TJ Gong

Jesus started his ministry often at local Jewish temples where he taught the Word of God, healed the sick and cast out demons from. The people there were always astonished at his teachings, for he taught with real authority unlike the scribes, the teachers of religious law. The scribes are the intellectuals  who study and…

In today’s Our Daily Bread, the writer quoted John F.  Kennedy’s words from his speech regarding moon exploration. the president said, “We choose to go to the moon and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard.” Life is not always easy, as it is written in Psalms 90:10…

Back to the year 1999 when I came to Christ in the States, I was so thrilled that God would grant me whatever I asked for in faith.  Thus, I kept praying to God to grant me this wish — to stay in America because I love this country. Each time I prayed for it, uneasiness…

My parents grew up near the end of the Second World War when Taiwan under Japanese rule fought against the U.S. and its allies.  They went through many hardships in the times of the war such as food shortage and taking shelter in the basement or bomb shelters, so they have learned to be not wasteful and be resourceful.…

Neath the cross of my Savior I ponder: Why should Jesus bear such agony? Here the pure Lamb of God gave His own life, That I might from my sins be set free. Lord, for me, Thou hast all yours forsaken. How can I shun Thy great love once more. I believe, I receive Thee,…

We know any awards ceremony is a event where a award is given to a person or a group of people who have made great contributions to a specific field. The winners always receive compliments and recognitions from the audience or even the people around the globe through TV broadcasts. Some winners exaggerate their achievements claiming how significant…

Samson, one of the judges in Israel’s history, was born to be a Nazirite as the angel of the Lord appeared to his mother foretelling her son would be dedicated to God without drinking wine, beer, or eat or touch anything that would make him ritually unclean. Some time later, Samson noticed a Philistine (his enemy’s) woman outside…

Valentine’s Day happened just two days ago. It is the time when young or old couples use this opportunity to send a box of chocolate or a bouquet of roses in a way to demonstrate their love and affection to one another. As I was serving in the army, each year unofficially the soldiers in the military…

Years ago as I graduated from teacher’s college waiting for the government to assign me a teaching job, my mom took me to seek out a fortune teller as to where I would be appointed to teach. The fortune teller who was blink predict where I would be sent to and the prophecy was almost entirely…