Category: Footprints
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Doubt and Speechless
“It’s impossible! I can’t do it.” I’m just a ordinary person; I can’t be like him or her.” We often voice our doubt or inability to take on a certain task. Some discouraging words will come out of our mouth because we can’t see beyond our vision and circumstances. Similarly, it happened to Zechariah the priest…
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A Helper
My aunt died of cancer in her late 40s. She was my first relative who died as I recall in my childhood. My aunt treated my family and all her brothers and sister well since she was married into a rich family. She would visited her mother, my grandmother, several times a year and brought…
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Union And Separation
Today on his Sunday message my pastor touched on the topic of union and separation. He pointed out that separation or departure from a person’s original group can be a good indication of another union as long as while leaving, he or she leaves a blessing not a curse or hatred. It occurred to me that…
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Conservatism And Protection
Sometimes I like to follow Pope’s remarks on various issues whether they are political, social or moral. The news media reported yesterday that the Vatican defended the pope’s view of sexual education as he emphasized the key to eradicating Africa’s AIDS epidemic is not through condoms but by means of “abstinence and monogamy”. His comments unsurprisingly…
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The Second Deluge?
Some scientists from Mexico conducted a study of fossilized reefs, the report about to be published in the latest issue of Nature. They warned that a “catastrophic rise in sea levels from 4 meters to 6 meters is possible and “the sea levels could rise rapidly by the end of the century if global warming triggers a…
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Joyful Waiting
Are you waiting for someone’s email message? Are you waiting for a newborn baby to come? Waiting can be exciting as your favorite band is coming to your town; it can also be distressing as you expect someone to show up at the appointed but he or she doesn’t arrive. We have to learn the…
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Dealing With Accusations
Did you ever feel wronged? Have you ever felt falsely accused? Would you fight back against accusations immoderately or remain calm and silent without talking back to your accusers? Moses is the person we may learn from about handling complaint and accusations. It happened many times that Moses was accused of his leadership out of…
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Waiting For God’s Timing
What would you do if you’re in great danger and your companions were leaving you alone and the person who had promised to help didn’t arrived yet? This is what happened to Saul the king of Israel. The scenario is this that Saul and his army were prepared to fight against his enemy that consists of…
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Rediscovering Hope
Yesterday was Easter Sunday. Many Christian churches had various kinds of services or programs in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Most service messages were also pointed to this resurrected One from death to rebirth. Among them Pope Benedict XVI’s Easter message would surely catch the world’s attention. In his speech message, he claimed…
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Asking For Jesus
Obamamania has still been in full swing around the globe since Barack Obama became the first African American U.S. president. his charisma and eloquence really put him on top of many politicians. Today on one occasion one of my colleagues asked some high schoolers about whom they admire or respect most except their teachers or parents, many…
TJ Gong 