I have an opportunity to speak in a chapel service at a local Christian high school. The principal told me that the theme for this school year is the fruit of the Spirit, and at the time which I would be speaking they are focusing on peace. So, I decided ...
Read More »Is God Silent During Suffering?
Recently my Japanese friend, a missionary in Japan, asked for prayer about her troubled feeling aroused by the movie, Silence, shot in Taiwan by Hollywood director, Martin Scorsese. According to Time Magazine, “Silence is a somber epic about Jesuit priests struggling to keep their faith in violently anti-Christian 17th century Japan”. ...
Read More »Prolonged Physical Life, Or Living Life With Purpose
How does one prolong life? This has been a question for many years. A new discovery is strengthening the possibility of adding up to 10 years to a person’s life. Protein molecules called GSK-3 are responsible for shortening life. According to Wikipedia, they serve as regulatory agents. New research shows ...
Read More »Campus Voices: Choices Our Students Must Make
As parents, we all remember our children’s “firsts:” first tooth, first word, first step, and first day of school. For many of us, there were feelings of fear or anxiety, sadness or loneliness, as we waved goodbye and left them in the hands of a teacher for the first time. ...
Read More »Suicide, or Salvation Through Jesus Christ
What is the purpose and meaning of life? What is the point of it? These are questions that millions of people are asking all over the world. They are living lives of hopelessness and despair. The latest statistics show that even in affluent America 9.3 million people have had suicidal ...
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