TJ Gong

“I am ready for this marriage. It will help me study better,” said an 11-year-old Muslim boy who would marry his 10-year-old cousin later this year.  Ratified by the sharia laws of Islam, this little young couple would live together after the wedding ceremony. In 2 Corinthians 11:2-3, Paul said to the Christians at the Corinthian Church, “I promised…

An aeroplane company in California has planned to invest in space tourism. The Lynx, a two-seat rocket ship capable of  launching suborbital flights to altitudes more than 59.5km above the Earth is about to fly in 2010.  The Lynx in its initial stage will provide affordable access to space for individuals and researchers only and then it will be…

One time when Jesus shared with his disciples what would happen to him — being rejected by the Jewish leaders, the chief priests and the teachers of religious law and being killed and raised again, they were disturbed and troubled. Peter, one of Jesus’ s disciples, even took Jesus aside and rebuked him. Yet, Jesus responded to Peter sternly saying, “Get away from…

All the campaign activities finally came to a stop after a month-long bickering, slandering or perhaps finger-pointing; it seemed that all the people in Taiwan were on the campaign trail. Now everything has returned to normal; The sky is still “blue” and the grassland “green”. But For Christians, how should we deal with to-be-or-not-to-be this type…

Bang, thump, and crash as the scaring sound roused me early in the morning. I thought my wife had dropped something to the floor accidentally.  On entered the living room I saw the broken pieces of glass and plastic scattered across the floor. The ceiling fan dropped to the floor. Thank God that my family were not…

In order to observe the Passover Feast, the Jewish priests and leaders pleaded with the Roman governor to take off Jesus’ body which was nailed onto the cross the day before the Sabbath, the day  when Jewish people also would celebrate their annual Passover Feast, which was commanded by God to be observed because He delivered His…

After two more days Easter will come.  Easter Sunday or Resurrection Day always falls on the Sunday immediately following the first full moon after the vernal or spring equinox.  This is the day, the first day of  the week, when our Lord Jesus Christ was raised from the dead as he foretold his resurrection to his followers.…

Apart from the threat of territorism abroad, Americans are facing another danger at home — the pollution of drinking water. According to one AP report, a vast array of drugs, antibiotics, and other prescription have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans.  How can these drugs have gotten into the water supplies? It is…