A question often asked is, what is the purpose of life? Mark Twain said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you discover the reason why.” For the Christian, the other important day is when you accepted Jesus Christ as ...
Read More »The Epiphany Through Suffering
A precious lesson is inspired by a persecuted Christian brother in China: Physically beaten up in persecution for the name of Jesus Christ, Is as real and painful as emotional/mentally worn out in depression, I cry out “why am I still alive?” Even though I seem to have pitiful right ...
Read More »When God Answers Our Prayers, We Shall Fear Him
Exodus 14:15-16: Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground…” Exodus 14:31 ...
Read More »Knowing a person starts from listening to his/her story
I was touched by many true stories shared by people through StoryCorps, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect all people through sharing their stories. During research and writing the news about the recent Live event of StoryCorps in St. Paul, I came across a story that a 10-year-old ...
Read More »Seeing the Danger of Sin
Meditation on Ephesians 4:17-27 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of ...
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