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Nothing Less
"Part of us is claimed by our country, part by our parents, part by our friends" (Cicero, De Officio, i. vii). I would add, "All of us is claimed by our God." Straight and narrow. -
Worship Night: To Live is Christ, to Die is Gain
How I long for Christ to return and abolish injustice and iniquity, how I long for the joy of the heavenly city! For then He shall have made me perfectly free to love Him without the obstructions of this world, free from… -
Seasoning with Salt, and Gentleness
Acting in an ethical manner is very salient to my thinking. I have extremely strong negative gut reactions to any perception I have, whether genuine or spurious, of any kind of moral compromise, especially if the person … -
China's Changing Mind, under God
**Edit: If you're reading this, first go read Heidi's testimony about God working in her grandma.**Today is National Day (Double Ten Day)for the first republic in all of Asia, born in a time when the rest ofthe conti… -
Reminders of Christ in a Talk about Ramadan
Tonight I attended a talk, albeit arriving somewhat late, given by Imam Zaid Shakir, "Reflections on Ramadan".O you who believe, fasting is decreed for you, as it wasdecreed for those before you, that you may attain Go… -
Ramadan: A Time to Petition the Lord
Today starts the month of Ramadan for the people of the Qur'an. Brothers and sisters who are reading, remember in prayer everyone who is fasting these thirty days. For God's peace to rest upon them, for the Holy Spirit … -
The Korean Hostages
Remember them? The ones in Afghanistan who were released? David Park (Next Gener.Asian) looks at the ramifications of the conditions for their release. Makes me think what Jesus (Isa al-Masih) calls us to do as we follo… -
Chinese 110A Can Be Awesome
Mengzi 1A.1. Yes, indeed. No, this is not a geeky plug. It really is cool. Perhaps under the influence of my Chinese name, I have always thought as Mengzi did on this matter. Though as a pre-Christian philosopher h… -
O Amor!
Part of someone's random thought yesterday: Given, you might not always know of the person who loves you so much. But somewhere, someplace, is someone who would probably die for you if it came down to it. Or more than… -
Luke 18:9-14
Thus: He also told this parable to some(A) who trusted(B) in themselves that they were righteous,(C) and treated others with contempt: "Two men(D) went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax coll…
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O Christ, Let Us Know Thee
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Food and French
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The God of Abraham Praise
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