叉燒汁撈飯 - stay blessed. stay positive.

不在這殿裏面

2011-06-11T22:31:00.002+08:00

慈悲的天父：

望着眼前的電腦螢光幕，人便自動地依着電腦軟件的操作方式滲入那個世界去。在裏面我好像魚游在水中那樣靈活。只是在那裏可以找着祢嗎？每一個悠然自得的動作、指令面前，哪是目的地呢？那早放入CDROM drive的CD，若不是播放着像在與祢對話般的粗獷歌聲，我大概記不起祢看我為祢的形象的寶貴。祢的形象大概包括了我們實體的樣式。那還有否包括在電腦世界中的意念？依我所理解的，就是我們肉體的世界是祢造的，也是祢看為好的。但電腦的世界是我們造的，在裏面找到的只是我們建立的。那是因為，我們不容許那世界裏面有我們不了解的東西存在。那裏容不下祢的足印，我們也不亦樂乎地Like不需信心的交往。自少便喜歡在電腦裏面開創自己世界的，原來在不知不覺問，停在極速運算的入口前，想回頭找住見不到的存在。

以西結書
10:15 基路伯升上去了；這是我在迦巴魯河邊所見的活物。
10:18 耶和華的榮耀從殿的門檻那裡出去，停在基路伯以上。
10:19 基路伯出去的時候，就展開翅膀，在我眼前離地上升。輪也在他們的旁邊，都停在耶和華殿的東門口。在他們以上有以色列　神的榮耀。
11:23 耶和華的榮耀從城中上升，停在城東的那座山上。

Farther Along

2010-05-22T11:30:00.000+08:00

why

2010-01-24T23:34:00.000+08:00

why read if no renewal in mind
why deserve if full of deceit
why be if never was

but miss so much in my spirit

troubled heart in the morning

2009-09-28T11:11:00.000+08:00

My heart gets pulled in directions. I don't "know" if they can't coexist. My spirit is weak. Hence a priority list I need to keep. I was taught that I need to be careful about fiction. It is not to be taken obsessively. My semi-conscious spirit cries for Your presence, and wants not to be drown in eye-popping vanity. May "I" be cleansed by Your corrections. May "I" be humbled in Your sovereignty. May "I" run into Your embrace. May "I" awe in Your wonders and awesomeness. May "I" know who my lord is.

too many words

2009-09-26T23:35:00.002+08:00

in the last few days.

may Sunday be Sunday.

2009-09-26T12:51:00.001+08:00

I can't stay away from You without losing myself.

現在的心情

2008-12-15T23:29:00.002+08:00

已不敢以自己為義，心中充滿事情快要揭露的不安。

只能把自己的現在、過去和將來無偽地陳放在祢面前，擔心、自憐我也不配。只等待將要來的日子，因為我將要在祢面前被揭露。心中的良知叫求饒的力氣也被銷化了。

如果有路我當走，或許就是把自己藏到最隱密之處，反省自己。這都因罪而起。
但有聲音輕聲告訴我，說祢是寬恕人的神，當來悔改求恕，不要疑惑，不要輕看神的大愛。

我只能信。

Just a couple of stories

2008-11-03T01:36:00.003+08:00

May I share a couple of stories with you? I know I am indebted to the Lord…

1. The local church I went to announced a revival meeting more than a month ago to be held yesterday. I wasn’t very into the idea of going because I felt much unnecessary formality from previous events of similar nature. As the others decided to go, I followed suit. The meeting started with singspiration. The songs described the singing person as a devoted worshipper. I stood still in between fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, in the midst of rows of worshippers. I couldn’t sing words like “I completely devote myself to You”. It would have been a false witness shall I had sung those words. I felt heartbroken about my constant straying away from the Lord’s loving laws and deserved no peace in my heart. Someone then put his hand upon my left shoulder. I turned my head but I saw no one behind me. Yet that unseen “hand” was on me. “He loves me no matter what” was felt at that moment through that physical touch. Even I doubt afterwards but the touch was undeniably real. I am a person who doubts meaningfulness of church programs and even egoistically despises engineered emotions during singspiration. Yet He was undeniably among each of us. And He is surely with you too. God’s willing, it will be a life-long lesson I will have to learn.

2. Last night, I went to the revival meeting so I didn’t have dinner with my parents at home. They had dinner with one of my siblings (two other siblings and I headed out). Earlier this morning, I overslept so Sunday service was almost over at the time I got up. I could go back to church to have lunch with my small group friends or I could go with Windy to visit her granny at nursery home. I picked the latter. When I was in the escalator I figured that I could have dim sum with my parents instead. I was already leaving home so I dismissed that thought. Later in the afternoon, I was shopping at the HK$10 store with Windy just for fun. I found a cute birthday card on which a baker held a birthday cake over her head. My younger sister likes baking so I bought the card for her next birthday, even though there’s still almost two months away. I later departed to have dinner with my family. Little did I know yesterday was my mom’s lunar birthday. I was slightly relieved knowing that two other siblings didn’t remember that yesterday too. Then it came to my mind that I had a birthday card in my bag. It was the miracle the Lord performed on me again. I had not intended to look for a card earlier tonight. Later tonight, I told my two siblings about how I got the card. My non-believing brother admitted it was nothing short of a miracle.

Later tonight when I was alone with my younger sister, we talked about our parents and she reminded me about how little I felt thankful over what my parents gave me. She had been next to her and seen how hard she earned each dollar she provided me with. I finally understood the crux of the problem: it was my arrogance and selfishness all along. Both of these incidents showed how egocentric I had been. How conveniently I have always taken the Lord’s grace for granted and how little credit I have given to those who provided. Shall I ask for your kind prayers, that would exactly proof my point. If you were to kindly pray for me, please pray for humility in me in the image of the Lord. And please pray that I may be changed before those around me get further hurt from my arrogance and selfishness.

manna

2008-10-28T02:32:00.000+08:00

All shops and restaurants in the area had closed at such an hour. I was considering fasting for the occasion for the sake of my transgressions. Yet you dropped me manna when no food could be found. You did. I'm sure you have a plan for me. I don't know what it is yet. Still, you are the soverign Lord, seen or unseen. I gladly blog this entry even when tired late at night. 'coz You're worthy of my joyous praise with no delay.

[The City Church] Strategies for Single Adults

2008-08-20T12:34:00.002+08:00

Todd Keller / Carla Campbell
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 (7:00pm at Kirkland)

Click here to go to thecity.org to listen or download.

2008-07-22T19:32:00.001+08:00

[barna.org] Survey Reveals the Life Christians Desire

This is the part of the article I find most interesting:

Those who attend a mainline [Protestant] church were:
less likely to desire being personally active in a church (50%, compared to 66% among those attending other Protestant churches);
less likely to want a close personal relationship with God (listed by 77%, compared to 88% among other Protestants);

less likely to want to be deeply committed to the Christian faith (67%, dwarfed by the 82% among other Protestants).

John's flour

2008-04-15T12:49:00.004+08:00

Author: Dan^2InHim

Let's say John Doe wants to knead dough and make some cakes for the Lord. He wants much to make cakes for the Lord. Everyone else kneads dough and makes cakes for the Lord. He just has to make those cakes. "Why do you want to make cakes for the Lord?" asks someone. "I am going to bring people to the Lord with those cakes. I will be able to share with them how great the Lord is. I need those cakes," says John. He sets a date to worship the Lord with the cakes. There are many flour shops around. And there is plenty of time. So he does not worry about flour. Many others are more anxious over their flour and look for it much earlier. John begins to look for flour for the dough, after overhearing from the others about their progress on looking for flour. He knows a friend who knows some flour dealers so he comes to him for flour. The friend is busy, but he promises that he would go look for some flour for John. John waits and the friend gets back after a couple of months. "My favorite flour dealer has the flour. But he is setting all of it aside for an important customer. You may want to start looking for flour in other ways," says the friend. Seeing that most others have already been looking for flour for months, and that a couple nearby flour shops have already sold out their flour, John becomes nervous. The weather is humid. There are many flour shops in the neighboring cities. But John does not want the moisture to go into the flour during the commute. He tells himself, "the cakes I am to make have to be perfect!" It would be a failure for him if he cannot make his perfect cakes. Everyday, as the date approaches, he prays to the Lord--"Dear Lord my God, please have mercy on me. I am worried because I cannot find any flour for the cakes I want so much to make. See, my Heavenly Father, they will be the most awesome cakes. Please prepare for me dry flour of good quality that is appropriate for the date I will present them to the people for Your sake." His close friend, Jane, comes to him and asks, "why the troubled look on your face?" She suggests, "some shops in the neighboring cities have good quality flour in stock. Why don't you check them out? The weather is humid so you must take special care when travelling with the flour. It is going to be quite an effort. But we can do it together." John replies, "Jane, you don't understand. These cakes are going to be for the Lord. I cannot risk the high humidity along the way. Let us pray to the Lord together. Knowing that we are doing all these for His sake, maybe He will grant our wish. But I am too anxious to pray. Would you pray for us, Jane?" Jane consents. Both of them keep their heads down. "Our merciful Heavenly Father, our dear Lord Jesus, we come weary and worried in front of You. We pray that we understand that we are nothing but tiny grains of salt, and this is none but a short moment in your eternal plan for us. No matter how, You will always watch over us. With flour or without, we are Your children, the ones You love. Please cast away our worries that blind us today. We are chasing nothing but a mist of desires. Dear Lord, let us keep our faith in You. We shall keep looking for what we think as important--what is important to us and to the people we love. Yet please teach us how we may glorify You wholy with our hearts in Your own way one day. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."

Hardcore issues with our churches

2008-01-08T15:20:00.000+08:00

Excerpt from Just Thinking: Ravi at Roxy Q&A part 2:

It is mind-boggling to me that our young men and women are raised in some churches where they are not taught what an absolute is, how to defend an absolute. I've just been invited by one of the major news network. I'll leave it unnamed. In a few days I will go to do some recording with them. And the whole issue is one of their anchors read the book "Can Men Live Without God?" And she was quite profoundly moved by that and says, "I really want to do a television program on this, and bring in a skeptic who is a naturalist to hold the counter position and we both are going to dialog on these issues. What really fascinates me is how does the skeptic really talk about moral ideas when they have no moral framework to which they refer. The skeptic draws a circle around himself or herself on these issues. The tragedy is the Christians themselves have lost this absolute. Where do we go to an absolute? Why do we need an absolute? What is the guideline for my life, for my conduct and my belief? It is critical that we read the scripture and understand that it is both good for the doctrine and for conduct. We have to teach them how to understand this.

The second thing is that really worries me and I know I'll come in for a lot of criticism with this but with each passing birthday I less worry about criticism and I have to be honest that I am willing to take it in stride: someday we might find out that we hurt a whole generation in our churches by not allowing them to think seriously. You can lose a whole generation in this. We have bought into this idea that you engineer emotions in the one hour that you have them. You manufacture feelings and we send them out of there and the net result is that their lifestyles are no different to the people of those around them who don’t believe the same thing they do. It is going to take a huge recovery operation. And sometimes my wife would tell you sometimes I really do get disheartened about this and wonder "where we are losing this battle?" I think we are really losing it in our churches by not giving our young people the credit to think and go deeper and deeper into an understanding of the nature of truth and why it is that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Light. When we manufacture emotions, the emotions stand in isolation. When emotions are generated because of knowledge, then they always remain in tandem and that is the way it should be. So I think in these two ways we are flirting with some very dangerous ground: the lost of the absolute and I think the inability to get our young people and our church people to think again. That's a tragedy.

The Anatomy of Faith & the Quest for Reason

2007-12-04T16:47:00.001+08:00

"Once you have cut off a person's nose, there's no point in giving them a rose to smell."

If you are interested, go to RZIM.org.

落空

2007-12-04T13:05:00.000+08:00

我心已經受感動
又騒又痳
想說的話已經在舌尖
可是心裡遲疑
口始終沒有開

我沒有給你祝福
相反的你的友善
我一早感到

交代不重要的話
閉上門
而最重要的
我竟然留在咀裡

落空
願有下次
願下次之前
不再遲疑

是日經文

2007-11-23T17:11:00.000+08:00

約翰福音
12:23 耶穌說：人子得榮耀的時候到了。
12:24 我實實在在的告訴你們，一粒麥子不落在地裡死了，仍舊是一粒，若是死了，就結出許多子粒來。
12:25 愛惜自己生命的，就失喪生命；在這世上恨惡自己生命的，就要保守生命到永生。
12:26 若有人服事我，就當跟從我；我在那裡，服事我的人也要在那裡；若有人服事我，我父必尊重他。

我以為這是場個人屬靈的爭戰，但一次一次在義上死、罪上活，又靠祂的寬恕爬起來。一次一次，多次多次，我仍舊是一粒麥子，依舊只願愛惜著自己，死不了。或許這其實不是場個人的爭戰，我能夠做到的，不是去打這扙。或許，我能夠做到的，便是輸掉自己、去死掉。一切的不義不忠，不都是潛藏在自我裡面嗎？我怎能靠意志去活去義來呢！我沒本事打敗自我，但把它輸掉總可以吧！

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彼得前書
2:24 他被掛在木頭上，親身擔當了我們的罪，使我們既然在罪上死，就得以在義上活。因他受的鞭傷，你們便得了醫治。
2:25 你們從前好像迷路的羊，如今卻歸到你們靈魂的牧人監督了。

主耶穌，我軟弱祢最清楚。願我能好好記念主的真愛，我靠此便能死得其所了。

心瞎者

2007-11-11T00:53:00.000+08:00

閉上眼睛　四周的事物　一切的人　再看不見
竟害怕　身邊的人走開
這種無用的擔心　在自大又自卑的人身上　蠻合適
這樣微少的信心　怎樣信靠任何人？
勉強自己　不打開眼睛
衣角輕碰　懷疑著　打亂了禱告
再一次碰著　這是真的了
如釋重負　是平安的感覺　卻確認了自己如此不濟
衣角不再觸碰那刻　擔心　才化為信心　歸祢

2007-11-11T00:31:00.000+08:00

每天互相守望

Pray

2007-11-04T23:27:00.000+08:00

Oh Lord my God
Your Name is Most High
The Just and Merciful One
hear the prayer of Your servant
I place my faith in You
And know that You have control over all things
Still my heart trembles
as each second goes by
In and out I breathe
and each throb of my own heartbeat signals my worries
My heart goes to the heart that is in trouble
Time has gone slow
Each tick of the clock is so long
Yet I pay no attention when I wholeheartedly pray to You
And I fail to hide away my sigh from You
You know my prayer
You know my weakness
You know my heart

夠我用

2007-10-29T21:37:00.000+08:00

主祢的恩典是夠我用的
我怎麼地不對不平於
最近我的人
很難過
過意不去
但祢的恩典是夠我用的
祢的愛落在彼此身上
把我的過錯饒恕
我依樣以禱告來到祢面前
在讚美中痛悔

I'm singing

2007-10-29T10:17:00.000+08:00

I am singing unto You

"The Potter's Hand"

Lyrics:
HTML PDF

Preemptive

2007-10-29T10:02:00.000+08:00

There's something more important than myself at this moment. No matter what, keep praying and caring in the name of Christ.

Merciful God of Light, please take away my personal worries and grudges. Help me keep my focus in loving You and others. Change me. Mold me. Guide me. Teach me. Let pleasing words out of my mouth to praise you. Let my heart rejoice and overcome the sorrow it is set upon. Let me sing. Sing loud. Sing of Your amazing love unto me. You are amazing. Just amazing.

祢

2007-10-29T03:28:00.000+08:00

今天晚上，在祢的陪同下，我試著安靜。
因為祢在這裡，我靈裡得安靜。
如若沒祢在旁，我徬徨倒下。
就是因為有祢在，我沒有倒下。沒有給自我埋怨的機會，因為這是祢為我好的原故，叫我不被難過制服，願我第二天以平安的心與祢一起走過。
我接過消息。是的，我願自己成為美好的祝福。我知道了如何祝福呢！
掛了。心落了空。我承諾了禱告。我便為著自己作預備的禱告～
「我等在天上的父，願萬都尊父祢的名為聖。」
（祢像現在這樣維護著我，我如何不配，可是我如何地渴望祢的膀臂。祢就是降在地上，為我們釘身十架。同樣又是創造宇宙眾生的能者。是我認定為聖的：在山上祢變了形像，臉面明亮如日頭，衣服潔白如光。祢是與父永在、為父所愛的兒子。）
願父祢的國降臨，
（是啊，祢快快來到我這兒）
願祢的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。
（我願努力在這地上成就祢的旨意。祢就是我的主、我的良人、守護我的盾牌。）
我們日用的飲食，今日賜給我們。
（無論如何，很感謝祢今晚極豐富的晚餐。）
叫我們不遇見試探，救我們脫離兇惡，
（我只願一心敬畏祢，不願因難過而犯錯，不願在我裡面的愛被過犯所勝～求主讓我在祢眼前蒙恩）
因為國度、權柄、榮耀，全是祢的，直到永遠。
（我的心思、能力、冠冕－－是祢的國度、權柄、榮耀，全是祢的－－求祢管轄）
（出自我的心）
撕裂我心那刻，祢竟賜下祢奇異的憐憫；流出了平安的淚。

行動上的快樂

2007-10-28T17:55:00.000+08:00

今天是快樂的
是主日
甚麼也來得豐富

講的道　發人心省
除卻跘人的優越感
基督徒可誇的
是主耶穌連我們這樣的人都接納

分享的家庭
連女傭一拼上台
說不同語言
但沒分彼此
乃是主藏在我們心裡的愛

你們你們　我開始更認識
連講師都記住了我的名字
其實每次聽到這名字
都介懷　也介意
是個難聽的名字
也沒有無意義
只是相士加在我身上的
厭惡　（離題了）
被記起
就像小狗在街上撒尿
有了自己的地方
（這更是俗氣得不成體統）
走在這街上
感到自己的存在
同時兩個身份　更開心

有件事　就是我的問題
就是經常選擇性失充
明明大家都聽見
上完主日學才回來執捨
我卻自顧自的動起手來
還像大條道理那樣
難堪
但自己一套慣性動作
疊聖經疊椅套放好
不用專業的知識
我頭腦簡單　（但自以為複雜）
適合我

瑞文講的課
給觀點狹窄的我開眼界
多重角度的進路
開放思路的處事態度
獲益
又獲我信賴
這天學會
1. 苦　無可解
2. 一知半解　害人不淺
好好思考

共飯大家思考ＩＱ題
快樂四散

記念主的時間

2007-10-18T14:47:00.000+08:00

停了的手錶
像個荒癈了的院子

手機響起
佢急你唔急
隨時被你關掉

原來被我們對時間的態度
或許能看出我們
有沒有忘記神永遠的慈愛

求主引領

欲搖舟

2007-10-14T18:55:00.000+08:00

泛著舟
愁著心
關係難
自厭煩
欲避憂
怨天尤
把舵扭
船掉頭
主現身
撫我心
開兩手
懷我投
勸勉我
鼓勵我
路雖難
同渡過

願全交
心裡憂
即迀迴
或坎坷
獨我知
主愛我

首先的事

2007-10-07T22:39:00.000+08:00

我的心裡想的就是邀請母親去下星期天於將軍澳宣基小學舉行的粵曲佈導會。

走入家中，父母、家人的面前，外賣已經來了。大家正在預備桌子，準備坐下來了。

我的飯前禱告是在主在大家面前謙卑，是一個羞愧地認罪的禱告；又向主告知我的軟弱，在眼見不到的地方祂看著我，可是我卻害怕，向著自己的親人，在他們面前分享福音。

害怕的，就是那些一直以來的害怕。因為不習慣，因為代溝，因為不擅言辭，因為愛心不足，因為睇住我大，因為長幼之分，因為她可能不喜歡粵曲。種種原因，如前排大紅的關菊英一曲《講不出聲》。

主的作為是奇妙的。祂在意想不到的時間，照祂自己的意思作事。原來家中開著的電視，不知幾時播放在亞視的《地球深度行》。而節目的主題，便是這幾天見報的挪亞方舟最前考古發現。這發現就是幾位港人連同土耳其當地考古專家登上四千米高的亞拉蠟山，探入一洞穴中找到的木結構。撇除種種的可能後，這木結構是挪亞方舟的機會高達九成。

這發現對我來說也是十分重要的。如我對父母說，這發現意未著，挪亞方舟這一直被當作故事的記載，在歷史上真有其事。這進一步證明聖經內的記載是可信的。聖經的真實，對數千年以來的猶太人﹑歐洲人、中國人，地球上任何一個人，都是神的啟示。

今天晚上藉著電視上的報導，妹妹和我有機會向父母提起聖經。願主耶穌的國度，以祂自己的旨意，在地上擴張。我們所得的恩典，都是自祢而來的。

證物

2007-10-07T09:08:00.000+08:00

三港人尋獲挪亞方舟化石
(星島) 10月 03日星期三 05:30AM

火熱動感　啦啦啦

2007-09-20T14:31:00.000+08:00

剛聽罷鴻福堂集團執行董事司徒永富博士於鰂魚涌商福聚會的分享「好上司，我識做」，感受到一位賣涼茶的店員如何在工作中將福氣帶給客人。事後，我的工作時間比較鬆動，可以幫忙執手尾。這時候，商福譚小姐走來問我可否幫助設計商福網頁。我本是程式設計出身，對美學不甚了解。她大概以為我懂得版面設計。我告訴她我不懂版面的事。如有需要我非常願意修整網頁的程式碼。剛上過商福的網站，版面的確有點靜態，我想是多年前寫成的。反過來想，本著努力和本身對網頁的認識，將版面改頭換面，是可以的。我不已經從友人處買了合適的網頁設計軟件嗎？也不已經上過了Flash和Illustrator的暑期班嗎？於是心中生出一份火熱。今次，我想我應該花點努力試著看，不想因為自己的偏見而埋沒了主在我身上的好意。

無論如何，今天都有大得著。所以我將tagline加上句 stay blessed. stay positive. 惟有正面的心態，才能做出榮神益人的事。惟有活在主的深恩裡，生活才變得正面。不活在主裡，那怕只有一刻的時間，瞬即走上了那自毀、不能回頭的寬路。我不願主的心再被刺傷，不願主的血白留，不願蹧蹋祂的憐憫。願正面的心在主內長久火熱。在此以信心和盼望祈求上主從今日起，賜我充足的集中力，提醒我學習奧古斯丁「先愛神，然後做你想做的事」。

Pls don't let disappointment become anger

2007-09-01T18:42:00.000+08:00

Me:	When my closely bonded friend didn't understand my need, I felt down.
Myself:	Isn't it common that people don't understand us? Why the expectation?
Me:	When I felt lost and wanted to share about my hardship, I so wanted my friend to be there and listen. But instead I was overlooked.
Myself:	Overlooked doesn't mean you are not cared for.
Me:	I feel that my needs are not being understood.
Myself:	What's your need then?
Me:	I was there and I wanted to share about my problems. But I got "ho ho ho" instead.
Myself:	Like I said, you cannot expect another person to understand you completely.
Me:	You're right. However... I felt down because of it. My need... no one understands. But I want to take it easy. I want to leave room for my friend. I don't want to be mad because of this. How may I stay calm?
Myself:	There is a verse that can help you. Check out Matthew 8:22 - "Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven." As long as your friend is willing to know you better, don't harden your heart. Always leave the door to your heart open. And do not ever expect all your wants would be known to and fulfilled by others. Instead, pray to the Lord that He provides all we truly need and mold us into people that please Him. He is the only one who understands and provides for all our needs. Love your neighbors and enemies, but look to the Lord for mercy and grace that keep each of our days worth living.

新信心新驚喜

2007-08-25T00:42:00.000+08:00

當我重拾信心歸向祢
祢立即給我莫大驚喜
我信心低落軟弱之時
錯過了祢多少的榮美

趕走灰心

2007-08-22T14:30:00.000+08:00

耶利米書31:10-14如此記著說：

列國啊，要聽耶和華的話，傳揚在遠處的海島說：趕散以色列的必招聚他，又看守他，好像牧人看守羊群。因耶和華救贖了雅各，救贖他脫離比他更強之人的手。他們要來到錫安的高處歌唱，又流歸耶和華施恩之地，就是有五穀、新酒，和油，並羊羔、牛犢之地。他們的心必像澆灌的園子；他們也不再有一點愁煩。那時，處女必歡樂跳舞；年少的、年老的，也必一同歡樂；因為我要使他們的悲哀變為歡喜，並要安慰他們，使他們的愁煩轉為快樂。我必以肥油使祭司的心滿足；我的百姓也要因我的恩惠知足。這是耶和華說的。

翻開神的話語，回想主向我們一次又一次大施憐憫，愁煩轉為快樂，心中充滿感恩。正如箴言17:22所記：

喜樂的心乃是良藥；憂傷的靈使骨枯乾。

喜樂的心不正是憂傷者的良藥嗎？是主給我的提醒，我們無論在任何境地，耐性有多麼缺乏，或感被遺忘，總不要忘記主是我們喜樂的泉源、隨時的倚靠。祂一次又一次向祂回轉的子民伸出恕罪的手，又以話語和聖靈引導他們走義路。有如此慈愛的父作指望，我們「一宿雖然有哭泣，早晨便必歡呼。」(詩篇30:5) 如今可以放下灰色的心，重拾施予的心與人分享主所賜下的平安和幫助。

如今走在患難、試探當中的，請回想主在我們生活的腳踪。祂願意我們回到祂裡面，作我們的盾牌和高臺。願這番話能將在我身上那化愁煩為快樂的恩典與您分享。

The kind of love

2007-08-18T23:41:00.000+08:00

The kind of love
of one who follows Jesus
is more soothing than speaking gentle words
is more reliable than a bold shoulder
is more trustworthy than making big promises
is more meaningful than buying nice gifts
is more detailed than planning vacations
is more generous than paying after
is more proposeful than winning someone's heart
is more complete than a small world of two
is greater than anything money can buy

It can only be so
for God loves us first

WWJD 2

2007-08-18T23:25:00.000+08:00

回來了
因為需要
視線內有祢

b/c
out of sight
out of mind

今日經文

2007-08-10T01:44:00.000+08:00

所以我告訴你們，不要為生命憂慮吃甚麼，喝甚麼；為身體憂慮穿甚麼。生命不勝於飲食麼？身體不勝於衣裳麼？ (太6:25)

因為對我來說是可等寶貴，所以穿甚麼我關心，吃甚麼我在意。身體受了傷，我的心便跟著受傷。只是生命不在乎長短，在乎賜生命的主。若我所單單關心在意的不在主以內，便是出門忘了帶鑰匙了。

尋求信心

2007-07-03T01:07:00.000+08:00

記得有個故事說在一次決堤當中有一基督徒的家差不多全被水淹沒，那家主便走上屋頂，以信心等候神拯救。聽過這故事的人知道他最後有否獲救。我問：「我的信心是否像那個待救的人一樣？我正等待著怎樣獲救？」因為我心知道耶穌的真實，腦子卻又像那十一個使徒剛聽到耶穌復活了的消息一樣。我的信心能怎樣被乘載呢？我知道信心永不能單由知識得來的，聖經也有說：「信心是未見之事的實底。」

有三件事我得以留意：

過去危難中蒙主憐憫之經歷，我知道是真實可靠的。可是，我也得以承認那些經歷的烙印由深刻逐漸退色。如何在衰退的記憶中好好保存那些恩典的記號，我正努力思考，也求主指引。
新約裡有人對主耶穌說過：「我信，但我信得不夠。求主幫助我。」我正像那個人一樣，懇求主以慈愛體恤我不足的信心。雖然我像少信多疑的多馬，也自知不配，但仍願在主裡成為那扎根結實有三十倍／六十倍／一百倍的，而不願成為那被擠住的。
積極面對家族性的罪，好叫家中各人彼此及與祢再沒有阻隔。祢知道我未能在此事做得最好，也有犯錯的時候。我但求首先在自己的行為上時常聖潔，好叫祢的名不再蒙羞。祢知道我曾為家人的相處受委屈，但求祢使我的心胸更寬更廣，不被撒但反過來作更多的惡。

儘管少信，有一件事情我是肯定的，就是在我們身上的信心都靠我們的父神和主耶穌基督的慈愛才得成就。願頌讚全獻給天上的主，因為國度、權柄、榮耀全是祢的，直到永遠。誠心所願。

很長的HI

2007-06-27T16:27:00.000+08:00

（好耐無回覆網上不認識的人的post...）

給darkness：

你好。
因為看過你在他人的blog中留言，便走來看看，或可交個朋友。以下訊息，如有誤會或冒犯，並非原意，請見諒及通知删除。

Ravi Zacharias
http://www.rzim.org/

一位不錯的基督信仰辯證者。去他的網頁聽聽佢Just Thinking的講學，或者可以令你明白更深。

明白－－不單指在知識上邏輯上。有一天，未來電腦的邏輯推理能力應該和人的差不多。如果單從邏輯角度去理解信仰，便與由一台電腦去理解信仰沒有甚麼分別。人憑自己的五感和思維去了解宇宙，很好。可是這五感和思維能理解的也有限。正如我們已知道人的數學已被證明不能解答所有數學問題。人正如Turing Machine一樣是個finite being，有無限的東西不能完成。人的有限性在信仰上其中一個應用，便是要容許有道理是人永不能憑眼耳口鼻觸感邏輯完全了解的。若有這道理，人便唯有靠這道理的主宰啟示出來。

重生得救的基督信仰者，有一個共通點，便是藉著基督獨一的愛和復活為生活及歷史上有力的啟示，認知自身的有限性的同時，得機會遂步突破邏輯思維觸感鼻口耳眼之限，看見及認同造物主創造之美麗和在各人身上的意義。

基督信仰又有一特點，就是在自以為有智慧的人面前被看為愚拙。（相反亦然。）就算是信徒而言，對基督信仰的整個大計劃也未能完全明白過來，因為正如新約上說，現在就像照鏡子而矣。列舉經文片段的章節作為問題的目的應是為了更明白聖經整體的敎導。若憑單獨或片段的章節宣告聖經是導人向惡的話，不要去迪士尼怕有人不排隊把你敎壞，更不用看電視、報章、雜誌。如果有人濫用聖經章節作個人利益，在基督信仰者中也有人出來指正。歷史上也有馬丁路德等人。如果有人單單用聖經的道理敎訓人，自己卻行不出來，此等人在新約聖經的書信上也有提及，並要受罰。

基督信仰者可以活得像鹽和光，但在窄路上大家都有前路要跑。在世上也沒有一個完美的基督徒。耶穌的比喻中卻提過，有不少接觸過福音而結不出果子的人。

真心信基督的人而言，也有過犯的。甚至有過犯連連至不願再白受基督憐憫的，也再一次走回祂身邊，因為他經歷的是莫大的愛。基督的救恩，不只為了飽讀聖經的牧者或神學生，亦為了不懂高深神學的尋常百姓。難道救恩要像科學或金錢一樣由少眾享得呢？基督信仰的真實，是由體會而明白的。明白基督信仰的信望愛，而不單明白經文者，那種生命的盼望和意義，我真的遇見過，亦敎我畢生難忘。

當人詢問起基督敎義時，以愛心和誠實回應，為基督信仰者和非信徒當學習做好的事。單以誠實回應而欠缺愛心的話，不能服眾。單以愛心回應而欠缺誠實的話，也不可信。

至於你對聖經經文如此用心的思考，真是難得的。

多謝你讓沒有清確自身信仰的人多加反省。加油！

今日金句

2007-06-17T22:25:00.000+08:00

敬畏耶和華，在乎恨惡邪惡。
　那驕傲、狂妄並惡道，
　以及乖謬的口，都為我所恨惡。

　　　　　　　　－－箴言8:13

Your Religious Freedom--do you care?

2007-06-16T08:41:00.000+08:00

Hope I can draw your attention to a very important matter that affects your religious freedom.

A bill in Congress makes it a crime for pastors and churches to speak against homosexuality

Message to pastors and other Christians: Just keep your mouth shut

Please help AFA help youself protect our freedom of religion before persecution comes to people we love.

In a while

2007-06-11T00:11:00.000+08:00

You will not see me complaining about myself like I used to.

Only a gentle heart is a peaceful heart.

See you again, self.

遊樂場外

2007-06-08T10:42:00.000+08:00

我們這一代的人自出生便一直被社會所高舉的科學精神所餵養。在單面的科學精神生活中，幾乎一切東西，人都要把它放進儀器裡測度，要從數字裡看出一切的因果。最簡單不過的說法，便是人已經失去了對自然和原有規律的尊重與信任。

科學使我們對自然有更多認識，這是十分寶貴的。可是，人對科學的忠心好像成了一場自愚的戲劇。科學時代所生下的主流不能接受一切不能以科學驗證的事。他們不能不把一切先放進機器裡驗一驗。有一件事他們卻完全忘記了：不論是機器，或是人自己，也是有限的存在體。從這科學方法所得的知識受人類的智慧和五感所限制。人所謂的科學是人以自己為本的探索，其權威不能超越人類的本質。如果要相信科學能夠了解一切的奧秘，那還不如說人類擁有最終極的集體智慧。

我想說的是，除非知道自身的限制，否則眼光不能放得更遠。人類的科學，讓我們在多方面得著好處。它也見證著我們如孩子們在遊樂場上一次又一次的探索冒險。

在遊樂場以外，更多更深遠的東西有待你經歷。

決戰前夕

2007-06-07T14:46:00.000+08:00

主啊!我驚訝祢的心思。祢不是明明要我到祢破落的殿裡，聽祢所差來的使者的話嗎？回港這一切直至這刻，是否為了祢自己向我說的這番話？這好些年裡那些打從心底的感動，也不能與此刻祢明明的話相比。從來也沒有一場講道，無論如何叫我專心，能像祢自己的話這般震撼我的靈魂。我如何克制也止不了顫抖。這顫抖是從心底發出的，沒有他人看見，但在祢的眼前沒有能隠藏的。前兩天所聽的巴蘭又在腦內浮現。而今天祢的通碟來了。

The national authem that has no words, the uncrunchable thirst, and the emporer's new clothes

2007-06-05T12:09:00.000+08:00

BBC News talked today about the national authem of Spain that has no words. It was written long ago. Spanish people demand words for the anthem just like those of other nations.

Not without similarity, the Bible was written long ago. Christians look into all sort of contemporary ideas to apply the ancient text to the nowsdays world. They happily employ Enneagram of Personality as a guide to discover spiritual gifts and to set the course of evangelical missions.

Some of us are eager to explore new ways to identify ourselves and our belief in this era. We take the Good News with us into our washrooms, bedrooms, meal breaks and fellowship. When we bring the gospel to shopping malls, threatres, high tea rooms, and European trips, are we there to bring God's Love to the shoppers, the Way of Life to the ears of the threatre attendants, the Everlasting Hope to the fair ladies, and the Only Salvation to the foreign place? Do we bring the gospel with us and happily expose ourselves to our full desire of style and taste? If there are no nice apartments, exciting movies, delicious gourmet, eye-opening trips, and stylish pants and shoes to go with the gospel, are we still bringing our Bible with us to those places?

The marble buildings still stand near Damascus after a couple of milleniums. Aren't they magificant? Don't we all want nice (not necessarily huge) houses or apartments? Don't we want only quality goods and food? "Second grade merchandises are such disgrace."--is that what you think? Some tell us, "it's okay. We'll find new ways to get more resources. Everyone will be happy." "Isn't there always someone who's going to take things from us if we don't act to take our share first?" you tell yourself.

Our wellbeings have been much improved over the last couple of hundread years. We live like kings and queens in the old days' standard. Let's hope the clothes we wear aren't from the hands of the satanic tailors. Let's pray the gospel we believe in stays loving and true and endures the test of time.

Believe it

2007-06-04T17:41:00.000+08:00

I need you to read this to yourself.

Do you believe that Jesus was the single biggest comeback?

Sports Illustrated, a secular magazine believed so. Where is the Christian in you?

If you are less a Christian than the editors of a secular magazine, what else matters?

家庭職場

2007-05-29T18:10:00.000+08:00

人人都說攪職場小組。回來了的我在家中上班，沒有職場。然而想想我回家的目的，我的家便是我的職場。一如職場，有CEO，有階級，有制度，有unisex洗手間，有隱形基督徒。但裡面講的不是工作效率，沒有年度業績評估，沒有辦公室政治，沒有斟水亞姐，沒有cubicle，也見不到公司設立的理性目標。難道，我們不過是擁有同一個姓氏的個體麼？不是的，我知道媽媽工作之餘也顧及我們的健康，每天為我們切生果。當我一開口要求甚麼，爸爸也立時為我安排。中間可能被他話兩句（甚至幾十句），可是他也是愛我們的。或許，我們這些子女覺得父母不是用自己希望的方式愛自己，便索性不去接納他們，不去回應我們所不應同的愛。就算我們去飲茶付錢，就算我們一次半次與父母閒逛，或幫他們拿重的物件回家，我們有把他們接到我們的comfort zone裡面嗎？還是我們仍舊把他們關閉在我們所追求的一切之外，又把自己鎖在房中，不願被他們打擾？子欲養而親不在－－莫非到此話當頭棒喝之時我們才追尋這天賜之緣嗎？孝敬父母是神藉摩西所頒下的十誡裡第一條帶應許的命令。十誡雖是命令，卻是出於神對人的愛。我願主耶穌教我如何去接納別人，更首先要接納父母。

靈淚眼

2007-05-20T08:47:00.000+08:00

可能淚腺發炎
但寧可信
靈為你傷心
有看不見的東西
比看得見的更重要

願你
遠離看得見的誘局
學習看不見的愛心
敬畏看不見的真神
願神加力
阿們

如何去愛

2007-05-18T22:03:00.000+08:00

我們不都懂得如何去愛。

至少，我認為自己不懂得愛。

可能一件小事，尚未弄清原由便抱怨。

心裡自知不對。＂理性＂站在＂真愛＂的一方與＂私心＂角力。

＂私心＂大概沒有太多安全感，只懂得死握著深愛的不讓其溜走。

＂真愛＂不計較付出，喜歡與＂理性＂為伍。情願放棄擁有，也要祝福到底。

＂理性＂是個中間人，最喜歡說話教訓人。誰聽他的，他便歡喜。誰知他時常被＂私心＂牽引就走迷。常空口說白話。

在人心中，總有這三種個性。可是，人是一件貪漤的機器。誰領他走，誰便得填滿他那永不飽足的肚子。所以，＂真愛＂多被埋沒，只是在肚子滿足那一刻才被注視。但主耶穌說：「人活著不是單靠食物，乃是靠　神口裡所出的一切話。」信祂的人以祂為真理，不再單看重使他暫時滿足的食物。＂理性＂不再單作口腹的奴僕，得以自由，與＂真愛＂克制人裡面的＂私心＂。

我也可以因此知道　神是愛、自由與公義。有了耶穌，我可以學作如何愛。如果沒有耶穌，無論理性與否，我知道我永不懂真正的愛。

"Therein will lie your content."

2007-05-17T12:20:00.000+08:00

Take two seconds to read the bold lines below that came from Ravi's messge "A Life that Lost Its Focus: Saul" part 2. You'll know whether God is speaking to you through it.

If you define a person in terms of what they do, that's when the existential philosophy takes over, and experience becomes the sole definition of who you are.
I remember that day as I settled before the Lord in the heavens, I wanted to make sure that never again I would try to be somebody else but only be grateful to God for making me the way He has. Follow me my friend? Be grateful to God for the way He has made you. Don’t try to be anybody else. Saul envied David and it was his downfall. As you look into your own life, are you willing to accept yourself with your weaknesses with your deprivations? And I don’t say this to be funny. Some of you may look into the mirror and wonder why God gave you the face He did. I’ve met people like that who come and sit in front of me and weep. I’ve met people who cursed the color with which they were born. I’ve talked to them. I’ve talked to students who’ve sat in my office and wept because they do not think they have the preaching skills that somebody else does and think they are not going to make it. I’ve talked to people who got a deformity that is such a deprivation and a disadvantage to them and they have wanted to clinch their fists and anger before God. One of the greatest sense of releases comes when you can lift your countenance toward the heavens and thank Him for the way He has made you and He has made you distinctively you. Do not try to be a David. Do not try to be a Moses. Do not try to be an Abraham. Do not try to be some great hero before you today. Try to be the kind of person God has made you to be. And therein will lie your content.

Praise the Lord for His Word. You may find Ravi's message here.

始終也是愛我的

2007-05-14T00:09:00.000+08:00

在零辰時分，夢迴之間，我所想的是誰？

在深宵之際，牽腸霎那，有主始終愛我。

若自取後果，更說明祢一直聽我的禱告。

那我更要順服順服更要順服。

信徒還是教徒　稱義還是有罪

2007-05-13T21:37:00.000+08:00

自以為可以憑信念改善生命的教徒滔滔不絶，只不過是自我中心者慣性的申訴，不過是自我澎漲者傲漫的演說，又企圖以高言大智的話得辨。不要因此等人的氣焰後退，也不用害怕那偽善者口中的火箭。他欺騙別人說自己為公義的原故控訴教會，連自己的良心也欺騙了。他這不憐憫人的，不為他人設想的，說的盡是自以為義的剛愎話。他便因著自己剛硬的心和咀裡自以為有智慧的話語在真道上被絆跌。他不被憐憫，在那日子要與假冒為善的一同被定斷。

願他被帶到主跟前自慚形愧。因害怕主的烈怒便抱頭痛哭。他要痛悔，因為在主面前他所說過的話都要句句供出來。除了主以外，有誰知道他真的悔改嗎？他迫自己的心懊悔，在主跟前承認自知的過犯。他想像主像衣服套在自己身上，不願再走在巴蘭的謬誤中。有誰能明辨他真的願不再犯錯，還是有一隻腳仍踏在往所多瑪、俄摩拉的岔路上，好叫叛逆的火焰再次被燃旺呢？他自己知道自己的身體裡沒有良善，儘然想盡辨法除去敗壞了的心靈和言語，卻廔廔被私念牽動，得罪人和他所畏懼和相信的神。他又時刻以自己的智慧領受地上的道理，越不願意越發是以有限的邏輯和科學的設論去論斷創造主和至高的掌權者。有誰時刻提醒他曾否在腦海中閃過對聖靈不忠的話語？他現在的心驚慌，知道自己並不是不承認主的人，卻因為自己的過犯想藏起來不敢見主面，又想主的審判立刻來到。可是他真的能夠重新造人嗎？有誰他可以倚靠呢？因著自己的罪，作了主的仇敵。可是，作仇敵的也只有從主那裡得醫治重新得蒙悅納。他就只可以真誠地謙卑自己，伏在主公義的寶座前無語。

蒙寵感恩

2007-04-18T13:22:00.000+08:00

小弟今蒙兩位貴人寵愛，得以消去心頭（和家中）一塊（黑色）大石，實為至幸。在此表以感恩。

問天何以如此庇佑不屑兒？感概萬分，唯反覆思想愛的真締。

愛是恆久忍耐，又有恩慈；愛是不嫉妒；愛是不自誇，不張狂，不做害羞的事，不求自己的益處，不輕易發怒，不計算人的惡，不喜歡不義，只喜歡真理；凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐。愛是永不止息。...（林前十三4至8）

貴人們:記得更換電池...於Target有售(~$9)。

To Rachel Ogimachi

2007-04-16T11:03:00.000+08:00

It was the first and my last time I heard Rachel Ogimachi sang at JEMS PNW Spring Concert 2006 titled. There were such a strong personal experience in the songs she sang. They were "Curtain Torn", "Jesus" and "Sweet Refuge", all of which written by herself. It would be a great delight when it comes a day I can listen to her songs again. I don't know if that is a possiblity. But I pray that the Holy Spirit would bless her with new understandings and encounters in Christ with which she would use her talents and voice to tell about Jesus' love.

What is your work ethics as a Christian?

2007-04-15T16:49:00.000+08:00

"All personal pleasure and enjoyment is bought at a price--for the legitimate pleasure you pay it before the pleasure. For the illegitimate you pay it after."

Sincerely, I invite all of you to listen to apologist Ravi Zacharias's message " Faith under Fire" before we claim to be Christians in home, at church and in our workplace.

The empty Easter egg

2007-04-09T16:06:00.000+08:00

I understand the meaning of Easter a bit more after today's sermon in which Pastor Lock told the story of the empty Easter egg.

［轉載］點解咁屬靈？

2007-04-09T15:18:00.000+08:00

點解咁屬靈？ by 吳淑玲

西城點將錄

2007-04-05T16:26:00.000+08:00

原來在西城認識了那麼多的好人。

不染世俗的，如Gordon以及教會裡的小弟弟和妹妹。
寵我的，如Q、Chi、B^2、Bonnie、Fausta和#'s。我真的欠了他們一份情。
較我年輕的好仔／女，如Archie、Yuk、Bertha、Elisa。我真的相信他們是人們莫大的祝福。
較我年長的，在人生路資歷豐富而堅守主道的如Trevor、Andy、梁牧、林牧、Big A、Steve、Eva、Ivy、Nancy。如果沒有他們這些榜樣，我那屬靈生命的火光可以不會維持到今天。
和我相熟的你找不到自己的名字的話，不用傷心！大概只是我太清楚你不好的那一面。放心！你們當中沒有一個比我差的人。
太多太多的他和她多年來一直無聲有聲獻上祝福。你們的名字沒有在這裡出現，但在我心被懷念。
還有，很多很多曾經幫助我的人。我也會為你們禱告和感恩。

八萬六千四百秒

2007-04-03T19:21:00.000+08:00

可以是令人睡不著的煩惱。也許腦袋中某項機能發生了錯誤。並不是經常可以憑思考解破，但這一次因祢的保守，我不至跌倒。

想起：「不要單顧自己的事，也要顧別人的事。」
顧的先要乃為他人禱告。
又想起：「若有人要跟從我，就當捨己，天天背起他的十字架來跟從我。」

煩惱可不是出於人意嗎？「一天的難處一天當就夠了。」若願意追隨主耶穌的，一天以主的心志作一天的工，便得安枕。

心內仍有話語盼望祢垂聽。願與父神以及主基督和好。Onto the next day...

向世界出發　蔡少芬／以色列

2007-04-03T17:34:00.000+08:00

按此觀看

Words that hurt

2007-02-27T04:35:00.000+08:00

On two occasions (there were probably more that I didn't register), this person was provoked by the circumstances and uttered words that hurt his peers.

Two situations to avoid:

Grumpiness: when this person senses an air of grumpiness in the atmosphere, a strong urge for a quick comeback is warranted, often without a second thought.
Arrogance: maybe it's something to do with lack of attention or a role model during childhood, this person likes to feel superior over others. His arrogance is like a lion lurking in the dark. When someone else fails to do what he is gifted to, it jumps on him like from no where and instantly consumes his kindness for his poor friend. Conceitful words pour from the same mouth from which sings of praises to the Lord come out.

雅各書3-2:18如此說：

「原來我們在許多事上都有過失；若有人在話語上沒有過失，他就是完全人，也能勒住自己的全身。我們若把嚼環放在馬嘴裏，叫牠順服，就能調動牠的全身。看哪，船隻雖然甚大，又被大風催逼，只用小小的舵，就隨著掌舵的意思轉動。這樣，舌頭在百體裏也是最小的，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點著最大的樹林。舌頭就是火，在我們百體中，舌頭是個罪惡的世界，能污穢全身，也能把生命的輪子點起來，並且是從地獄裏點著的。各類的走獸、飛禽、昆蟲，水族，本來都可以制伏，也已經被人制伏了；惟獨舌頭沒有人能制伏，是不止息的惡物，滿了害死人的毒氣。我們用舌頭頌讚那為主、為父的，又用舌頭咒詛那照著神形像被造的人。頌讚和咒詛從一個口裏出來！我的弟兄們，這是不應當的！泉源從一個眼裏能發出甜苦兩樣的水嗎？我的弟兄們，無花果樹能生橄欖嗎？葡萄樹能結無花果嗎？鹹水裏也不能發出甜水來。你們中間誰是有智慧有見識的呢？他就當在智慧的溫柔上顯出他的善行來。你們心裏若懷著苦毒的嫉妒和紛爭，就不可自誇，也不可說謊話抵擋真道。這樣的智慧不是從上頭來的，乃是屬地的，屬情慾的，屬鬼魔的。在何處有嫉妒、紛爭，就在何處有擾亂和各樣的壞事。惟獨從上頭來的智慧，先是清潔，後是和平，溫良柔順，滿有憐憫，多結善果，沒有偏見，沒有假冒。並且使人和平的，是用和平所栽種的義果。」

Pray or criticize

2007-02-02T02:15:00.000+08:00

When Chuck Swandoll spoke on the story of Nehemiah, he said, "You imfluence people who are hard to move basically through prayer. As a matter of fact, when I hear someone criticize another person, I know that individual is not praying for him. You cannot criticize a person that you are praying for. You just can't do it. Now this morning I want you to keep that in your head, as we look at Nehemiah, because Nehemiah faced an impossible set of circumstances..."

Here's Chuck, on "A Leader--From the Knees Up!"

牠知道嗎？

2007-01-28T04:22:00.000+08:00

汪洋。
聚滿各式各樣的生命，無數危險和生機交會的處。

魚。
嗅覺兩公里。
生下便隨水覓食。
牠嗅到食物的氣味。
游往那氣味傳來的方向，找到一點吃的。
又嗅到更多食物的氣味。
同樣游往那方向，更找到不少吃的。
在那兒，嗅到很多很多的食物的氣味。
正游過去，有巨大的湧流向牠衝著來。
牠努力地游，突破一次又一次的波濤。
很久以後，牠已經筋皮力竭。
食物可近在咫尺，在那一邊吧。

　　　＊　　＊　　＊

一位漁翁歡喜地說：
你來看這麼多魚！
牠們本來的住處是屬你的地方。
但是，牠們就是喜歡我的魚餌，都游到我這兒。
看，那邊又有一條興奮地游過來，還不知死期將至呢！
我要定牠作晚餐了！
卻沒有人回應他的話。

　　　＊　　＊　　＊

魚發覺自己墮入網羅已經太遲了。
牠盡力掙扎著，呼求奇蹟出現。
不發一言的他的手一揮，風便隨他的意思轉向。
水也被吹得翻騰，魚借水勢逃出了陷阱。

　　　＊　　＊　　＊

有人說過魚的記憶力只有兩秒。
所以有很多獲救的魚重回那個食物甚豐的地方。

[family.org] The Bentleys: A Radical Journey of Faith

2007-01-26T20:14:00.000+08:00

This story I heard on radio tonight is uncommon, not because of the dramatic twists and turns, but because it was a true miracle story in which God's hand made the impossible possible for those who has immovable faith in Him.

It took me long to look up this link from the Internet. But I would listen to it again... I hope you would enjoy as well.

Listen

Tiny are my problems

Weak is my faith

Selfish is my heart

How great is your love!

我們的名單

2007-01-24T19:28:00.000+08:00

第二次看畢《舒特拉的名單》。他並不是一個禮儀上聖潔的人。反之，他專好嫖賭飲，為了堀金大搞黑市買賣。為了達成目的到處賄賂、威迫、利誘。大部份為他所救的猶太人有很長的時間都不信任這位身戴納粹標誌的商人。然而，從生還的猶太人的口中對他們的英雄的描述，讓我聯想到以弗所書4:8中那句：「擄掠了仇敵，將各樣的恩賜賞給人。」

帖撒羅尼迦前書2:3-10中保羅如此說：「我們的勸勉不是出於錯誤，不是出於污穢，也不是用詭詐。但神既然驗中了我們，把福音託付我們，我們就照樣講，不是要討人喜歡,乃是要討那察驗我們心的神喜歡。因為我們從來沒有用過諂媚的話，這是你們知道的；也沒有藏著貪心，這是神可以作見證的。...我們向你們信主的人，是何等聖潔、公義、無可指摘，有你們作見證，也有神作見證。」裡面保羅所指的聖潔、公義是對信徒的，那麼對那些敵對他們的人呢？彼得前書2:12如此說：「你們在外邦人中，應當品行端正，叫那些毀謗你們是作惡的，因看見你們的好行為，便在鑒察（或作：眷顧）的日子歸榮耀給神。」但這句可能不適用於不義的戰爭中。我又想起馬太福音10:16：「我差你們去，如同羊進入狼群；所以你們要靈巧像蛇，馴良像鴿子。」

我們容易以別人的行為去斷定背後的動機。當看到別人成功時我們又看不過眼便拿最小的事來加以批評。約翰福音8:7上記著：「...耶穌就直起腰來，對他們說：你們中間誰是沒有罪的，誰就可以先拿石頭打他。」多了解他人親身的經歷，或許我們能夠放下成見。反之，我們在人前如何展現自己？在注重行為之時有沒有更加注重內心和動機？

求主監察我們每天的言行和內心，給我們聰明智慧以愛心面對每天的人和事，以無私和謙卑的心將得救的好消息傳遞給身邊的人。

夢醒痛非

2007-01-21T10:06:00.000+08:00

沒有藉口
如何開口
下午四時沒落在床榻夢裡頭

沒有痛罵
沒有訓話
或許信心於此際悄悄流走

回頭於光陰丫路

2007-01-11T21:07:00.000+08:00

茫茫的白雪
漆黑的天空
緊閉的門戶
舞動的蝴蝶
自恃其得意
無視寒夜至
彩麟化白衣
恨錯難返時

「愚妄人所行的，在自己眼中看為正直；惟智慧人肯聽人的勸教。」箴12:15

沒有放零錢在蘋果上，是投機失誤。
放時間在成效低的項目上，就算出於良好動機，但機會成本太高，也是投資失誤。
如果沒有把真正的福氣分給身邊的人，那算得上最大的失誤。

所以，我得以為此越洋成就自己的友人欣慰感謝讚美。

小伙子請自知
求父加你睿智
切勿蹉跎歲月
莫怨日轉星移

＊　＊　＊

詩歌 More Precious Than Silver 最後一句說：And nothing I desire compares with you.

如果沒有祢提醒，可會走回祢身邊？
歌可是為祢而唱，命可是為祢而活？

快把慨嘆轉為盼望

2007-01-10T06:28:00.000+08:00

從會議回來，食物大多已停售。買一碗殘留在煲底的湯和樓上小食部的三文治，心情不大好。又在胡同裡打轉。坐下，食物還未拿起，又發現有工作等著我完成。慨嘆。何以鬱鬱寡歡？人情這回事，幾何可以完滿？想想這兩個星期裡任何一件小事，我實在知道祢對我的愛何其深厚。想想祢在我身上的作為，我明白祢已使我一無所缺。雖然內心常掙扎，對前境仍然盼望。快快跑進祢的懷中。祢的國祢的義，請快來。

成全自己

2007-01-10T04:30:00.000+08:00

父啊，願首先走在祢的旨意中，是就說是，不是就說不是，又永遠盼望那美好的一日。
父啊，希望自己時刻提醒自己叫自己得著成全，願自己和身邊的都在祢裡面得平安。

一步一步走在祢裡面，可以麼？是祢的愛，叫我有力量面對每一天的失敗。正面一點，可以的，皆因有祢。

等等我，我馬上就來。

愛...不許

2006-12-29T01:01:00.000+08:00

祢不許我墮入網羅之中，伸手救我脫離兇惡。無知的我卻不知道祢的苦心、對我的思念。順境中，我應歌頌祢的名；錯折中，我該讚揚祢的愛。無論何刻祢也護庇我。我不能完全明白祢莫測的心意，但求祢掂念我的軟弱，保守我的心懷意念，不容我得罪祢。今天與祢所愛的見證祢的作為。祢的名是當稱頌的。阿門。

學習感恩

2006-12-10T17:14:00.000+08:00

這幾天中有很多值得去感恩的事情。

忙中抽空上了特別為詩班而設的音樂課。又輕奮又充實，乃是我盼望已久的知識。最好的是，指揮悉心回答所有問題，為教好我們這班詩班員，不吝晚上私人的時間免費授課！

同晚回家後工作至淩晨，終能把手頭的資料整理成報告，及時作次天開會之用。自知失手何其容易，固亦為此感謝。

在團契裡見到不少弟兄姊妹自願分享和帶詩，鼓勵他們的職員應記一功，也為他們的付出而得安慰。反之自己近來為工作所困，未能對詢間作及時回覆。故之急忙預備的材枓付諸流水，自食其果。喜見友人帶來的包裹和眾新毽童毽女對此運動的興趣。樂於現今視、聞、遊戲之科技。

週末早晨起來，比上班的日子更忙碌。死海古卷、快午餐、拍攝、車內小睡、ESL、買雜貨、回家小竭、收信、過相、晚餐慶祝、燒碟、寫部落格、休息。

這幾天裡有三個人時常陪著我，特此鳴謝温偉耀、風風、無所不知無處不在無所不能無始無終的天父。

回應練習：

例句：「感謝神賜路旁玫瑰　感謝神玫瑰有刺」

感謝神McDonald's早餐
感謝神遲起錯過
感謝神路口轉綠燈
感謝神塞車遲到
感謝神冇覆call我錯
感謝神不用帶歌
感謝神工作壓肩頭
感謝神Moses幫我

腹中深知我　意念何其多
谷中捉緊我　不至深淵墮
今雖有憂幻　盼望牢不破

簽名嗎？

2006-11-27T07:35:00.000+08:00

幾個星期前有某位牧者（不是本會牧者）多次說笑般要求聽眾買新書的同時向他索取簽名。原因是他年紀老邁，看到他書中的簽名的時候好叫讀者為他禱告。我對此並不贊同。可是，我這樣的想法會否過分小心眼？若你當時也在場，有勞告訴我你的觀感。

To whom you give thanks?

2006-11-26T11:40:00.000+08:00

When we festively enjoy this Thanksgiving season, the world has not slowed down its pace. Read this month's cover story of TIME.com--God vs. Science. Also you can find yet another article on wired.com titled "The Church of the Non-Believers". Both aimed at challenging Christianity with New Atheisism. Frquent readers of my blog would know my take on this debate. The reason behind my mentioning these two articles is a question--what are you doing this Thanksgiving? I cannot help but sensing two problems in our so-called Christian lives. I'll make it personal (as always) to illustrate my points.

First, take a moment to think about this question: are you in peace with your Lord?
I took a deep breath and came up with a picture of what I have done the last week. "Have I been in peace with God?" I asked myself. I did spend a lot of time sleeping and on gatherings. Did I spend enough time with Him this season of worship? I did sing some thanksgiving songs, had some group thanksgiving prayers and gave thanks in front of others a couple of times. I asked myself the third time, "was I in peace with my Heavenly Father?"

Second, while relaxing in this enjoyable moment of the year, I wonder, "did I come to others in His image in the last few days?" The world goes at its own pace, no matter we stand or rest. If I haven't poked around, I wouldn't come across the aforementioned articles. And who knows how many I have already missed? The point is not about catching up with every bit of news or current thinkings. Rather, read those articles carefully. Immerse yourself in them and then ask yourself, "where do I stand in these discussions?" How would you respond if a friend of yours come to you about these topics? The world is not going to wait for us to take response. If you feel responsible for taking a stand in this daily battle, you've got to learn about what's going on and diligently prepare for it. Many, many times I have read about Christians being criticized on making use of what being considered "stale" theological views, views that cannot keep up with the current world.

The English career fellowship in my church is called Connections. What a vision in this name! How are we connecting with the Creator who gave up His own life for our sins today? How are we connecting with our neighbors, our coworkers, and the others who are working hard at the other end of the world while we are celebrating our holidays? Dear Lord, please forgive me this thanksgiving season for my sins against you and my negligence towards you. Please give me wisdom and strength in living more Christ-like and making good connections with those around. May Your Spirit be with me and remind me of you day and night. In Jesus, my Lord and Savior's name, amen.

疑心挑起求知慾

2006-10-21T18:48:00.000+08:00

今天晚上由華人創辦、為華人服務的環球聖經公會的會長兼國際總幹事容保羅牧師向本堂弟兄姊妹展示了中文聖經譯本的歷史，及現代人對中文聖經譯本的要求。他繼而向臺下的聽眾介紹了環球聖經公會發行的《聖經新譯本》，並透過幾個與《和合本》比較的具體例子，舉出前者優勝之處。在那兩個多小時裡，他不停地為此演說。無疑，那個為華人而設的環球聖經公會所出版的《新》改正了不少《和》的錯漏。也因為這個原故，我買下了一本與English Standard Version (ESV)對照的《新》。可是，我暫時只會把它當我所擁有、作參考用的其中一部譯本。

書攤的職員，就是環聖的新加坡總幹事洪振賢牧師，向來到攤位的各人派發由容牧師著、名為《眾裡尋它－－如何選擇中文聖經》的册子，裡面舉出了更多《新》對比其他中文譯本較優的證明。第十七頁上作者以羅馬書8:3作對比《新》與《現代中文聖經譯本》以及《和》的經文。我才發覺我所擁有的《現》將那一節其中一部份譯成了「使他有了跟我們人相同的罪性」。本質上，這譯法並不一定與基督無罪這神學觀念相違背，因為此處所指的是罪性，並不是指他曾犯罪。一共參考了六部中、英譯本後，我證明《新》的譯法是較為乎合原文的。雖然如此，在這節經文上，我只能說《現》譯出來的意思的確失準了，我卻仍不能說它違反了基督無罪這觀念。

求知慾甦醒的同時，高興的是，ESV比New International Version (NIV)更合乎喜歡卻看不懂King James Version (KJV)的我的口味。

地上的祝福、天上的盼望

2006-10-02T17:06:00.000+08:00

今天算得上是風平浪靜。沒有煩腦的日子便是愉快的。
去做做運動出一身汗。雖然雙腿酸軟，也就是這種平靜的子裡我才能＂的＂起心肝。而且在運動的同時還聽著老友的節目。

感覺良好的一天，我好好享受了。而我知道最好的都不在祢以外。祢賜我的分，比這天的平靜更美，叫我在祢裡面知足。祢的愛存留至永恆。今天呢？我在何時投靠祢，祢的恩膏便在何時傾倒在我身上。祢怎會不知道人心所願的事？天上的盼望、地上的祝福祢都賜下了。今天的祝福，我閤上眼也清楚，就是互此分擔的好友、滿有真誠對話的午餐、載著茶包、磁石和花燈的包裹、以及四點前的一支電話。

努力在主的愛裡面彼此守望！

歸回安息

2006-10-02T16:15:00.000+08:00

求取知識，固然是美。但也當持守節制。
向四野張望太久，容易忘記已有的。
細個也有在課堂上學過：坐這山，望那山，一事無成。
還是應多多學習從主的心意出發，也應思想以前漆黑的日子。
戴在手腕上的環，可不要只當作裝飾。

此刻該好好去休息。

祝你喜樂

2006-09-28T15:37:00.000+08:00

彼得前書 1:3-9 向神所揀選的你如此說：

願頌讚歸與我們主耶穌基督的父神！他曾照自己的大憐憫，藉耶穌基督從死裏復活，重生了我們，叫我們有活潑的盼望，可以得著不能朽壞、不能玷污、不能衰殘、為你們存留在天上的基業。你們這因信蒙神能力保守的人，必能得著所預備、到末世要顯現的救恩。因此，你們是大有喜樂；但如今，在百般的試煉中暫時憂愁，叫你們的信心既被試驗，就比那被火試驗仍然能壞的金子更顯寶貴，可以在耶穌基督顯現的時候得著稱讚、榮耀、尊貴。你們雖然沒有見過他，卻是愛他；如今雖不得看見，卻因信他就有說不出來、滿有榮光的大喜樂；並且得著你們信心的果效，就是靈魂的救恩。

在主裡時常喜樂的，仍是至高者以自己的權柄揀選出來的。從主而來的喜樂，是屬乎永恆的。從私意而來的喜樂，是無水的井，是黃昏的落日。
我讚嘆那賜人真生命的，眼看不見，耳聽不聞，手摸不著，心測不透。你蒙祂的恩，有多少是因為努力的原故而得的呢？美善的事，我們依著聖靈賜下的恩賜用心去作。我們知道，美善的果子乃為神喜悅的。
地上有困難的日子，努力去作，同心禱告，不用氣餒。緃然我們軟弱，我們所盼望的總不軟弱。地上有喜笑的日子，我們加倍感恩，依舊努力，更渴望將來主顯現的那天。願你在困難的日子，因主賜給我們的大喜樂，得以飽足。作為你主內的兄弟，我以喜樂以誠心祈禱。

愛比律法更公平

2006-09-27T16:04:00.000+08:00

感謝祢不用公平的律法對待我，因為我在律法下死而又死，無半點指望。
感謝祢卻以無恨的憐憫遮蔽我，致使我在祢跟前不再淪落，重新得盼望。
感謝祢藉著獨生的愛子引領我，最終我在天國裡得見祢面，永遠的同在。

這段日子裡面，這一邊的我如同不見了。或者，果真是不見了。
今天晚上，這邊的我還是出現了－－另一邊的我不斷盼望的。
自救是不可能的。能夠重新回來，也不是自己的能力作成的。
聽過不少人說他的經歷是祢的帶領。那個我不能白白置信，等待他們用甚麼來證明給我看。
祢的作為不是奇妙的嗎？祢在經書裡很多的奇蹟異能，經已是千百年前的故事。
最要緊的，祢並沒有埋藏在歷史的廢墟中。
我是個愚昧人，本來就是。依道理說本是值得厭惡的。
是祢的意願叫奇蹟越過千百年降臨在我身上。
盼望出自於祢的信約。喜樂出自於祢的真實。自由出自於祢的憐愛。
愚昧如我的，今天要歡欣地閉口，自由地寡言。
固執如我的，明天來放低我成見，向他賠不是。
不配如我的，此刻蒙祢此段厚愛，感恩來歌頌。

The scrolls are here!

2006-09-24T07:00:00.000+08:00

In case you don't know, the Dead Sea Scrolls are now on display from September 23 to January 7 in the Pacific Science Center. This is the first time the scrolls have ever been publicly shown in the west coast. I am definitely going. A group of 15 or more can get 1/3 off the price of the tickets! So far, eight people already signed up to go in early November for the exhibit. If you are interested, don't wait. Ping me so you can also enjoy the group discount on the tickets! In fact, I am also planning to go to a couple of lectures about them.

These biblical texts are the earliest known manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament. See fragments that have never before been displayed in public.

This fall you'll have an extraordinary opportunity to hear from world-famous experts about the Dead Sea scrolls. Each week at Seattle's Town Hall, fascinating and sometimes controversial topics will be covered, including The Dead Sea Scrolls, Jesus and The Da Vinci Code, The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Stories They Tell and Using Technology to Reveal and Safeguard the Dead Sea Scrolls. Lectures will be at 7:30 p.m. most Wednesdays September 27-December 13. Tickets are $15 at pacificsciencecenter.org or at any Pacific Science Center ticket booth. For more information call 206-443-2001. Town Hall is located at Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street.

忠信之聲《打開心鎖》

2006-08-27T07:38:00.000+08:00

無意間找到了忠信之聲這個網站。聽了兩三集《打開心鎖》這個節目，覺得很舒服。雖然節目以普通話灌録，語句是淺白的。所以不諳普通話的我也能聽得明白。所以大家也不妨去看看。

馬後砲

2006-08-24T05:07:00.000+08:00

是天父容許霍金在物理研究上有如此的成就？如是的話，為什麼？

Baggage

2006-08-05T15:05:00.000+08:00

Days spent grabbling over box after box of stuff got before I moved here to work for my present employer. These many boxes of belongings were accumulated over many years. Most are no longer of much use to me. Taking advantage of the occasion, I went over each item in each of these boxes, classified the contents into one of the three categories: keep, trash, donate. And I came up with five boxes and two garbage bags of stuff to donate, and a lot of papers/printed materials to recycle, but there were not a whole lot to keep. Regardless, there were many valuable gifts that I may not have much use of, but too nice to give away. Therefore I know I don't love others as much as myself. Really, the selection process was pretty much based on the egocentric question, "do I like/need/want to keep it?" I didn't really try to give away only 2nd grade items. But it was predictable with the kind of mindset I bore and evident in the items to donate.

Many times we encountered something we liked, we wanted to bring it into our possession. We have brought with us many baggages when we walk down the path of our lives. we dragged these possessions along with us. They were pleasant to our eyes that day, and our feelings have been attached to them for one month or even a few year. Nonetheless, they put their weight on us wherever we went. We kept going and collected more memories in form of belongings. Sooner or later, they got turned into baggage on our shoulders. The more beautiful they appear, the more memorable they are, the harder it is to leave them. Who doesn't treasure the memorable past? So we keep carrying these baggages with our hands, arms, shoulders, until they become too heavy to be lifted. We would still drag them along with us until we couldn't move.

We typically fall into liking before we love. Often we want to hold onto things we like. There are things so nice that we try to keep them with us. We may show our love towards what we like for the wrong reason--i.e. to possess. When we worry about pursuing these beautiful things in life, we may get obsessed with ourselves, crunching our thirst for love. Little do we care about how we respond to all the goodness we receive, until the day we find that these good things in our lives have come to pass. We realize we are just selffish selffish beings.

God Himself sacrificed His begotten son, Jesus Christ, before we have got to know Him. He has loved us even when we weren't likeable, when we weren't lovable. Those who believe in Him can look upon Him for a new life. In this life, we no longer need to be driven by our desire to possess. He showed us how to truly love, so we may love for real. In Him, it is no longer about our desire, our wants, or even our pasts. It's time for us to turn a new leaf. Matthew 11:28 says, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." We can finally let go of our baggages, those which were once pretty, those which were once sweet, those which were once so treasured by us. It's because He has already taught us how to love and let go, as 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." Together in Him, there lies a bright and everlasting future ahead of us.

Fundamentalist questions

2006-07-14T06:22:00.000+08:00

Fundamentalism, according to the Encarta Dictionary, is

a religious or political movement based on a literal interpretation of and strict adherence to doctrine, especially as a return to former principles.

Thanks Daipok for sharing with me the link below. What would be your response?
Top Ten Signs You're a Fundamentalist Christian
Do you agree with the author or do you feel offended?
What would you say about those comments?

The teachings at Search Seattle's "Living Principles" seminar immediately came to my mind.

To me, it seems that the answer lies in how we love. How we love our neighbors and how we love those who do not accept the Gospel. Verbal arguments with non-believers are sometimes needed. Remember, we try to bring people to Christ, not away from it.

A question is raised in my mind. What kind of Christian do you want to be? If the Christianity you know would conflict with the view of others, would you accept this identity of a fundamentalist? Where would you stand?

Looks like I don't lack of brain food for the next few days. Dear Holy Spirit, may you guide us through.

本週經文

2006-06-13T16:03:00.000+08:00

猶大書

耶穌基督的僕人，雅各的弟兄猶大，寫信給那被召、在父神裡蒙愛、為耶穌基督保守的人。
願憐恤、平安、慈愛多多的加給你們。
親愛的弟兄阿，我想盡心寫信給你們，論我們同得救恩的時候，就不得不寫信勸你們，要為從前一次交付聖徒的真道竭力的爭辯。
因為有些人偷著進來，就是自古被定受刑罰的，是不虔誠的，將我們神的恩變作放縱情慾的機會，並且不認獨一的主宰─我們（或作和我們）主耶穌基督。
從前主救了他的百姓出埃及地，後來就把那些不信的滅絕了。這一切的事，你們雖然都知道，我卻仍要提醒你們。
又有不守本位、離開自己住處的天使，主用鎖鍊把他們永遠拘留在黑暗裡，等候大日的審判。
又如所多瑪、蛾摩拉和周圍城邑的人，也照他們一味的行淫，隨從逆性的情慾，就受永火的刑罰，作為鑑戒。
這些作夢的人也像他們污穢身體，輕慢主治的，毀謗在尊位的。
天使長米迦勒為摩西的屍首與魔鬼爭辯的時候，尚且不敢用毀謗的話罪責他，只說：主責備你吧！
但這些人毀謗他們所不知道的。他們本性所知道的事與那沒有靈性的畜類一樣，在這事上竟敗壞了自己。
他們有禍了！因為走了該隱的道路，又為利往巴蘭的錯謬裡直奔，並在可拉的背叛中滅亡了。
這樣的人在你們的愛席上與你們同吃的時候，正是礁石（或作：玷污）。他們作牧人，只知餧養自己，無所懼怕；是沒有雨的雲彩，被風飄蕩；是秋天沒有果子的樹，死而又死，連根被拔出來；
是海裡的狂浪，湧出自己可恥的沫子來；是流蕩的星，有墨黑的幽暗為他們永遠存留。
亞當的七世孫以諾，曾預言這些人說：看哪，主帶著他的千萬聖者降臨，
要在眾人身上行審判，證實那一切不敬虔的人，所妄行一切不敬虔的事，又證實不敬虔之罪人所說頂撞他的剛愎話。
這些人是私下議論，常發怨言的，隨從自己的情慾而行，口中說誇大的話，為得便宜諂媚人。
親愛的弟兄阿，你們要記念我們主耶穌基督之使徒從前所說的話。
他們曾對你們說過，末世必有好譏誚的人隨從自己不敬虔的私慾而行。
這就是那些引人結黨、屬乎血氣、沒有聖靈的人。
親愛的弟兄阿，你們卻要在至聖的真道上造就自己，在聖靈裡禱告，
保守自己常在神的愛中，仰望我們主耶穌基督的憐憫，直到永生。
有些人存疑心，你們要憐憫他們；
有些人你們要從火中搶出來，搭救他們；有些人你們要存懼怕的心憐憫他們，連那被情慾沾染的衣服也當厭惡。
那能保守你們不失腳、叫你們無瑕無疵、歡歡喜喜站在他榮耀之前的我們的救主─獨一的神，
願榮耀、威嚴、能力、權柄，因我們的主耶穌基督歸與他，從萬古以前並現今，直到永永遠遠。阿們。

壞樹結壞果子

2006-06-11T16:13:00.000+08:00

別人有建立愛心的意願嗎？我也有。別人認定以生命影響生命嗎？我也是。可是，真正的生命，在我這塊泥土上，不過是虛言。沒有完整的結構，工程輕則作廢墟收場，重則傷及身邊的人。在這邊熱心正經八百，在那邊卻作了叫人跌倒的榜樣，外邦人眼中的笑柄。這不正是生命影響生命的失敗版本嗎？來，你我一同大笑一番。

祢的話臨到我身上：我的慈愛是夠你用的。
我怎可逃避祢？所以我又向祢感恩。這一切一切祢在我生命豐富的恩惠。縱然我的心如被火燒紅，我怎可不去把自己也放下去先歌頌祢的名？

我們在天上的父，願萬民都專祢的名為聖；願祢的國降臨；願祢的旨意成就在地，如同成就在天。我等日用之飲食，今日賜予我等。饒恕我們的過犯，如我們饒恕別人的過犯。叫我們不遇見試探；救我們脫離兇惡。因為國度、權柄、榮耀，全是祢的，直到永遠。阿門。

本週經文

2006-06-08T09:45:00.000+08:00

本週經文出自馬太福音3:7-10。

約翰看見許多法利賽人和撒都該人也來受洗，就對他們說：毒蛇的種類！誰指示你們逃避將來的忿怒呢？你們要結出果子來，與悔改的心相稱。不要自己心裏說：有亞伯拉罕為我們的祖宗。我告訴你們，神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。現在斧子已經放在樹根上，凡不結好果子的樹就砍下來，丟在火裏。

Today's Our Daily Bread: An Expensive Gospel

2006-06-06T15:58:00.000+08:00

I ran into a visiting pastor last Sunday after worship and took him to a nearby restaurant for lunch. He was a very joyful person and we chatted for the most part of the meal. I asked about the 14400 Israelites mentioned in the book of Revelation and started on the topic of the end of days. He briefly walked me through the milestones during that period. I was reminded of the disasters that will happen during the seven years of tribulation. That certainly is a time I do not want to be born into. It would be unimaginable how a believer may survive in such settings. Let alone the question whether the rapture will happen before or during those years, any believer in those days won't be able to escape from persecution and sufferings. Today's ODB devotion again showed me through the book of Philippians that sufferings are natural to Christians on earth. The words from the pastors that were being persecuted astounded me:

"Thanks for being concerned for us, but don't worry. We've learned that it's not enough for us to preach the gospel or live for the gospel. It is necessary that we suffer for the gospel."

What takes us so long to stand up and live for our Lord? Can I refrain myself from asking this question?

Update on June 9, 2006: I ran into these verses and wanted to share with you.

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. (2 Timothy 3:12-13 KJV)

撒但哄亞當和夏娃吃禁果（一）

2006-06-02T11:27:00.000+08:00

依創世記裡面撒但引誘騙亞當和夏娃吃下禁果的事，我自問自答。這是第一篇。

撒但怎樣引誘亞當和夏娃吃禁果呢？
這個問題的答案有三方面。

第一，人（夏娃）心裡以為神命令他們不吃禁果，意思是要他們避免死亡的可能，是出於善良勸戒之心。神一開始沒有當面向他們說明何謂罪。當然我們知道人在神的眼中是寶貴的，神當然不希望他們受罪的綑縳，泥足深陷。撒但沒有直接吩咐二人吃禁果。但它以私意更改神的吩咐，（對夏娃）說吃了禁果不一定死。它趁神不顯現的時候，充當有學問的老師，單從神為了二人利益著想的角度，引導二人以自己的私意衡量好壞，卻故意埋沒了神的命令的莊嚴。當心亂如麻的時候，有沒有人聳擁你從事物的某幾個各角度去想？當作決定的時候，有沒有人聳動你的情緒？現代人生活急速，耐性也愈來愈少了。我們有沒有試過忍耐不了而作出草率的決定？

第二，The Chronicles of Narnia第二部The lion, the witch and the wardrobe裡頭冰女王如何以零食引誘Edmund心裡的物慾，撒但也是如何引誘亞當和夏娃。人偏愛悅眼的事物，這證明了私慾一早已存在人的心裡。耶穌基督原與天父同在。父作的，子也照著作。可是我們知道祂來到世界，沒有作過一件不義的事。所以我們所犯的罪並不是出自神，我們所犯的罪是出自魔鬼和心中的私慾。撒但所說的話，企圖否定神的旨意的同時，不正像一個「好心人」為別人的利益打算嗎？它說：「你們吃的日子眼睛就明亮了，你們便如神能知道善惡。」人都以為一個願意給自己好處的人就是好人，是個可信靠的人。蛇便藉此手法叫他們相信「滿足自己（而不是滿足神）才是合理的」。

第三，撒但用說話抵毁神的神聖和權威。它中傷神說神不許人吃禁果是出於自私。此處我說自私一詞，意思是撒但以惡言意味神的旨意並不是真正為了人的好處，這是製造利益矛盾的手法，目的是要破壞神與人之間的和諧。當利益矛盾產生的時候，人容易為了保障自己的利益而變得小心眼，正跌入了撒但的圈套。但我們清楚明白，神藉著祂的獨生愛子降生為世上的罪人死，表明了祂對世人的愛。人吃了禁果以後，神仍然把世上一切的事物交給人託管，這不是神對人的重視嗎？而且母親怎樣無私的撫養兒女長大成人，這不是從神而來的嗎？撒但以言語叫人不信神是美善的主宰，聳動他們離棄神，以一己的能力尋找另外一套「真理」。今天後現代主義的社會風氣，不正是鼓吹沒有真理，鼓吹個人物慾至上的思維嗎？

父愛

2006-05-25T16:40:00.000+08:00

兒子三番四次犯錯。每次犯錯以後，知道所犯的錯得罪了父親叫他心傷，心裡想：「我得罪了我的父，叫他傷心。我要悔改，求他寬恕。可是我屢次犯同樣的錯。還有面目回去嗎？」就沮喪，躱藏起來獨自後悔。他立志不再犯同樣的錯，可是卻知道憑自己不能作甚麼。所以，他還是回頭往家裡去。見到兒子，父親立時擁他入懷裡，心裡想：「今天我所愛的兒子回來，我不再念記他以往的叛逆。」雖然兒子回轉了，在父親懷中的他心裡卻想吃麥當勞豬柳蛋漢堡早餐。那時已是10:28，不可能及時買回來。兒子卻仍然想著這事，便對父親說：「我想吃麥當勞早餐。」父親答應他，說：「好，我們現在去買。」兒子問：「現在不是已經太遲了嗎？」父親又說：「我們現在就去，給你吃豬柳蛋漢堡。」他們就出了門。當他們到那兒，已經是10:45。父親對兒子說：「我兒，待會你見到服務員，只要向他取已為你預備的豬柳蛋漢堡。」兒子見到服務員，便說：「請給我為我預備的豬柳蛋漢堡早餐。」服務員問：「你要喝甚麼早餐飲料？」兒子選了橙汁。一會兒後，服務員拿著放食物的紙袋，說：「這是你的早餐。裡面還有多一份的薯餅。」父親還辦了許多別的事：為兒子開路、預備大大碟均衡午餐、汽車和司機。這一天就像兒子的生日一樣，他樂透了，為父親所做的一切感動。

好父親不會永遠記著兒子的過錯。他的心腸如此温柔。縱然心一次又一次被刺痛，仍然深愛他的兒子。天父就是你就是我的好父親。他對我們的愛比我們的過犯更大。我們懇切悔改，求他寬恕。他就重新接納我們。我們以信心懇切求父賜給我們能力，克服自己剛愎的私心。他必叫我們重獲新生。我們這樣相信，因為我們知道他不願一人沉淪，乃願人人都悔改得救；除他以外，也沒有賜下別的名，叫我們可以靠著得勝得救。他當配受極大讚美！

我們只有一個盼望，就是天父的大愛。

願我們每思每行都與他同在。阿門。

本週經文

2006-05-21T03:55:00.000+08:00

從古以來，人未曾聽見、未曾耳聞、未曾眼見在你以外有什麼神為等候他的人行事。你迎接那歡喜行義、記念你道的人；你曾發怒，我們仍犯罪；這景況已久，我們還能得救嗎﹖我們都像不潔淨的人；所有的義都像污穢的衣服。我們都像葉子漸漸枯乾；我們的罪孽好像風把我們吹去。並且無人求告你的名；無人奮力抓住你。原來你掩面不顧我們，使我們因罪孽消化。耶和華啊，現在你仍是我們的父！我們是泥，你是窰匠；我們都是你手的工作。耶和華啊，求你不要大發震怒，也不要永遠記念罪孽。求你垂顧我們，我們都是你的百姓。你的聖邑變為曠野。錫安變為曠野；耶路撒冷成為荒場。我們聖潔華美的殿─就是我們列祖讚美你的所在被火焚燒；我們所羨慕的美地盡都荒廢。耶和華啊，有這些事，你還忍得住嗎﹖你仍靜默使我們深受苦難嗎﹖（賽64:4-12）

Let him be the shepherd

2006-05-20T03:16:00.000+08:00

I was troubled last night and this morning about my own sins and disobedience to God. I thought of the bible verses chosen for our fellowship last year:

Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water: Let us keep the witness of our hope strong and unshaking, for he is true who has given his word: And let us be moving one another at all times to love and good works; Not giving up our meetings, as is the way of some, but keeping one another strong in faith; and all the more because you see the day coming near. (Hebrew 10:22-25 BBE)

I got to ask myself:

What sets our hearts free from the sense of sin? There is not a doubt that human beings are all sinners that have fallen short of grace from our God. While some admit there is a god, some do not. While some confess their sins to God, some do not. While some think the end justifies the means, some do not. While some think it is moral to do one thing, some think otherwise. Should there be no absolute goodness, all the good deeds one does is just to fulfill the selfish sense of goodness of one's own. To the creator of all things, we all fall short of his grace, as we do not know the truth to live by it. The Lord our God is however a loving god. He would rather save us from our sins than letting us go astray. He is the key to truth. He is the one who sets our hearts free of the sense of sin.
What does that mean? Only he can cleanse my hearts. I must admit that I do not have the power to lord over my sins. I must willingly admit him into my heart and let only him take the throne of my life. He is my shepherd and I must follow only him in every moment of my life. He is the only key to life.

ACM Seattle t-1

2006-05-20T03:11:00.000+08:00

Today marks the beginning of a 3-day event of the evangelical concerts and workshops organized by ACM Canada. Those close to me know I was in the choir for ACM's Seattle visit last year. Again I am participating as a choir member this year. The speaker and most other ACM partners from various cities worldwide arrived at Seattle yesterday. Last night we had our rehearsal for the concert. While I was glad that the ACM members arrived safely and had already started giving their best to God, I felt uneasy adjusting to new commmands one day before the actual event. We also had to make adjustments during rehearsal last year, since the worship leaders weren't watching over us during practice. I prayed that the Lord would humble me. For we are all serving in His name, we should serve with argeeing hearts. They had to be very tired after the flight while rehearsing with us. May God give me the strength to forgive as the Lord himself forgives those who forgive others. May he invite my dear friends to come and prepare the hearts of the audience. May he let us serve him with all our hearts, spirit, minds and strength for his glory.

因祢去卻了愁煩

2006-04-25T07:46:00.000+08:00

我開眼，又閉上眼。願清晨是聖潔的；願下午祢坐著為王；願晚上祢照常顯大。有甚麼令我憂心的事呢？祢向我所施的慈愛無微不至，是甚為可以依靠的。倘若睡夢中有愁煩，一醒來便馬上向祢求安慰。倘若睡夢中有驚憂，甚至想自己找法子，一醒來卻立刻向祢求寬恕，因為祢有大能賜下大恩，也已經在我身上賜下了大恩，叫我凡事只要一心一意求祢。這幾十年的光陰中有低谷有深淵，我怎能安然走過呢？祢來了，且一步一步的拖帶。現在我可以在祢大而有力的臂內容身。人怎能說祢不看顧呢？祢誠然有大恩典，且不吝惜。祢如同晨星展現在信靠祢的人心裏，他們也要努力頌揚祢的名，直到祢的大應許得成就，就是耶穌基督在大榮耀中再來的日子，直到永遠。

祢以愛與公義作萬王之王、萬主之主，是配受萬口頌掦的。阿門。

RE: More on 2Pe 1:19

2006-04-21T05:06:00.000+08:00

This is a discussion I had with my bible study teammates on 2Pe 1:19 last night. Feel free to comment on my logic and uncover any flaws from it. The last thing I want is to present a bible passage the wrong way. Thanks.

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Subject: More on 2Pe 1:19

Here’s my view on the verse. Could any of you please let me know whether it makes sense to you?

Thanks,
Dandan

I vouch for the interpretation of 1a. First of all, verse 1:19 says “we have also a more sure word of prophecy”. The conjunction “also/and” does not carry a negative sense and the word “have” here means possess in the present tense. It should be viewed as a supporting statement rather than a comparative one. If Peter intended to compare his witness of transfiguration and the word of prophecy, he could have said clearly “the word of prophecy is more sure on this” or “but we have …”. As verse 2:1 says, “but there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”, some believers could have been shaken by the heresies that the false teachers/prophets brought in. If these false teachers/prophets denied the Lord that bought them, then they didn’t believe in Jesus, and their teaching could have been based on the OT alone, and most probably the word of prophecy in the scripture. My take is it was important that Peter brought up his witness of transfiguration to make a point that the word of prophecy in the scripture actually supported the truth that Jesus was the Savior, rather than denying it. And as those false teachers/prophets denied Jesus, Peter was making a statement that these people made their own “private interpretations” on the word of prophecy, something must not be done. On the contrary, per verse 1:16, Peter showed that he and the other disciples understood the word of prophecy not by “following cunningly devised fables”. The way they did it was through eyewitnesses. Note that he didn’t directly use the word of prophecy as an argument to proof the authenticity of their fable regarding the power and coming of Jesus. But the transfiguration of Christ itself provided a solid support of that fable they taught. And his witness of transfiguration was consistent with the word of prophecy, thus, his witness of transfiguration confirmed the word of prophecy. And such witness, together with, the word of prophecy, jointly supported the fable he and the other disciples taught regarding the power and coming of Jesus.

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Subject: More on 2Pe 1:19

There are (at least) two different but widespread interpretations on verse 1:19, per BNN and GEB.
1. One interpretation is such that Peter wasn’t trying to compare the trustworthiness his witness of transfiguration with that of the word of the prophets.
a. On the contrary, the transfiguration confirmed the trustworthiness of the word of the prophets, as in the NIV Bible, according to ACC, JFB, PNT, RWP, SRN, and WEN.
2. Another interpretation is that he meant that the word of the prophets was “more sure” than his witness of transfiguration, as in the KJV Bible, according to BCC and MHC-COM. This was the view most of you cling to.

BTW, I now understand that I was wrong about considering the event of transfiguration itself a prophecy that foretold the second coming of Jesus. Thanks for taking time to clarify.

Thank you all,
-Dandan

主有說話吩咐我

2006-04-13T18:04:00.000+08:00

今天晚上，從第七章繼續看但以理書，我要如但以理向上帝認罪求憐憫。心中異常驚懼，因為終局已經在我的眼前。

睡前，主有話藉seder這個字向我曉諭。我翻開了民數記第九章～～

以色列人出埃及地以後，第二年正月，耶和華在西乃的曠野吩咐摩西說：
以色列人應當在所定的日期守逾越節，
就是本月十四日黃昏的時候，你們要在所定的日期守這節，要按這節的律例典章而守。
於是摩西吩咐以色列人守逾越節。
他們就在西乃的曠野，正月十四日黃昏的時候，守逾越節。凡耶和華所吩咐摩西的，以色列人都照樣行了。
有幾個人因死屍而不潔淨，不能在那日守逾越節。當日他們到摩西、亞倫面前，
說：我們雖因死屍而不潔淨，為何被阻止、不得同以色列人在所定的日期獻耶和華的供物呢﹖
摩西對他們說：你們暫且等候，我可以去聽耶和華指著你們是怎樣吩咐的。
耶和華對摩西說：
你曉諭以色列人說：你們和你們後代中，若有人因死屍而不潔淨，或在遠方行路，還要向耶和華守逾越節。
他們要在二月十四日黃昏的時候，守逾越節。要用無酵餅與苦菜，和逾越節的羊羔同吃。
一點不可留到早晨；羊羔的骨頭一根也不可折斷。他們要照逾越節的一切律例而守。
那潔淨而不行路的人若推辭不守逾越節，那人要從民中剪除；因為他在所定的日期不獻耶和華的供物，應該擔當他的罪。
若有外人寄居在你們中間，願意向耶和華守逾越節，他要照逾越節的律例典章行，不管是寄居的是本地人，同歸一例。
立起帳幕的那日，有雲彩遮蓋帳幕，就是法櫃的帳幕；從晚上到早晨，雲彩在其上，形狀如火。
常是這樣，雲彩遮蓋帳幕，夜間形狀如火。
雲彩幾時從帳幕收上去，以色列人就幾時起行；雲彩在那裡停住，以色列人就在那裡安營。
以色列人遵耶和華的吩咐起行，也遵耶和華的吩咐安營。雲彩在帳幕上停住幾時，他們就住營幾時。
雲彩在帳幕上停留許多日子，以色列人就守耶和華所吩咐的不起行。
有時雲彩在帳幕上幾天，他們就照耶和華的吩咐住營，也照耶和華的吩咐起行。
有時從晚上到早晨，有這雲彩在帳幕上；早晨雲彩收上去，他們就起行。有時晝夜雲彩停在帳幕上，收上去的時候，他們就起行。
雲彩停留在帳幕上，無論是兩天，是一月，是一年，以色列人就住營不起行；但雲彩收上去，他們就起行。
他們遵耶和華的吩咐安營，也遵耶和華的吩咐起行。他們守耶和華所吩咐的，都是憑耶和華吩咐摩西的。

我為著神的話發抖，心裡想：上帝對但以理的啟示是何等大的奧秘。

今當為自己數算年日...

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2006-04-12T05:46:00.000+08:00

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不得安靜

2006-04-09T14:04:00.000+08:00

越南牛肉粉與壽司之間，我選擇了滿足自己。本著尊敬的心作顧客，但換來腥味和漠視。沒有專業，所以我也擠不出一句「御馳走様でした」，帶著不快離去。於是想到這句經文：

愚昧人抱著手，吃自己的肉。滿了一把，得享安靜，強如滿了兩把，勞碌捕風。（傳4:5-6）

三月分享

2006-03-31T20:13:00.000+08:00

這星期我為公司趕工完成一件工作。每天平均工作大概十小時，最長時間為十四小時。昨晚ACM詩班七點半練習。到了七點正，我還在測試我修改了的程式。「怎麼手頭上的工作還未完成呢？」我心裡很是焦燥不耐煩。我仍然埋頭苦幹，眼看著時間一點一滴過去，已經是七點零三分。心中開始意識到在幾分鐘之內難有所突破。壓力卻使我漠視分秒流逝，希望及早完工，做得幾多得幾多。七點十三分，心中的理智終於甦醒，和內疚這友軍一同戰勝那緊張得歇斯底理的心情。開車往敎會方向駛去，心中嚷著應該要反省、要安靜下來。如果心不平靜，也便不能夠好好地思想天父的事。始終，我參加ACM詩班是向救主的事奉。不虔誠的事奉怎能算作事奉呢？每次遲到我都很不快欒。無奈面對著工作，這壞習慣依舊。只好認罪、責怪自己一番，希望在抵達之前能夠預備好心靈去練習。內疚和匆忙在一路上難分難解。

我們處事為人，有時候會受自己無知的心牽引，有時候會受處境所擺佈。受到外來壓力時，容易選擇消極的方法（如強忍、逃避）面對，也容易在慾望裡尋找解脫，未能和主有堅定而親密的關係，更未能靠著那加給人力量的神得著處事為人的祕訣。

耶和華是滿有慈愛的父神--

「錫安說、耶和華離棄了我、主忘記了我。婦人焉能忘記他喫奶的嬰孩、不憐恤他所生的兒子．即或有忘記的、我卻不忘記你。看哪、我將你銘刻在我掌上、你的牆垣常在我眼前。」（以49:14-16）

「我留下平安給你們；我將我的平安賜給你們。我所賜的，不像世人所賜的。你們心裡不要憂愁，也不要膽怯。」（約14:27）

「你們要將一切的憂慮卸給神，因為他顧念你們。」（彼前5:7）

Based on his knowledge of the Bible, Chuck Swindoll defines wisdom as follows--wisdom is the God-given ability to see life objectively and to handle life with stability. When you operate under the wisdom of God, there is an absense of fear. You are not seized with panic.

You can lose your job, or you can be promoted in your work. And you can see in God's wisdom. You can dip into the valley that's unexpected, or you can sail to the pinnicle on the heights that equally would surprise you. And you can handle both extremes wisely.

Because with God, it's all under His sight and He can give you the objectivity and stability for you are in the palm of His hand.

最後，容我用保羅在腓立比書上的一句話作完結：「我知道怎樣處卑賤，也知道怎樣處豐富；或飽足，或飢餓；或有餘，或缺乏，隨事隨在，我都得了祕訣。」（腓4:12）

Dan^2也要接受警誡，然後悔改

2006-03-28T16:44:00.000+08:00

Dai Pok Verses: 要接受警誡，然後悔改

Christian convert in peril if freed

2006-03-27T16:01:00.000+08:00

Update on Abdul Rahman's case

「平信徒」的意義

2006-03-25T18:00:00.000+08:00

忽然，殿裡的幔子從上到下裂為兩半，地也震動，磐石也崩裂，...。（太27:51）
你們來到主面前，也就像活石，被建造成為靈宮，作聖潔的祭司，藉著耶穌基督奉獻神所悅納的靈祭。（彼前2:5）
惟有你們是被揀選的族類，是有君尊的祭司，是聖潔的國度，是屬神的子民，要叫你們宣揚那召你們出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德。（彼前2:9）

曾有一牧者授課時告訴同學，「平信徒」一詞出自天主敎，形容當時那些沒有特權的非「聖品人」。在那個遍地文盲的時代，這情況的出現並不難理解。現在大部份的基督信仰中（包括基督敎），信徒可以自己讀解聖經。既然平或不平之別已成過去，本人建議非「敎牧同工行列」的基督徒不以「平信徒」一詞自稱。

注意：以下內容或有矛盾之處，也有取自天主敎的文章。它們指出了由「平信徒」一詞產生的一些誤解。

召會－四種特別的恩賜與召會的關係

如果我們明白四種特別的恩賜是為了成全聖徒，使他們可以直接建造基督的身體，我們就會避免聖品階級與平信徒制度的大異端。在這個制度裏，帶頭的是聖品階級，跟隨的是平信徒。在召會－基督的身體裏，沒有聖品階級和平信徒，也沒有抹煞和殺死所有肢體功能的宗教階級制度。在召會裏，我們都是神的祭司和基督的肢體。這就是說，在召會中，身體上的每一肢體都盡功用，直接建造基督的身體。

信徒祭司──敬拜和見證

在新約聖經中，雖然使徒彼得將“信徒祭司”這真理很清楚地在他的信書中顯示出來（參彼前二：9-10），但在差不多二千年的教會歷史中，教會只是很片面地甚至錯誤地去瞭解“信徒祭司”這真理。教會歷史告訴我們，在主後五百年至一千五百年的中古時代中，教會被一種稱為“神父聖職主義”所籠罩著。當時，教會裏的一切聖職都完全由神父或聖職人員去擔任，平信徒毋須或甚至不准個別查考聖經，只有神父，修士才可以去研究聖經和教會傳統，然後教導信徒。
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“屬神的子民”：“平信徒”這詞乃取材自“子民”之希臘文，原意是“人民”。當提及“平信徒”這名稱時，人往往以為它與“聖職人員”有一種對立的意味。在“神父聖職主義”的影響下，“聖品人員”及“平信徒”似乎代表了教會中的兩種階級。事實上，這是不合乎聖經的教訓的。無疑在功用上，牧師、傳道與教會信徒有些分別，因為神特別委派一些人作牧養教導的工作，這是牧師的工作，目的是裝備聖徒，以致他們能各盡其職，建立基督的身體（弗四：11-16）。故此，在本質上，教牧及信徒都是神的子民，都是神的平信徒，大家都屬於神，特別歸給祂，並不分聖品或平信徒。大家都是祭司，在神的家中事奉，彼此服事。

第三十九篇、新約的執事（八）

有人讀到這裡會說，『這話對於同工和執事非常好，但不適合我。我是個平信徒，不是執事。』在主的恢復中沒有平信徒，每一個人都是執事、同工，甚至都有潛力、有性能成為使徒。我們曾在別處指出，使徒是所有信徒的模範與榜樣。保羅在以弗所三章說，他比眾聖徒中最小者還小。再者，保羅這名的意思是『微小』。如果自認為比聖徒中最小者還小的保羅，能成為執事、成為使徒，那麼你又如何？我們都有性能成為新約的執事。

聖餐禮

羅馬天主教主張 - 受禮者可以用手領餅，稱為「手領」；亦可由神甫放在信徒的口中，稱為「口領」，信徒也不能用牙齒咬，必須讓餅自己化掉。以往聖血（葡萄酒）只會被神職人員領受，但後來平信徒在一些節期中也能領受聖血，到了現在，平信徒也是能領聖血的。

Old CCF program: Finding mate (pt. 1 of 3)

2006-03-23T18:12:00.000+08:00

I was cleaning up my place and ran into this topic that was discussed in CCF last year. If you find areas you(s/he) are(is) not doing as good as one should, don't take it lightly. Create a follow-up plan and try to work things out.

Bible reading:
1 Peter 3:1-7

"Wives in the same way... hinder your prayers."

Hinds for Dating:

Nowadays, people focus too much on appearance. We should focus on the character of a person. Young women quickly assuming that their significance is directly related to their shape and to their dress size; young men frequently modeling themselves after professional athletes, disappointed that their features are less than perfect; and products offered from toothpaste to self-tanning products with a covert message that image matters more than character. Image doesn't matter more than character.
We should never assume that a friendship has to be more than a friendship when it begins.
We should recognize that the absence of a friendship with someone of the opposite sex does not determine our significance or our meaning in life.
If you find that in developing a friendship that isolates you from your immediate circle of friends, from Christ and from your family, then you are probably, without question, on the wrong track.

叉燒汁撈飯 - stay blessed. stay positive.

不在這殿裏面

Farther Along

why

troubled heart in the morning

too many words

現在的心情

Just a couple of stories

manna

[The City Church] Strategies for Single Adults

John's flour

Hardcore issues with our churches

The Anatomy of Faith & the Quest for Reason

落空

是日經文

心瞎者

Pray

夠我用

I'm singing

Preemptive

祢

行動上的快樂

記念主的時間

欲搖舟

首先的事

證物

火熱動感 啦啦啦

Pls don't let disappointment become anger

新信心新驚喜

趕走灰心

The kind of love

WWJD 2

今日經文

尋求信心

很長的HI

今日金句

Your Religious Freedom--do you care?

In a while

遊樂場外

決戰前夕

The national authem that has no words, the uncrunchable thirst, and the emporer's new clothes

Believe it

家庭職場

靈淚眼

如何去愛

"Therein will lie your content."

始終也是愛我的

信徒還是教徒 稱義還是有罪

蒙寵感恩

To Rachel Ogimachi

What is your work ethics as a Christian?

The empty Easter egg

［轉載］點解咁屬靈？

西城點將錄

八萬六千四百秒

向世界出發 蔡少芬／以色列

Words that hurt

Pray or criticize

牠知道嗎？

[family.org] The Bentleys: A Radical Journey of Faith

我們的名單

夢醒痛非

回頭於光陰丫路

快把慨嘆轉為盼望

成全自己

愛...不許

學習感恩

簽名嗎？

To whom you give thanks?

疑心挑起求知慾

地上的祝福、天上的盼望

歸回安息

祝你喜樂

愛比律法更公平

The scrolls are here!

忠信之聲《打開心鎖》

馬後砲

Baggage

Fundamentalist questions

本週經文

火熱動感　啦啦啦

信徒還是教徒　稱義還是有罪

向世界出發　蔡少芬／以色列