By Li Qian I am a pastor. I have preached and worked for the Lord for years, but a puzzle constantly remained in my heart: Why did the Lord Jesus come to work among man in the image of an ordinary person? Many people, just because of His ordinary appearance, denied that He is God […]
By Liu Mei, China One day in May, the sun blazed down on a big tree in a farmyard. The tree has a thick trunk, with dense leaves, shielding the yard from the sunshine. A middle-age woman was washing clothes while her husband was fetching water for her. “Fang Yue, would you want another bucket […]
By Cheng Yi I am an ambitious and arrogant woman. When I was thirty years old, my husband overstepped the bounds, abandoning my daughter and me. So, I left with my daughter in humiliation, for which people felt regret. After arriving in a new city, I resolved on being a strong and independent woman as […]
By Tingting Due to the need of the work, my two former partners were transferred to other departments, so I was left to deal with paperwork alone. At the time when I was feeling quite stressed, my manager arranged two new staffers, Wangyun and Liuzhen, as my partners, and told me, “Tingting, try your best […]
By An Yun Everyone who believes in God wants to have a normal relationship with God and to be approved and praised by Him. However, simply because of believing in God, one cannot be approved by Him. For example, the Pharisees believed in God but did things in opposition to God. Therefore, God didn’t recognize […]
By Zhang Liang In the church, brothers and sisters all have different characters and hobbies, and everyone’s caliber and view of matters are also different. It is impossible to avoid many disagreements when we live together for a long time. If we are unable to grasp the related truth and the principles, then we not […]
Every one of us has our own story, be it full of regret or hope. The memory of the past imprinted on our mind often spurs us to grow up. In the past, my dream was to have a place in society, obtain a prominent status, and become my family’s pride, for I thought that […]
By Changxin, United States In 1986, my entire family immigrated to America. Since then, rain or shine, I would go to church for Mass every Sunday, and also make the pilgrimage and follow the ceremonies devoutly. In 2012, I moved to Chinatown and continued to attend Mass in a Catholic church there. There was a […]