TJ Gong

I need Jesus, my need I now confess; No friend like Him in times of deep distress; I need Jesus, the need I gladly own; Tho’ some may bear their load alone, Yet I need Jesus. Chorus I need Jesus, I need Jesus, I need Jesus ev’ry day; Need Him in the sunshine hour, need…

“We are lucky not to live in a Christian country,” said my pastor as he spoke of Christian history in Middle Ages this week’s Sunday service. I was surprised by what he said at first and then I realized persecution sometimes did come from God’s people. Let’s take Jesus as an example. He was betrayed by…

One of my colleagues shared with me the other day her daughter’s class where somestudents were playing pokers, some joking around each other, and some shouting back to the teacher while the teacher gave the lecture in the front of the room. I feel sorry for some teachers who couldn’t handle the disorder and confrontation of senior…

Two students from the same department in my school were admitted to NTU graduate school. As the news was announced last month, both of their names were posted on the events board of their department office as well as various entrances of the university. Not only the department but also the school (their parents,too) are so…

My family moved into a new apartment house tow and a half years ago. Since then, I have been hearing the shower sound in the morning as well as in the afternoon from the next door. I have been wondering why my neighbors (an old couple with their son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter) are always taking showers several times…

I was feeling overwhelmed and overcome by stress as I woke up yesterday morning, so I kept humming the hymn of Love Lifted Me. After my daily devotion and prayer with my wife, the stress in my heart was still great and it almost crushed me. I was aware of the pressure partly deriving from the…

In our culture people are reluctant but cannot help attending funerals if they are invited to. After leaving the funeral service they would wash hands, change clothes, or even throw away some stuff there are given at the funeral service. They consider those items unclean, which may bring misfortune home. However, for Christians attending a funeral…

The other day a student of mine told me that she was awarded the Founder’s Scholarship 2009 and thank me for my recommendation to the Scholarship Committee. That she received the scholarship was a big surprise to me, because based on my prior experience and understanding the winner must have excellent academic performance, various talents, and…

For some time I had a hard time getting back to sleep after returning home from evening classes. The lecture contents or learning activities often occupied all my mind so that I couldn’t easily lay to rest mentally and emotionally. My mind kept rehearsing what had been done in class. When the shepherd came to…

“I won’t forgive them if they don’t confess stealing my cellphone,” said a student of mine whose cellphone was fell out of the bathroom and lost the moment she came out of the room. Around five minutes later she found a group of her classmates sat beside the classroom playing with her cellphone in the…