Category: Footprints
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Denying Jesus
As I walked into the bakery, I asked a clerk to give me a regular birthday cake. The clerk replied, “Whose birthday is it? Is it your daughter’s birthday? How old is she? How many candles do you need for the cake?” I paused and answered her, “Oh! Yes, she is five years old.” But…
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Washing Your Feet
Each year Chang Jung University, one of the Christian universities in Taiwan, holds a special foot washing ceremony at the school’s commencement in which professors will wash their students’ (some student representatives) feet to teach their students to behave meekly, to serve modestly, and to learn humbly when they leave school. This kind of religious rite is…
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What’s In A Name?
My parents grew up in an impoverished environment where all kinds of sources were extremely limited. They had to work on the farm all day long so that they didn’t have much time to receive education. My mom dropped out from primary eduction. My dad completed his elementary school fortunately. They expect their children to require education and be…
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Boasting About Strengths Or Weaknesses?
Toward the end of the week my mailbox is often stuffed with various kinds of advertising circulars ranging from neighboring big supermarkets to local food stands. They are marketing their products. What they usually do is offer promotional products or coupons on certain items and groceries. My family therefore use these circulars to save money on our…
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To Enslave or Be Enslaved?
The University of Maryland’s student union was planning to show a triple-X adult movie at the end of the school semester. The theater’s program director responded to the media saying, “I thought it would be something fun to program toward the end of the semester, to give a little stress break for students.” She even…
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Making Room For Jesus
Once in a while some friends of mine would visit us in Taipei. Since they didn’t have a place to stay, I would ask them to stay in my spare room. The time we spent together under the same roof has made our friendship strong and long-lasting. As Jesus approached the city of Jerusalem for the Passover Festival, he…
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Ready To See God
What would you do were God about to appear to you the next hour or day? What would you prepare for seeing the Lord? As for atheists they would be wondering what God is, taking pictures of Him and analyzing him and telling you it’s all your illusion. If he were a Buddhist, he would do…
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Honor Or Worship?
Today is Qing Ming, the Tomb Sweeping Festival, one of the three primary festivals in Taiwanese culture or I’ll say in Chinese culture. At daybreak, everything was packed up in the car and we drove down to my hometown in the southern part of Taiwan, Along the highway we could see pillars of smoke here and…
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“Why This Waste of You Life?”
Once in a while my wife and I will warn our children not to waste their time, “Why are you hanging around in the room doing nothing? Go back to your desk and work on your homework.” We all want to be a good steward of God, managing our time and money well. However, sometimes wasting…
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A Harmful Request
In 1 Samuel 9 the people of Israel asked Samuel for a king as he was getting old and his sons didn’t follow in his steps. Samuel was very upset with their request. Thus, he went to God for advice. God told Samuel to do as they say, but warned them abut what a king will treat…
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