Marbaniang, Domenic

Your Word works deep within dividing my spirit and soul, My heart cries out for mercy, for I can't alone. These passions within, these cravings and desires Must pass through the altar of Your Holy Fire.

This tiny little life, Shorter than a span, Sooner to disappear Leaving nothing in hand. But when this journey's over, I wish this to be said That I've been faithful To my Master's command. Lord, speak for Your servant hears!

Excerpt from Epistemics of Divine Reality , p.227, 2007 Metaphysical sensations involve the accompanying sense of the paradoxical, which gives rise to metaphysical emotions. The various paradoxes are the paradoxes between reason and experience, viz ., transcendence-immanence, infinity-finitude, immutability-mutation, necessary-contingent, and unity-plurality. The inability of reason and experience to solve the paradoxes generates negative emotions. As has been already seen, neither reason nor experience, which are in reality, by combination, the source of the problem, can bring about a solution. For that would mean in each case to lift oneself by one’s own bootstraps. The only solution reason brings in is the rational which nullifies the empirical, ultimately leading to non-dualism. The ultimate that experience can do is the relativizing of truth to the chagrin of reason. The dissatisfaction of any such solution is bound to generate emotions that are negative; for man is not just consc...

‎"Preacher, if you are not known in hell, I won't give a hill of beans for you. I don't care about your eloquence, I don't care about your Bible knowledge, I don't care how far you have travelled--if you are not known in hell, to me you're a zero, plus zero, plus zero." ~ Leonard Ravenhill (Only Glory in the Cross, Sermon)

I SEARCHED  for peace, Peace You are! I searched for joy, Joy You are! I searched for happiness, Happiness You are! And, all the goodness that I sought Is fulfilled in You; You are my World! They called me from the depths, And drew me in chains, They cast me into bitterness Into anger and shame; I thought I must hold on To them and to You, And all the while they pulled me away Far away from You. Then, in my sinful darkness I realized; You are my World! Take away my light, Take away my life, Take away my health, Send me to hell; But, Lord, please still be my only World! The world is a disgrace, A dark and haunted place; I seek freedom that's found In Your Holy Embrace; Lord, You are my World! Snatch me from the world, From its wild and hungry fire; Bath me with Your mercies, Give me my desire -- It's You! Dip me in Your ocean Of true love and forgiveness; Draw me in Your bosom And hide me in Your place -- In You! I've walked the lonely garden, When all along You were there; ...

Footprints of a pilgrim: the life and loves of Ruth Bell Graham by  Ruth Bell Graham Thomas Nelson Inc, 2001 -  Biography & Autobiography  - 174 pages Footprints Of A Pilgrim is Ruth Bell Graham's life story told in her own words (weaving together her prose and poetry) with added tidbits and anecdotes from her family (husband Billy and her children Gigi, Anne, Franklin, Ruth and Ned) and many of her friends (including Barbara Bush, Lady Bird Johnson, Jan Karon, Patricia Cornwell and others). With snatches of insight and glimpses of grace, Footprints Of A Pilgrim tells the story of a life (a very full and special life) complete with memories of joy, pain, brokenness, and healing. Also included are many never before published pictures which illustrate the remarkable journey of Ruth Bell Graham, as a child of a missionaries in Quingjiang, China in 1920, until today at her home in Little Piney Cove, Montreat, North Carolina. More » Preview this book »

© Domenic Marbaniang, 2005, 2011 LYRICS YOU ALONE Bas tu... jeevan mera; tere bina bhi jeeyung kaise Khuda You alone are my Life; How can I live without You O God 1. Himmat mera, Bal tu mera, Jyothi meri, Sapna mera, mera sab kuch tu hi hein. O...Bas Tu My Confidence, You are my Strength, my Light, My Dream, You are my everything O.. You alone.... 2. Aandhiyon mein bhi darunga nahi, Niraasha mein bhi, gareebi mein bhi, Aur Ameeri mein bhi. O...Bas Tu Even in the storms will I not fear, Even in discouragement, even in poverty, And in abundance also, O.. You alone.... 3. Aag mein chalun, jal se hokar mein chalun, Ghor andhakaar se bhari tarayi se hokar mein chalun. O...Bas Tu Though I walk in fire, though I walk through water, Though I walk through the valley filled with thick darkness, Yet O..You alone

‎"The fleshly mind is enmity against God: for it is not obedient to the law of God, neither can be." (Rom.8:7, Tyndale). It's one choice which renders one strong or impotent. A fleshly mind is a mind not set free by the Truth. It is ruled by desires, with passion confused. The mind of the Spirit is ruled by the Sword of the Spirit.

WHEN the gentle sky sobs her tears, You paint your bow and calm her down; When some distant flower has lost all cheer, You spray your colors and remove her frown. Your inverted smile on heaven's face Reflects on earth with boundless grace; We're filled with bliss, with hopes of tomorrow, When on the sky, we behold your rainbow. You beam your arc over sunshine and rain, And pass sunny pleasure through the prism of pain. See, little children, they jump and dance When they see rain notes on your colored staff. © Domenic Marbaniang, April 2011.

"Satan fears prayer because God hears prayer." "Men of God, whose prayers are recorded for us in the Bible, never read a book on prayer, never went to a seminar on prayer, never heard a sermon on prayer. They just prayed." "Start praying where you are, as you are, about whatever concerns you, about whatever is lying most heavily on your heart, about whatever is irritating or frustrating you at present." "Be pointed. Be persistent. Be patient. But pray." "One of the greatest blessings I ever received was having my mother come to live with us following the death of my father, Dr. L. Nelson Bell. During that time, I began to realize that for some Christians who are (like Mother was) confined to a wheelchair, handicapped in speech, and unable any longer to read or to watch television, God has reserved the greatest ministry of all—that of prayer." "According to the Bible, God responds to our sighs, our tears and our murmurs. Even our lo...

I stand at the edge of a cliff, Lord, how many times I've been brought here! The winds sway me and the bottom pulls me down; I turn cold and numb, and can fairly clutch me on. I stand on, confused and bewildered, Not knowing, now, where to go. But, my anchor is cast upward, Though it's not always that I can see the rope. The winds sway me and the bottom pulls me down; I turn cold and numb, but You still clutch me on. So, I stand on, confused and bewildered, Yet knowing that You know where to go. © Domenic Marbaniang, 2011

Domenic Marbaniang Published in the CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN, Bangalore, March 2011 Text: Matthew 18:1-14 This excerpt from Christ’s earthly conversations has an intense outflow of emotions and light. The question that is posed is significant. But, far more significant is Christ’s elaboration of the problem at hand. He begins by answering the question of true greatness and then tracks down into an agonizing analysis of the world-problem that nips that same greatness in the bud. For, the child is certainly the sacred model of greatness, but the child is sooner going to reach the age when he has to look back to his childhood for a recovery of that child-like innocence again. At this 4/14 Window Pre-Summit, I believe it is apt to reconsider the roots of our world that shape the consciences of the next generation. True Greatness When the disciples asked Jesus “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Jesus did not point at Alexander the Great, or to Augustus Caesar, or to Plato or Ari...

Domenic Marbaniang Published in REVIVE , Kumbanad, March 2011. Text Haggai 1:1-4, 9 In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest: This is what the LORD Almighty says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come for the LORD's house to be built.’ “Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai: “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?” “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the LORD Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house….” In 586 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar’s army plundered Jerusalem and burnt God’s temple to the ground. The tragedy was already foretold by Jeremiah and Ezekiel. God had delivered His people into ...

You need tougher stuff to remain a Star, though a distant invisible one; most so called Stars are misunderstood fireworks; they blaze and disappear sooner from our skies. But what crackle they make in all their pompous display. Celebrities and icons, upheld and adored by myriads. How sooner does your vigor die, your fire go away; Perhaps, an overdose of heroine, or some fear of rejection; You burn with your stardom as fireworks up in the sky. Retain your calm, get underframes of truth and grace, Despise not others, do good and learn good to praise. For, if you stick to passion, it'll eat you anyway; But, if you stick to wisdom, it'll keep you all the way.