Simply Katherine, a Christian blog

Observation on Today's Society Recently one of my resourceful colleagues told us that he had been observing today's society and what it's searching for. Few of us are involved in an online outreach project, where we quickly realize that social media has taken over not just the worldwide web, but the world itself.  There are many articles and reports out there signaling this trend that significantly impacts teens, college students, businesses, and many more. Just to give you an example, a recent blog post by  The Washington Post  was entitled, " Many Teens Tell Survey They're Addicted to Social Media, Texting ." Or, you can check out the 2012 social media statistics . Actually not only social media, the Internet in general has become a world in its own. The online realm is  "The 21st century's New World."  Sooner or later, everyone would migrate there and it would soon become the next superpower, having a major influence over the glob...

Today I was reading an excerpt this morning ( Conclusion of the New Testament- Messages 135-156, Chapter 8 ): "To be found in Christ actually means to be observed, seen, or discovered in Christ by others... It is one thing to have a doctrinal understanding of being found in Christ; it is quite another thing to be found in Christ in our daily living. Where we are when others observe us indicates the realm in which we live. If we live in our culture or in our good behavior, we shall be found in culture or in our behavior by others. In whatever realm we live, that is where we shall be seen, observed, and discovered by others." When I was in Puerto Rico, I stayed with a family who served the Lord full-time on a nearby college campus. My morning reading today reminded me of them because during my stay in Humacao, I had observed, seen, and discovered this family in Christ. Our crew in Humacao In their neighborhood, there are several households who are either related to...

A while back I met a mature sister in the Lord (see my popular series: Conversations with Mrs. L ). Yet I found myself clueless whenever I sat across face-to-face with her in her living room. I didn't know how to converse with her. I mean this sister was four times my age, how could I relate with her?  Should I ask questions? What kind of questions? Should I wait until she asks me questions? What should I do? So I went to her son-in-law and asked him what I should ask her. He just said, " Ask her anything, even questions that you think you know the answers. You'll be surprised ." He was right! Every time I met this older sister, I would just ask her anything and her answers would help me both humanly and spiritually.  Since then I have learned that in the fellowship with other Christians, especially more mature ones, I'm actually not seeking for answers. I'm seeking for persons who can minister Christ into me .  Back to t...

Please read my previous post to find out more about the island of Puerto Rico . Without a doubt, Puerto Rico has it all:  nature and culture . Yet what I enjoyed the most was meeting Christians, young and old, and having a rich fellowship with them (despite the language barrier that we had since I don't really speak Spanish). I also met a lot of college students who were affiliated with Christians on Campus. Their endeavor to reach the young people on campus, to bring the gospel to them, to fellowship, and to dive into the Word of God was too precious!  From Puerto Rico with Love. I realized that even though we were so far apart geographically, we all, in Texas and in Puerto Rico, had been endeavoring to do the same thing: gaining young people for God . Furthermore, even though we didn't speak the same language and weren't brought up within the same culture, there was always a prevailing atmosphere of love and joy among us. At the end o...