Working hard to live forever

“Whoever believes in me shall live.” John 11:17-27, 43-44. By Rev. Richard Choy As we, Christian believers, recently anticipated Easter Sunday, I was thinking about what would be an effective way to talk about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which we celebrated on that day, just as we do today. I came across a documentary entitled “Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever” (Netflix). It is a documentary about Bryan Johnson, a man. The documentary is the story of Johnson’s ongoing journey to extend his life, to turn back the hands of time and its physical effects on his body. While most of us age and naturally

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God’s Creation of Life & Man’s Choice of Death

Author: Timothy Tin Everyone has the freedom to choose; however, this freedom is limited and conditional. We can all choose what we like and how we do things when the situation or legal constraints bind us. For example, children cannot just take whatever they desire or play wherever they desire; they must obey their guardians and be subject to discipline, teaching, and self-regulation. This is why every child needs to receive the right kind of upbringing and education to be able to make sound choices. When God made man with a breath of life, it awakened the man and gave him an eternal spirit. Man can act on

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The Incredible Transformation of Young Lives Across U-hub            

Nicole Wong Why Me? Embarking on the creation of Across U-hub was a challenging and unexpected journey. With a professional background in photography, visual design, and stage production, I found myself in Toronto, encountering many young Chinese Canadians who, despite their material resources and opportunities, were deeply unhappy. Their struggles deeply moved me, sparking a question that would guide my path: how could I help them? At the outset, I had no experience or knowledge of youth ministry, and I was at a loss for where to begin. All I could do was turn to prayer. Miraculously, my prayers were answered. A community of church brothers and sisters

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Home-stay and campus fellowship in Japan

Storm Buster Series Pius Chi-Shing Lee   In 1988, I left Oslo for Tokyo on an early morning departure flight on a cold winter day. It was not a direct flight but had a relatively short overlay in Hong Kong. My destination was a small agricultural town in Aichi Prefecture (愛知縣), Central Japan. The last leg of the journey was by train from Tokyo to Aichi. Our plane approached Haneda Airport, Tokyo, around 8:00 pm local time. The vivid impression of a foreigner newly arrived in the megacity of Tokyo was indelible and resonates to this day. As a young man raised in Hong Kong and educated in

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Narrow Escape of a Sure Death in Wars-Interesting Adventures

Author: Ancy Lee Translator: Pius Lee I was born in Vietnam with five siblings. I am a second generation immigrant. Therefore we were a busy household of eight. We lived in ChoLớn, South Vietnam. It is a city of Chinese immigrants. During the 60’s and early 70’s Vietnam had experienced many big and small fierce civil battles between the North and the South. The North was under a communistic regime and the South a capitalistic regime. The geographical divide between the two fractions was the Hue Province. Hue is situated 955 km from Ho Chi Minh City (previously Saigon), the capital of the southern fraction. Many residents fled

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The Eternal Meaning Behind Thanksgiving

Author: Timothy Tin Translator: Mandy Kwan When people think of Thanksgiving, we often think of the bountiful feast with turkey and other dishes. How often do people remember the treacherous journey of the Puritans, who came upon the shores of North America on the Mayflowerand their harrowing experience as they settled upon Provincetown, Massachusetts? In fact, the significance of these first settlers point to something far more eternal and transcendent than just this annual American tradition. The Puritans were a small group of sojourners, in search of religious freedom, risked their lives and left their homeland to arrive on the American shores. They had not expected that this journey

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Christian Views on Modern Environmental Issues and the Roles of Stewardship

By Gladys Mok Being sustainable and environmentally friendly are phrases commonly used nowadays. Markets, businesses and buildings promote themselves by being green. The environment has found its way into the political system, and politicians often include environmental issues in their speeches and political agendas. Climate change is one of the main driving factors contributing to this increasing awareness towards protecting the environment, and it has brought together countries around the globe to find a solution to manage this alerting situation at hand. However, climate change is not the only environmental issue of concern. Energy use, land degradation, water quality degradation, species extinction, waste generation, and global toxification are

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[Storm Buster] Autumn Foliage Forecast

Pius Lee Autumn is pleasant. It has many public holidays for the most populous countries in the northern hemisphere. In the U.S. we have Labor Day, Columbus Day and the Veterans Day. In China there are Mid-Autumn Festival and Double-Yang Festival. Likewise, just to name a few, there is Oktoberfest in Germany, Diwali Festival in India, Chuseok in Korea, and Dia De Los Muertos in Mexico. In short, autumn is the time to relax and play. The weather in the northern hemisphere is usually cooperating. In autumn, large scale pressure systems are associated with subsidence flows. Subsidence flows result with cloudless skies and a lot of sunshine. However,

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Sharing The Gospel – In 3 Minutes Or Less

PAUL CARTER I recently asked a room full of Christian leaders to share the Gospel as they would to a 10 year old child 3 minutes before they fell asleep. Then I asked them to share the Gospel as they would to a complete stranger on the subway who was getting off at the next stop. The results were a little disappointing to everyone involved. Most of us prefer to warm up to such things. Most of us would rather share the Gospel gradually, in snips and bits, over an extended period, within a safe and stable relational context. In general, I think that is a reasonable way

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Business as Mission – Work is a calling of God

Mr. Lawrence ( Larry ) Law I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10: 9b – 11 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound

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