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What Is Freedom?
“Give me liberty, or give me death!” is a quite well-known quotation people often take to claim their own rights or freedom to do certain things. The government in a democratic country is also proud of itself to allow its citizens to enjoy freedom—freedom of speech, religion, stability, etc. At times we may not realize…
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A God of Sunday?
Most Christians observe the Lord’s Day on Sunday as a special day of rest and worship when they leave their daily work on weekdays and go to church on this particular day. They celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus by worshiping God with songs and prayer and praise, listening to God’s word delivered by…
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The Prodigal Daughter
The other night my wife and I ran across a friend of mine who was a retired dentist and started to return to college last year. During the conversation my friend revealed the sentiments of joy and contentment as she could step into the college and fulfill her dream—being a literature major. Back to her…
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Is There Coincidence?
One time when Moody, an evangelist, was invited to speak at a Christian conference in London, before the meeting he and other pastors had dinner in a local restaurant. One of the pastors was much concerned with why Moody was so zealous to share the word of God. “Mr. Moody, how do you receive a…
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Christian Dress Code
School uniforms are required of secondary school students in my country. Some students argue against the uniforms they wear that are old fashioned and stifle their freedom of individuality and creativity. Some contend that school uniforms will help to instill discipline in students, to prevent peer pressure, and to concentrate on school work, and to…
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The First Response
Every day Jack, a blind and sophomore college student, takes Bus 251 to his university in downtown Taipei. Because of blindness, he needs someone to keep him company at the bus stop after school and to show him when Bus 251 arrives. One day after class as usual he walked to the bus stop with…
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Single-Mindedness
Pluralism referring to a diversity of views as opposed to a single approach or method is widely accepted and practiced in the most fields of human society. Students are encouraged to work collaboratively with other peers in classroom settings. Teachers tend to adopt an integrative approach in terms of student instruction. In a meeting the…
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The Spirit Of Freedom
In Phaedra one of Euripides’s plays, Phaedra was married to Theseus who had a son named Hippoytus. Hippolytus, a great athlete and hunter, worshiped only Artemis and despise those who fell in love. As Phaedra saw Hippolytus the first time, she fell in love with her stepson (though Aphrodite was behind the wretched affair based…
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Oh! How Faithless We Are!
In the first ten years of Asa’s reign there was peace and prosperity in the land of Judah and Benjamin because he demolished all the foreign altars and pagan shrines and commanded his people to seek the Lord their God. Anyone who turned their backs on God would be sentenced to death. God granted his…
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Peace Of Mind
One of my former colleagues addressed us in a meeting how he would find peace in life but failed. He and other Buddha had a mountain getaway spending seven days on meditation and contemplation in hope of attain rest and true peace of mind. But as soon as they left the retreat camp and came…
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Walking With Him Until I Am Not
TJ Gong 