Category: Footprints
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Praying With Tears
Hezekiah king of Judah once became severely ill to the point of death and the prophet Isaiah also had a message for him from God, saying that he would definitely die and not recover. At this Hezekiah, turning his face to the wall, cried out bitterly and prayed to God how he had walked before the…
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When Will Your Heart Burn Within You?
Many politicians in some respects are so good at arousing their audiences’ emotions that the people will stand up and vote for them as they listen to those campaign speeches. These natural-born politician employs various strategies in order to catch the people’s attention or even manipulate his audience at his disposal. We as the audience thus lose our self-awareness and follow…
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Who Is Able To Administer Justice?
The other day my wife and I consulted with a real estate agent concerning rental litigation. He is a seasoned professional in this area helping his customers with many lawsuits. He mentioned that the law is to protect those who understand or perhaps manipulate the law but not those who are innocent. It sounds a little bit…
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Working On The Sabbath
As God dictated to his people the Ten Commandment that they ought to follow obediently, they kept those laws blindly for ages, or oftentimes they obeyed the commands which were convenient to them. One day when Jesus taught in a synagogue, he saw a woman whom an evil spirit had kept sick for eighteen years. Jesus…
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True Peace
The Dalai Lama, a world well-known religious and spiritual leader, came to visit Taiwan a couple of days ago ona humanitarian mission. He went to some areas in the southern part of Taiwan which were severely hit by Typhoon Morokat and consoled the victims after they lost their families and homes. One of his itineraries also held a dialogue with…
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A Shepherd’s Heart
Though King David made couples of big errors and offenses against God in his life, the Lord God “called him a man after his own heart” in Acts 13:22. What did David do to make God fond of him even though he committed adultery, a grave sin in God’s sight?How could he perceive God and please him greatly?…
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Can Satan Do Us A Favor?
In the book of Genesis man fell into the trap of the serpent by eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil which had been forbidden to Adam and Eve, thereby causing death and separation between God and man. Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden of Eden and they never…
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Last Words
According to a survey released after the 9/11 tragedy, most Americans would say ” I love you” to their relatives and friends if they came to the end of their lives. It is human nature or perhaps for any living things that communicating love and affection is a type of God-given gift, to show we need love and…
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Marriage After Life?
I read an article in the newspaper, giving an account of older couple who were found lying dead in the farming field. According to the news article, the couple were both very frail and interdependant to each other. Also the husband had to take care of his wife who was chronically and terminally ill. They…
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What Will The Elderly Do?
Remember that David became a well-known, great hero in Israel after he with God’s help defeated Goliath, a Philistine giant. But in his later life as we read in 2 Samuel 21:15-22, David and his soldiers went out at war with the Philistines as they continued harassing the people of Israel. In one battle, David became tired and…
TJ Gong 