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Noah's Ark is one of the favorite Bible stories ever told in children's Sunday school. It is also the predominant theme in many baby-oriented products that are sold on the American market. I just came across a site called WorldWideFlood which could have the most complete information about Noah's Ark. If you're interested in anything about the Ark, you should not miss WorldWideFlood.com.
Models of Noah's Ark: one of the many interesting pages in WorldWideFlood
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"How to lead a family devotion?" is a good article for all dads who want, but don't know how to start a family devotion time on a daily basis. There are more interesting short readings for Christian men in the "Man in the Mirror" site.
River of Life Christian Church provides ten-minute daily devotional messages in Chinese. You may listen the message by dialing a local hotline number or on the internet. In Washington DC area, the hotline is
Many people should be familiar with what has been termed The Beatitudes, the "blessed" passages of the Bible. Please read them in Matthew Chapter 5, verses 1 to 12.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
虛心的人有福了！因為天國是他們的。
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
哀慟的人有福了！因為他們必得安慰。
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
溫柔的人有福了！因為他們必承受地土。
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
飢渴慕義的人有福了！因為他們必得飽足。
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
憐恤人的人有福了！因為他們必蒙憐恤。
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
清心的人有福了！因為他們必得見 神。
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
使人和睦的人有福了！因為他們必稱為 神的兒子。
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
為義受逼迫的人有福了！因為天國是他們的。
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
人若因我辱罵你們，逼迫你們，捏造各樣壞話毀謗你們，你們就有福了！應當歡喜快樂，因為你們在天上的賞賜是大的。在你們以前的先知，人也是這樣逼迫他們。
Now, Take a look at The Devil's Beatitudes
「魔鬼八福」
Blessed are those who are too tired, too busy, too distracted to spend an hour once a week with their fellow Christians - they are my best workers.
「無暇聚會的人有福了！他們是我的部下。」
Blessed are those Christians who wait to be asked and expect to be thanked - I can use them.
「期待別人稱讚的人有福了！我用得著他們。」
Blessed are the touchy who stop going to church - they are my missionaries.
「臭脾氣的人有福了！他們動輒不返教會，是我的宣教士。」
Blessed are the trouble makers - they shall be called my children.
「愛生事端的人有福了！他們得稱為我的兒女。」
Blessed are the complainers - I'm all ears to them.
「愛埋怨的人有福了！我必垂聽他們。」
Blessed are those who are bored with the minister's mannerisms and mistakes - for they get nothing out of his sermons.
「愛挑剔教會的人有福了！他們必繼承我在地獄裡的產業。」
Blessed are those who gossip - for they shall cause strife and divisions that please me.
「愛講閒話的人有福了！他們是我的偵探。」
Blessed is he who has not time to pray; for he shall be easy prey for me.
「無閒禱告的人有福了！他們是我的獵物。」
Blessed are you who, when you read this think it is about other people and not yourself - I've got you too!
「如果你聽了這些話，覺得我在說其他人，而與你無關的話，你就有福了！因為你已經是我的人了。」
This heart touching theme song is from the movie "The Miracle Box (天作之盒)". The movie is a respectful portrait of Dr. Joanna Tse who was the first public hospital doctor to die from SARS in Hong Kong.
(Listen On-line - Cantonese Version)
(Listen On-line - Englishe Version)
For parents who like to character training their children in a godly way, here is an interesting article written by a homeschooling mom. Many character training books and resources are reviewed in this article. Some of the materials could be used for children's Sunday School too.
You may also find this article from the author's website.
Homeschool.com asked their 7,000 product testers which web sites they found the most useful, both for homeschooling and for after-school help. From a statistician's point of view, 7,000 sample size is large enough to provide a good assessment of these web sites even though it's not a random sample. Their top 100 picks are now listed here.
Probably not many people know that this week (2/13 - 2/19) is Random Acts of Kindness Week, there is a great resource with stuff to print, activities and more in RAoK web site. All to inspire you and your children to perform random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.
（A Physician Analyzes the Crucifixion )
從醫學的觀點來理解耶穌死亡那日所遭遇的痛苦
原作者C. Truman Davis醫師 編寫者：曾履元。
幾年以前我讀到Jim Bishop寫的〔基督死亡那日（The Day Christ Died）〕裡面關於釘十字架的那段敘述之後，開始對耶穌受難時身體方面所產生的變化發生了興趣。我猛然發覺這麼多年來竟然把釘十架僅僅當成一個事件，對那個過程中經歷的可怕情狀既沒概念、也缺少什麼特別的感覺。甚至，身為一個醫生，我從來也沒想過祂真正的死因是什麼。福音書的作者對這些都沒有清楚的交代。在他們的時代，釘十架和鞭打是很常見的事，過程人人都曉得，沒有必要詳細描述，因此聖經上只寫著：『彼拉多 … 將耶穌鞭打了，交給人釘十字架』。
雖然聖經上沒有紀錄細節，但是從生理和解剖的觀點，我們還是能夠深入看到主在受難過程中所必定經歷的事情。拿撒勒人耶穌的身體在最後幾個小時所遭遇到的怎麼樣的折磨呢？
Dear YCF Members,
The photos were uploaded to Flickr. Please find the photo link from the "Recent Photos" section on the left side bar of this blog. 17 photos with 5 different sizes each are currently available for you to download (click "all sizes" on the upper left corner of each photo).
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CW
The following is the complete part of the story I shared during our last YCF meeting on Jan-20.
Billy Graham's daughter was being interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
And Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said
"I believe that God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman that He is, I believe that He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to Give us His blessing and His protection if we demand that He leave us alone?"
- How a faithful nation gets Jesus wrong?
Please read this interesting article from Harper's Magazine.
by Dr. Mary Ruth Swope
This is a book which "shows you how to activate God’s blessings in the lives of your children and grandchildren by proclaiming verbal blessings over them. A must read for every mother and grandmother!" (from BCCN).
Now you may read or download the book in Simplified Chinese.
You may also purchase the book in English
「蒙福的兒女」是一本幫助您天天藉著禱告給您孩子祝福的書。在此分享給願孩子蒙福的父母 ...
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If you want to enjoy your Christmas Day in a more spiritual way, you may consider to visit bible.org which has a huge collection of Christmas resources, including Christmas sermons, Bible study resources, illustrations and stories.
The twelve days of Christmas are the twelve days from Christmas until the beginning of Epiphany (January 6th; the 12 days count from December 25th until January 5th), which is when the three wise men supposedly arrived on the scene. These are NOT the twelve days before Christmas,.
Most people know of The Twelve Days of Christmas from the song of that name. Below is a popular tale about the
ORIGIN of "TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" - An Underground Catechism
