Category: Footprints
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Love, The Best Medicine
I’ve been losing my voice for the last couples of days as a consequence of cough and uncomfortable throat. Yesterday before leaving for school my older daughter reminded me to pray for myself. My younger daughter later found out my voice was choked after school, came hugging me, and tried to restore my voice. Some of my students…
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A Lifetime Commitment
When I was a kid, the word divorce barely came to mind until one day one of my relatives divorced his wife, each of whom raised one child. This family tragedy extremely shocked all our neighborhood. Almost everyone were murmuring to one another, “What could this happen to our community? Who should be blamed?” Three…
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Being A Praying Parent
In the book of “The Power of a Praying Parent”, author Sormie Omartian states directly that “being a perfect parent doesn’t matter, but being a praying parent does.” Many how-to books provide parents with sources and information of nurturing and teaching their children. However, children like adults have their own desires and emotions which can simply…
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The Spirit Of Christ Or Religion?
This morning on the service message my pastor spoke on the topic of “Popular or Solitary?” At the beginning of the message he asked us, “Is it good to build a Christian country as more and more Christians pray for their own country to be reigned by Christ? The issue of separation of state and church has…
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“I Am Only A Foreigner”
While Ruth was gleaning among the sheaves in the field, Boaz, the owner of the field, came over saying to her to stay in his field to gather grain and eat and drink the water his servants have drawn from the well. Ruth was deeply impressed by Boaz’s hospitality and gentleness saying, “What I have…
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When Vocation Meets Profession
As the graduation season approaches, more and more college graduates are gearing up for their future, entering either the job market directly or graduate school instead. Due to recent economic downturn at home and abroad, new graduates would be likely to spend more time looking for their ideal jobs. Some of them might be wondering…
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The Story Continues
Naomi’s family moved out to a new land in the wake of a severe famine in her country. Unfortunately, her husband and two sons died during their stay and she was left with two daughters-in-law. By sending her daughters-in-law, Naomi decided to return to home land alone because she thought she was punished and cursed by God. She…
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If You Will,…
At a meeting yesterday my student would elect one person to be the representative of the Graduation Committee 2010, as they’ll graduate from college next year. While the class leader asked everybody in the meeting to nominate whoever is capable, skillful or has experience working with the student body, I encouraged them to choose a person who is…
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Jesus Owns Our Everything
James Dobson, chairman of Focus on the Family, announced his resignation from the ministry he founded three decades ago. He said in a newsletter statement that “one of the common errors of founder-president is to hold to the reins of leadership too long, thereby preventing the next generation from being prepared fro executive authority” (Worldmag.com). In…
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Serving God Or Yourself?
“Save me, please! I want to sleep,” my daughter said in a begging voice as I woke up in the middle of the night. I know she was dreaming and what she really wanted was to take a rest. She got up very early that morning, worked on a particular project with her teammates at school during…
TJ Gong 