, said “This is my commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you. No one shows greater love than when he lays down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.
(Joh 15:12-14 ISV)

The Father loves the Son and has put everything in his hands. The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life.
(Joh 3:36)

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
(Joh 3:16 MKJV)
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You love me, when I was so unlovely,
You sought me, when I was lost,
You show me, how much You really love me,…
When you bought me with a highest cost,

Chorus:
There’s no greater love than this,
There’s no greater love than this,
That a man would give His life for a friend
There’s no highest sacrifice
That a man would give His life …
You have paid a precious price for me

You love me, when I was so unworthy,
You cleansed me with Your own blood,
You clothed me with righteousness and mercy,
And you crowned me with Your steadfast love

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At that time I was listening to a woman called a priest in a radio broadcast. The priest was a wise man. Her voice was soft as if he could eliminate all fear.

The woman – who clearly heard was crying – saying,
“Pastor, I was born blind, and I was blind all my life. I do not mind being blind but there are a few of my friends say that if only my strong faith then I will be cured. ”

The priest asked him, “Do you always carry your guide stick wherever you go?”

“Yes,” replied the woman.

Then the priest began to advise, “If they mocked again with words like that, beat them using the wand then say,
If you have a strong faith, you certainly will not feel pain! ”

source: milist i-kan-pesta

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What you can do, I cannot

But together, we can do

Something Beautiful For God

Mother Teresa, 1910-1997

right now, I am in hallyard of Atma Jaya, seeing this quote from mother Teresa make me smile, the word “Together, we can do” it’s similiar like a theme from an Indonesian Politic Party – Democrat Party which now I know it belongs to Mother Teresa.

The full quote make me realize, that there are something that I can do which you can’t do, and there are something that I can’t do, but you can do… That’s why when we want to fight the hunger, poverty… We can’t do it by ourselves, we should work hand in hand to fight it.

Well, I understand what move Teresa is the love of God. So in the love God, quoting her statement,

“Together, we can do”

Hall C of Atma Jaya, Saturday, April 18th, 2009

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This was what they did after certain time:
- 7 Feb: Rs.100, first birthday celebration for Hitesh
after marriage
- 1 Mar: Rs.300, salary raise for Priya
- 20 Mar: Rs.200, vacation trip to Bali
- 15 Apr: Rs.2000, Priya got pregnant
- 1 Jun: Rs.1000, Hitesh got promoted ….. and so on…

However, after years, they started fighting and arguing for trivial
things. They didn’t talk much. They regretted that they had married the
most nasty people in the world…. no more love…Kind of typical
nowadays, huh?

One day Priya talked to her Mother: ‘Mom, we can’t stand it anymore. We
agree to divorce. I can’t imagine how I decided to marry this guy!!!’
whatever you want if you really can’t stand it. But before that, do one
thing first. Remember the saving passbook I gave you on your wedding day?
Take out all money and spend it first. You shouldn’t keep any record of
such a poor marriage.’

Priya thought it was true. So she went to the bank, waiting at the queue
and planning to cancel the account. While she was waiting, she took a look
at the passbook record. She looked, and looked, and looked. Then the
memory of all the previous joy and happiness just came up her mind. Her
eyes were then filled with tears. She left and went home.

When she was home, she handed the passbook to Hitesh, asked him to spend
the money before getting divorce. The next day, Hitesh gave the passbook
back to Priya. She found a new deposit of Rs.5000. And a line next to the
record: ‘This is the day I Notice how much I’ve loved you thru out all
these years. How much happiness you’ve brought me.’ They hugged and cried,
putting the passbook back to the safe.

Do you know how much money they had saved when they retired? I did not
ask. I believe the money did not matter any more after they had gone thru
all the good years in their life.

“When you fall, in any way, Don’t see the place where you fell, Instead
see the place from where you slipped.”

= Life is about correcting mistakes =

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This is one of two official Catholic hymns adopted from the 20th century. This new Good Friday hymn is sung by the Lebanese singer Fairuz. I have set this song to the Fourteen Stations of the Cross.

Arabic Lyrics:
وا حبيبي وا حبيبي أي حال أنت فيه
من رآك فشجاك أنت أنت المفتدي
يا حبيبي أي ذنب حمل العدل بنيه
فأزادوك جراحاً ليس فيها من شفاء
حين في البستان ليلاً سجد الفادي الإلة
كانت الدنيا تصلي للذي أغنى الصلاة
شجر الزيتون يبكي و تناديه الشفاء
يا حبيبي كيف تمضي أترى ضاع الوفاء

English Translation:
My Love, My Love
What has befallen you?
Who saw you and grieved for you,
You who are righteous?
My Love, what is the sin of our times and our children?
These wounds have no cure.

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Entirely dressed in black, Fairouz, the legendary Lebanese singer, kneels with great humility before the altar and the crucifix upon which our Lord Jesus Christ was nailed and unleashes her impeccable voice as she sings in exaltation: “Today, He was hung on a piece of wood, The Man who hung the world above water…. We kneel before your Passion o’ Christ….We kneel before your Passion o’ Christ.” The year was 1965, and the place, a church in Beirut, Lebanon.

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Kung-kung bukanlah sejenis makanan (itu kang-kung), bukan juga sejenis bunyi-bunyian, kung-kung merupakan cara kami cucu-nya untuk memanggil seorang kakek.

Kung-kung juga bukanlah seorang pahlawan, bukan pula seorang pembesar, kung-kung hanyalah seorang rakyat biasa, seorang pensiunan pegawai negeri yang lugu dan tulus.

Meski terlahir di pulau Bangka, masa mudanya dilaluinya sebagai anak seorang berada, sekolahnya pun nun jauh di pulau malaka (:Singapore).

Semasa penjajahan jepang, beliau kehilangan semuanya namun hal itu tidak membuat beliau kehilangan kemanusiaannya. Dibalut dengan kisah cintanya yang bak romeo dan Juliet dengan sang pujaan hati istri tercinta, beliau melalui jaman itu.

Pernah suatu kali, beliau ditangkap oleh penjajah jepang untuk dijadikan pekerja Romusha. Maka sang istri mendatangi rumah yang ditinggali pemimpin jepang sambil membawa beberapa kotak rokok. Sang istri tidak datang menyogok, tapi lebih lagi dia datang untuk memohon. Sang istri tidak datang dengan berjalan bergaya seperti seorang berada, sebaliknya ia, dalam keadaan hamil tua, datang dengan menggunakan lututnya berjalan selangkah demi selangkah ke kediaman sang pemimpin sambil menyembah memohon. Akhirnya cinta yang sedemikian besar mampu menaklukan hati bengis sang penjajah. Oh, alangkah beruntungnya beliau.

Selanjutnya kehidupan tidak mudah bagi beliau, dari seorang berada maka di masa kemerdekaan beliau hanya bekerja sebagai pegawai negeri rendahan yang mengurus pendaftaran rakyat yang hendak berobat di rumah sakit. Tapi beliau begitu dicintai, tidak mudah bagi beliau utk menghidupi 10 orang anak, tapi beliau dapat melalui semuanya itu.

Kata mama, kisah cinta kungkung dengan istrinya sudah dikenal sepenjuru belinyu. Mereka mudah dikenali sebagai pasangan yang bersepeda bahkan sampai pada hari tuanya. Kungkung begitu terpukul ketika istrinya harus terlebih dahulu meninggalkan beliau beberapa tahun lalu. Sungguh sebagai orang yang sederhana ia mengerti benar arti cinta itu.

Jauh sebelum hari ini terjadi, kungkung dan istrinya sudah mengambil sikap untuk menerima Kristus Yesus sebagai juruselamat pribadi. Suatu kejadian yang sangat luar biasa, melihat bagaimana TUHAN bekerja di hati kedua pasangan ini, di saat beberapa anak-anaknya yang sudah lebih dahulu percaya bisa membawa orangtuanya pada Kristus. Oh alangkah beruntungnya.

Hari ini, saya harus mengucapkan selamat jalan untuk kungkung tercinta. Perasaan sedih meliputi hati saya, walaupun demikian saya harus mengiyakan kata kakak saya, oh alangkah beruntungnya beliau. Tentunya selamat jalan ini bukanlah kata-kata perpisahan yang dihiasi hanya dengan kesedihan belaka, sebaliknya ini adalah kata-kata perpisahan yang diucapkan dengan penuh pengharapan. Ya, pengharapan bahwa suatu saat kita akan bertemu kembali dalam kekekalan, dalam keberuntungan yang sama, dalam penjaminan yang kita percaya, dan dalam pengampunan yang membasuh kita. Ya, di dalam Kristus dan hanya di dalam Kristus. amen

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