A Conversation Across the Years  I conducted this interview via a conference call between 83-year-old Aunt Nora and her 59-year-old niece Deborah. There’s something sacred about the wisdom of the elders, and something restless yet hopeful in the younger generation’s pace. This conversation, caught between an old rotary-style warmth and ...

Ephesians 2:1 以弗所书2:1 1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins你们死在过犯罪恶之中，他叫你们活过来。 (以弗所书 2:1 和合本) The Divine Defibrillator 神圣的除颤器 Once I was in a hospital and watched as doctors tried to revive a man, they put the electric charge on his chest and kept charging it, sadly ...

The Balm in Gilead  When shadows fall and hearts grow weak, When pain and fear no comfort seek, There walks a Man with hands outstretched, Whose voice calms storms and souls refreshed. He touched the leper, blind, and lame, And whispered life in mercy’s name. By stripes He bore, we ...

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen. 彼得后书 3:18 你们却要在我们主—救主耶稣基督的恩典和知识上长进。愿荣耀归给他，从今直到永远。阿们。 Closing Words If you are to say some final words to family or close friends, what would you think of ...

Recently I wrote my spiritual journey. It highlights things God has done in my life and opened doors for ministry. There have been emotional valleys and “mountaintop”experiences. My life has crossed with influential people who have set me on a path of music and writing. At times I have had ...

John 15 约翰福音十五章 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 13人为朋友舍命，人的爱心没有比这个大的。 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 14你们若遵行我所吩咐的，就是我的朋友了。 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord ...

But you can’t! The Word of God is Indestructible! Hebrews 4:12: “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and ...

There is a battle in destructive protests between the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of light. This is evident in the hatred, rioting, destruction, and the blocking of roadways. If any of these are present, it is not a peaceful protest. A peaceful protest is taking a stand for ...

The Right Time 正确的时间 “I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field [which run free], That you do not rouse nor awaken my love until she pleases –Song of Solomon 2:7.” “耶路撒冷的众女子啊，我嘱咐你们，指着田野的羚羊或母鹿起誓，不要惊动，不要唤醒我所亲爱的，等她自己情愿。（雅歌 2:7）” I am writing this ...

The Fisherman’s Lesson It was early morning by the shores of Galilee, and old Elias stood by the water, his hands worn and rough from years of casting his net. He was a seasoned fisherman, knowing the way of the tide, the patience needed to bring forth the bounty. But ...