【Letter from Xiao Jun】 The End of Man is the Beginning of God

Eric Huang Peace to you, brother! You asked me about how I raised my children after I believed in the Lord,  and from today on, I will share some beautiful experiences of interactions we have had with our kids.  We seldom ponder these trivial matters in our everyday life, yet, warmth fills our family because of God’s love. When our daughter A Le was three years old, a sister from our church invited her to be the flower girl at her wedding, and we accepted her invitation for A Le.  However, we were worried because A Le had been shy in public since she was very young and

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【Shoes of the Gospel】Joy to the World? What Is There for the World to Celebrate at Christmas?

Author: Trustworthy Message It is an excellent time for family dinners at Christmas. We can see Christmas lights everywhere since November. I enjoy walking on the streets with my eyes feasting on the decorations. Festive vibes make Christmas joy. This holiday season celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger in the city of Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago, which marked the beginning of a new era in human history. The Old Testament contains over 300 prophecies about Jesus. The prophets had written them hundreds of years before His birth. All these fulfilled prophecies, proving that the birth of the Son of God was not coincidental. Let’s

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【Medicine Life】 Grapefruit Juice

Little Pill Since the article about drug-food interactions, I have a common question: “Can I eat grapefruit or Shatin pomelo when I take cholesterol pills?” Let me explain in more detail and list some of the most common medications here. Grapefruit is a nutritious fruit containing vitamin C and potassium but contains compounds called furanocoumarins.  Seville oranges (often used to make orange marmalade), pomelos, and tangelos (a cross of tangerines and grapefruit) might have the same effect as grapefruit juice. However, the number of furanocoumarins is considerably less in one whole fruit than in freshly squeezed juice (200mL). Interactions occur whether grapefruit is consumed as a whole fruit

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【Testifying God in Workplace】Oasis In A Bustling Wilderness

By Truth Seeker  “It is a mere and miserable solitude to want true friends, without which the world is but a wilderness …” (Francis Bacon)  When I read of the “miserable solitude” of one who wants “true friends” and the contrast between the “world” and ” wilderness” in this quote, I could not help but think of our workplace! I have worked for many years in the corporate world and found that it is not easy for people in the workplace to develop into good friends! As I tried to observe and reason for a while, it could be the high mobility of people in the workplace, their

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【Heart of a Doctor】Godliness and Contentment

By Dr. Luke “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” (1 Timothy 6:10). In my many years of practicing medicine, the breakdown of relationships because of money gave me chills. I saw the relationship between parents and children and brothers and sisters. They stopped communicating with each other or even went to court because of conflicts in the distribution of wealth. But when you talk to them personally, they have a valid reason to feel they are being mistreated. Therefore, when I divvy up my parents’

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Tips of Evangelism – Preaching to Different Ethnic Groups

Author – Pond Chan In the early days of my conversion in Vancouver, I participated in streetside evangelism training at the Short-Term Mission Center. I wanted to preach the gospel to people of different ethnic backgrounds.  I thought that most Westerners believed in Jesus. However, many Westerners responded: “I’m an atheist and don’t believe in Jesus.” “I used to believe in Jesus and converted to Buddhism,” “don’t talk about Jesus with me…etc.” Since I saw so many westerners who didn’t know the Lord Jesus, it inspired me to preach the gospel to them bravely.  Therefore, I raised the opportunities to meet people of different ethnic groups, including westerners,

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Silent companions

By Eric Huang Peace to you, Brother Jun! Remembrance Day is already near when I write this letter to you, as unknowingly, many people are wearing the red poppy. It reminds me of what happened around this time many years ago. I worked in downtown Toronto and had to take the GO Train to travel between Barrie and Toronto every day. One day I rode the GO Train home after work as usual. I was reading ‘Our Daily Bread’ and jotting down my thoughts when a middle-aged lady who sat behind me all of sudden tapped my shoulder and asked me in English, “Hi there, I wonder if

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【Shoes of the Gospel】The Gain and Loss During the Pandemic

Author: Trustworthy Message I want to ask the reader how you feel when you step into a church. What is a church? A church is a place where believers of Jesus Christ get together. So let’s look at how a church in Toronto walks with people during the difficult time of the pandemic. When Covid-19 broke out in 2020, this church had only a tiny congregation. The church members were physically separated because there were no longer in-person gatherings. However, their minds were closer than ever. They knew very well that Jesus the Lord would like them to share His love under all circumstances so that people could

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International Day of Older People

Author: Helen Man Translator: Kim Ng The United Nations General Assembly established October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons which was observed for the first time on October 1, 1991. The holiday is to raise our awareness about the elderly’s well-being. The aging population in the world has been increasing rapidly. In 2016, 8.5% of our population, 617 million people, were in the age of 65 or older. In 2020, this age group has increased to 9.3% of our population with 727 million people. In 2021, 16.5% of the 328 million people, or 54 million people, were over the age of 65 in the United States.

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