Joy Returns in the Morning

It takes me forever to learn how to pronounce correctly. A nice song that we will be hearing soon.

My child, I see your sadness, I know the pain you bear.
I walked the road of suff'ring and in your grief I share.
I was despised, rejected, afflicted with shame and despair.
Yet, all your sorrows I've carried to the cross and laid them there.
And joy returns in the morning,
The tears of sadness and pain from the night fade away.
And joy returns in the morning,
As the sun breaks through the darkness with hope
for a brand new day.
I am the God who fed the many thousands,
The God who calmed the ragin sea.
The God who formed you and knows you,
so place your trust in Me.
And joy returns in the morning,
With the hope of new beginnings, and promise for each new day.
And joy returns in the morning,
All thoughts of fear and dismay are erased with God's love.
And joy returns in the morning,
As the sun shines through the sadness, reflecting the face of God.

Road to Heaven

How could it be possible that everyone is joyful and happy in the Heaven!? We know we have a lot of weakness as human. Some are easy to be jealous, some are easy to get angry. If God simply change all of our bad DNA upon arriving Heaven, then we are not ourselves anymore. In fact if this will be the case, why don't God just do it now?

So sometimes I day dream. Perhaps as Christian, we are only qualified to enroll into Heaven. But we still require a lot of training and examination. Fortunately, we will have Angels to train us. We have multiple chance to take the exam. And we have endless time for training. It means it still need hard work to make our soul a perfect one. Hmm, I wonder if Bible describe detail on how human is transformed in Heaven?

Low Battery

Recently, somehow I don't have much Christian question in my mind. Perhaps my spiritual battery is low, some recharged is need ...

Another thing, I met 5CM in a Bagel Shop last Friday. He told me he still read this Q&A Blog. I am a little surprised because he has been quiet here for so loooooooong. We had a good chat about this blog.

Justices to Weigh...

Please keep an eye on this issue. Look for information about what exactly it is.

Inspiring Story

I heard an inspiring story on radio this morning.  It is a sermon message.
"I borrow a car from a friend for two weeks.  When it is time for a fill up, I go to the gas station and fill it up with diesel.  The hood says it's a diesel car.  The fuel door says it is a diesel car.  But the engine is a gasoline engine.  My friend converted the car into a gasoline powered car two weeks ago and forgot to tell me.  He has not removed the stickers saying 'Diesel'.  At the end I have the diesel pumped out from the car and there is little damage."
"We are all labeled 'human'.  However, after we have accepted Jesus Christ as Savior, we can not survive with the same food as before.  We need the high octane gasoline instead of the diesel."

In memory of ...

http://nolegstoland.blogspot.com/2006/02/today.html

Brokeback Mountain II

Today is Valentine's day. Some say it is a good day to watch the movie Brokeback Mountain, because it is a good love story ... The success of this movie will probably raise the debate on homosexual vs Christian again. Most traditional churches I know have very firm stance on this issue. However churches seldom discuss further what to do if any bro/sis feel they are homo. Should they see a doctor and simply pray!? I guess as a Christian they must suffer tremendous pressure. It won't be easy for them to even speak out ...

Bible Questions

1. Old Testament mentioned the use of casting (抽籤).  eg Book of Jonah.  Do we have casting in New Testament?  Why don't we need to use casting anymore?

2. 以賽亞書7:14, the baby is Jesus.  However, in 7:15-16, the baby seems not to be Jesus since the baby does not know what is right and wrong.  How should we explain these verses?

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- Worship starts after 11am, so you don't need to wake up early. It also means you can stay out late on Saturday night.

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- Our Pastor speaks in presentation style, point by point. It won't waste your time and you can surely learn something.

- Free coffee and snack provided.

- Our church also provides free workshop in health care and investment topic, a good place for social networking.

- The easiest way to go to heaven while improving your social life.

The above is an exaggerated FAKE story. Don't take it seriously. But I heard some Christian worry that modern church may become too commercialize. I also visited some church before that gave me similar impression. Actually, I don't have much comment if this type of new church style good or bad. I just feel interesting that when a church tries to attract more people, it may become more like a commercial product.

Old and New Testaments

How should we treat the words in Old and New Testaments?

A friend of mine is very keen on reading the Four Gospels.  However, when it comes to Paul's letters, he has doubt on them.  He thinks Paul added a lot of rules to our life.  At the same time, Paul was quite mean.  Paul's words is not as straight foward as and as strong as Jesus's.

He believes Jesus is God and we are saved by his sacrifice.  Why do we still need to learn about what is done in the time of Old Testment?

Reading Bible

How often we should read Bible!? My friend can't keep up to read Bible daily, and he feels bad on it. I also can't discipline myself to read Bible daily, spent too much time on blogging :P ... But I don't feel too bad on it, perhaps I should ...