Titus Jonathan's Stories

Winston Churchill was the saviour of his nation. He saved the nation during World War II from Hitler and his military machines. Looking back to the history, few days just after becoming prime minister, Churchill was facing calls from some to make peace with Hitler, as the loss of so many men in World War I was still a recent memory. However, in front of House of Commons (UK Parliament) on 13 May 1940 he said, “I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this Government: ‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.’" His speech intended to make clear to everyone that the only option to face Hitler was to “wage war”, not make a peace. Again, when German troops had taken-down Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg while 338,000 of British and French troops cornered at port of Dunkirk, in front of House of Commons on 4 June 1940, Churchill delivered his explosive speech. He roared, “ We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, w...

“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.” -- Oswald Chambers Pada suatu masa, terjadi kelaparan hebat melanda tanah Israel. Hujan tak pernah turun selama lebih dari dua tahun. Tanah kering-kerontang tak menghasilkan apa-apa. Kedahsyatan kekeringan itu meluluh-lantakkan kehidupan siapapun, merembet hingga keluar wilayah Israel, dan mengenai juga seorang janda yang tinggal di Sarfat, di wilayah Sidon (saat ini termasuk wilayah Lebanon). Bagi janda itu, hidup dan mati hanya berbatasan setipis rambut. Meja makannya kosong, periuk-belanganya telah lama kering. Wajannya sudah beberapa hari tengkurap, setelah penggorengan itu dipakainya terakhir kali beberapa hari yang lalu. Janda itu memang tidak tiap hari meremas tepung dan membikin roti. Ia mencoba bertahan dengan mengatur pola makannya bersama seorang anaknya. Tepung dan minyak yang dimilikinya tak bakal cukup jika harus tiap hari memasak, karena kemarau tak ada tand...

Bethlehem remains a little town until today, despite a great story occurred in the town about 2,000 years ago when the Christ was born. As a biography, this book is telling about Bethlehem from the very ancient era, told by Nicholas Blincoe – an English author – who is living there after married with Leila Sansour who born to an old Palestinian Roman Catholic family. Reading the history of Bethlehem in this book became interesting since Blincoe did not tell only by reference books of history but he walked through his experience in every corner of the town then wrote it. The story begins with a Christmas pudding that Blincoe brought as a gift to his girl-friend’s parents in December 1994. From the pudding Blincoe told about ingredients inside it, the origin where the ingredients came from, how it was brought to the Bethlehem, who brought it until almost all of its became common plants that are growing in garden of every house in Bethlehem today. The history of his pudding told t...