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What Is Right?
“Guzhi” means stubbornness in Chinese, indicating both positive and negative meanings. If a man chooses what is right and holds past to it, he’ll be called a person of “jeshanguzhi”. But normally the word “guzhi” is used in a negative way. “Stubborn as a mule” is an English idiom we’ve heard, meaning to be very…
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A Model Student
“Guess what honor Cheri’s received in school today?” said my wife with a gleeful smile. Just like playing riddles at Lantern Festival, my older daughter and I responded by making plenty of guesses such as wining a race or game, being leader of her class. After failing several guesses, the answer was announced that she’s…
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Want A Life Insurance Plan?
A circular slipping into the mailbox lied on the floor while I walked into my office. AS I picked it up, it said that one in four Taiwanese died of cancer and every 74 minutes a Taiwanese was killed in the car accident; yet our insurance plan would provide the complete protection against accidents, cancer,…
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The Digital Divide
The Digital Divide arises because information spreads out drastically through Internet technology. Those who easily have access to the Internet obtain information rapidly. The more information they get the easier the power of the information they control or even manipulate. Due to the resources more accessible, eventually they move up to the top of “the…
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The Mountain Of God
On Mt. Moriah Abraham would sacrifice his only son Isaac who was born in his old age, but God provided a ram as a burnt offering. For Abraham it was a huge leap of faith to take as he trusted in God and placed his son on the altar. The faith of Abraham therefore was…
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Wearing Crowns
Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. (Revelation 4:4). Each year several prizes are awarded to the people who have contributed greatly in their own fields. Oscar awards are granted in film industry; golden book awards are given…
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There Is God On High
A ghost town according to the dictionary is a deserted city or town, which often used to be a business center, a marketplace bustling with all kinds of activities but later was abandoned due to natural disasters or human-caused catastrophes. If we had a chance to visit this kind of town, we wouldn’t imagine how…
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A Wakeup Call
Grab the breakfast, hold up the phone, catch the MRT, rush to the office, check your email on the computer, attend meetings, talk with customers and return home tired and exhausted. Our daily lives seem to go on and on and they are increasingly controlled or perhaps manipulated by demanding schedules. By and by we…
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Being Like Him
During the Chinese New Year holiday I returned to my hometown with my family, particularly my youngest child, Sean, who was only seven years of age. It was the second time my parents and other relatives had seen Sean since he was one month old. Some said he looked like me; others said he was…
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Do We Love God For Nothing?
Job is the protagonist in the book of Job. He had many children and servants in his household and possessed a large property. Job was upright, blameless and a man of integrity in the eyes of God. He presented offerings on a regular basis before God on behalf of his children for fear that they…
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Walking With Him Until I Am Not
TJ Gong 