Category: Footprints
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Only A Boy
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…
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A Life Of Worship And Prayer
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…
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Praying Like Jesus
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…
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Funeral Celebration
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…
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Thankful But Embarrassed
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…
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Being Placid and Peaceful
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…
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The Knowledge Of Salvation
“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…
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Blessing Or Ignorance?
Everyone loves success and prosperity. When they succeed in whatever they are doing, they think they’re blessed by God. However, if they suffer or have a hard time in life, they must fall into disfavor with God. Is it true all the time? We read in 1 Samuel 14:44-15:31 that God made King Saul successful in…
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Believing Is Seeing
“Seeing is believing” is an idiom indicating seeing something rather than hearing about it is the best proof. When it comes to success or achievement, some people tend to exaggerate their words and glorify their deeds. But this idiom seems to be unlikely to suit God’s character and describe who He is. “Believing is seeing”, however, does. In Luke 1:39-44…
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An Anti-Smoking Poster
As I walked in the leribrary for book return, I caught a glimpse of a big anti-smoking poster on the door of the entrance gate. The poster features a beautiful TV or movie actress (I guess) dressed in scanty clothing, purposely revealing her belly button and holding a no-smoking slogan. When I gave a second…
TJ Gong 