Category: Footprints
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Glorious suffering
One time when Jesus shared with his disciples what would happen to him — being rejected by the Jewish leaders, the chief priests and the teachers of religious law and being killed and raised again, they were disturbed and troubled. Peter, one of Jesus’ s disciples, even took Jesus aside and rebuked him. Yet, Jesus responded to Peter sternly saying, “Get away from…
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Blue or green?
All the campaign activities finally came to a stop after a month-long bickering, slandering or perhaps finger-pointing; it seemed that all the people in Taiwan were on the campaign trail. Now everything has returned to normal; The sky is still “blue” and the grassland “green”. But For Christians, how should we deal with to-be-or-not-to-be this type…
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An early morning shock
Bang, thump, and crash as the scaring sound roused me early in the morning. I thought my wife had dropped something to the floor accidentally. On entered the living room I saw the broken pieces of glass and plastic scattered across the floor. The ceiling fan dropped to the floor. Thank God that my family were not…
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Only a lip service
In order to observe the Passover Feast, the Jewish priests and leaders pleaded with the Roman governor to take off Jesus’ body which was nailed onto the cross the day before the Sabbath, the day when Jewish people also would celebrate their annual Passover Feast, which was commanded by God to be observed because He delivered His…
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Good Friday
After two more days Easter will come. Easter Sunday or Resurrection Day always falls on the Sunday immediately following the first full moon after the vernal or spring equinox. This is the day, the first day of the week, when our Lord Jesus Christ was raised from the dead as he foretold his resurrection to his followers.…
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Drinking water or drug water?
Apart from the threat of territorism abroad, Americans are facing another danger at home — the pollution of drinking water. According to one AP report, a vast array of drugs, antibiotics, and other prescription have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans. How can these drugs have gotten into the water supplies? It is…
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Behind bars in America
America has jumped to No. 1 incarcerator in the world, according to a recent report. Almost one out of 100 American adults are put in jail or prison. States are thus urged to cut down on corrections spending, because its rate of increase was six times greater than higher education spending. Reflecting on this increased…
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Modern-day Noah’s ark
On the mountainside of a remote island near the North Pole lies a modern Noah’s Ark, a large concrete room called “doomsday vault“. This vault or storage room is built to hold all known varieties of the world crops and protect them from catastrophic events, such as nuclear war, climate change, asteroid attacks, earthquakes, rising…
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A house of prayer or party?
The Super Bowl is one of the biggest sporting events in America. Friends and families tend to get together in front of TV watching the game and enjoying the group atmosphere. Even churches provide their facilities for brothers and sisters to enjoy the the Super Bowl together. Prior to this year’s Super Bowl XLII, the…
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Too big for little
A Germany man was so furious when his girlfriend lit up that he emptied a fire extinguisher, put out the cigarette and coated his apartment. When asked if he was upset, the man said he didn’t regret causing the damage and he’s been through with her girlfriend. Paul in one of his epistles said, “All…
TJ Gong 