May 4日 Eclipse－Amos 8：9-12，9：11-12

The eclipse caused unusual darkness to come over the typically bright summer afternoon. Throughout history darkness during the day has been seen as abnormal and forecasting something bad is going to happen. I remembered some people said when there is snow in the month of June or July, there would be a drought or a poor harvest would come along. People said this based on observation of the past experience or historical data. (Today we call statistical data in scientific term) In ancient Israel, Amos warned the northern kingdom that would collapse if they continued to turn away from God. As a sign, God would “make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight” (Amos 8:9). And God’s ultimate desire and purpose was time to return and made things right. When we are in this challenging time life is at its darkest, things will have a comeback for the good, we can find comfort in knowing God is at work to bring light and hope back to our world.

February 28, 2021 New Every Morning – Lamentations 3：19-26

In certain stages of our lives, we experienced some severe forms of affliction and tormenting. It was beyond our control with one’s finances and human abilities. We could not imagine how bleak in the future and the situation was hopeless. At that moment, we cried out...

February 27, 2021 No Longer Yourself – Galatians 2：14-21

Before I was baptized to become a Christian, it was hard to believe what in the bible said and then I began to walk with God. All these were incredible and I wouldn’t believe I could do as the bible demands. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has...

February 26, 2021 Facing Fear – Psalms 56：3-11

When someone made up some story of false accusation or slander against us, how would you handle this kind of situation. It is quite common in a political campaign or an election. This really made our life upside down and distressful. The only solution is to clarify...

February 25, 2021 To Be Human – Philippians 4：6-8

There is an old Chinese adage: A real man sheds blood but not tears. That implies if one cries to show that he is weak. So when we were young as a boy, we tried not to cry for any reasons. But when I grew older I learned from books saying that crying was a sign to...

February 24, 2021 Never Alone – Ecclesiastes 4：8-12

Loneliness is an all-time high afflicted disease of all ages, social or economic status. Particularly in our digital era and pandemic plague, there are alarming rates of increasing loneliness in our society. And in the long term, the symptoms will become depression....