A Life Pleasing To The Lord

In the Old Testament the Israelites were commanded to  sacrifice burnt offerings to God. Whatever the animal was a bull, a ram or sheep, or a dove or pigeon should be without any defects. The offering must be cut into pieces and placed on the altar. The odor of this offering was pleasing to the [...]

The End Time Mentality

Christians are convinced that  we now live near the end times as the signs mentioned in the Bible are occurring day by day, such as wars, earthquakes and famines. But what is the right attitude toward end time events? Jesus replied plainly to his disciples in Mark 13, ” Don’t panic” (v. 7) and “Watch out” [...]

Reviving My Heart

Last night my pastor spoke on the topic of “Being a Good and Faithful Servant” in our annual spring retreat. He quoted Proverbs 30:8-9 to illustrate his message of being a good money manager:
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
For if I grow rich, I may deny you [...]

My Greatest Goal and Greatest Reward

In our culture religion has long been considered a type of healing medicine by which a person may find peace and solace. Through the baptism of some religion a person may lie in a place of peacefulness and blissfulness. To reach the highest goal of spiritual awakening, many religion seekers escape from this secular world and enter an untrodden [...]

The Threshold Taboo

During the Chinese New Year holidays my family had a chance to visit the Center of Traditional Arts in Yilan. The Center is noted for its preservation of Taiwanese culture and tradition, featuring various exhibitions and performing arts on a regular basis.
As we arrived in the Center, one staff guided us through the whole park including [...]

Whose Cross Is It?

Mr. Lee, a college professor and deputy magistrate, resigned his post after being accused of having an extramarital affair with a female legislator. He of course denied the accusation of his misconduct. On the other hand, Asked about the affair with Mr. Lee, The female legislator admitted having the “improper” friendship with him. She then [...]

Too Busy Or Too Tired To Pray?

Prayer played a quite important role in Jesus’ ministry. He  prayed through the night on a mountain or woke up early before dawn praying alone in the desert. Sometimes he took his disciples to pray and taught them how to pray. Many times his disciples fell asleep while Jesus was praying alone such as in [...]

The Power of Words

In Isaiah 55:10-11, God compares His word to rain or snow which never returns to the sky “without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater”. When God created the universe, He used nothing available except the Word that comes from [...]

A Life of Vision

The information ear has long arrived as any individual can transfer information freely and get instant access to knowledge easily.  Mass media plays a significant role in shaping the public thinking. Truth be told, we barely ponder whether the information or knowledge we’ve received is indeed beneficial to us or not. Sometimes we stick to our [...]

Welcoming Home

This year our department invited some  alumni back to school to attend the annual homecoming event as the University celebrated its 51th anniversary. These so-called outstanding alumni shared their working and studying experiences in various fields. They did receive much positive feedback from the audience.
On my way home after the event, I was met by a two-year evening [...]