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Deepening Conversion

Posted on 14 July 2008 by Koichi Ohtawa

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…

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From Samurai To Playful Boy

Posted on 07 July 2008 by Koichi Ohtawa

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…

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Looking With The Eyes Of The Heart

Posted on 30 June 2008 by Koichi Ohtawa

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…

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Writing An Epitaph On One Own’s Gravestone

Posted on 23 June 2008 by Koichi Ohtawa

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…

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Jesus Draws Near and Walks With Me

Posted on 16 June 2008 by Koichi Ohtawa

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…

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1 Corinthians 2:16

“For who has known the mind of the Lord
that he may instruct him?”
But we have the mind of Christ. (1 Corinthians 2:16, NIV)

May the mind of Christ my Saviour
Live in me from day to day,
By His love and power controlling
All I do and say.
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