A Letter From God..!
My friend Subbiah sent me this lovely little piece some time ago, which you’ve just got to read: It seemed the dove that came in through my bedroom window had a note for me in its beak. It gently allowed the paper to fall onto my bed and flew away….
Untangled..!
There were tears in her eyes as she led me up to the terrace “Look what they’ve done dad,” she wept. I stared with horror. The bird, a pigeon, hung by its neck, held by a thin string, one end of which was attached to a tree. “How could anyone…
A Prison Story..!
For many years I was part of the Prison Ministry, working with prisoners in jails across the state. A story I used to frequently tell those in jail, was of the prodigal son: A certain man had two sons. When the younger told his father, “I want my share of…
Your Thirty Pieces of Silver..!
Several years ago a preacher moved to Houston, Texas. Some weeks after he arrived, he had occasion to ride the bus from his home to the downtown area. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a quarter too much change. As he considered what…
The Heavenly Gates..!
The businessman with the briefcase came running up to the Heavenly Gates and pushed the pious old lady. “I came first,” he shouted. “My friends are all holy people,” said the old lady. “I have never seen you before.” “I” said the man proudly. “donated money for the new roof…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.