Why did God will that there should be such a thing as prayer?

Prayer from Dan Stevers on Vimeo.

God created the universe and all that is in it to display the riches of the glory of his grace.

Isaiah 43:6-7 Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, 7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.
Ephesians 1:6, 12, 14 to the praise of his glorious grace…to the praise of his glory…to the praise of his glory.
Romans 9:23 …in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory

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I Will Sing - Don Moen

Lord You seem so far away
A million miles or more it feels today
And though I haven't lost my faith
I must confess right now
That it's hard for me to pray
But I don't know what to say
And I don't know where to start
But as You give the grace
With all that's in my heart

Chorus:
I will sing I will praise
Even in my darkest hour
Through the sorrow and the pain
I will sing I will praise
Lift my hands to honor You
Because Your Word is true
I will sing

Lord it's hard for me to see
All the thoughts and plans You have for me
But I will put my trust in You
Knowing that You died to set me free
But I don't know what to say
And I don't know where to start
But as You give grace
With all that's in my heart

Chorus

Sermons About Parenting from John Piper

John Piper 牧師有關教養孩子的講道集 （mp3）

Christian parody of MAC/PC commercials

Three thought provoking Christian parodies of the "Hi I'm a MAC... and I'm a PC" commercials. The comments are interesting, too. Enjoy.

You Raise Me Up

"You Raise Me Up" is a beautiful music video, featuring missionaries in Central Africa, performed by one of my favorite Christian praise and worship groups - Selah. If you would like to help building a hospital in Congo Africa, you may visit Laban Ministries.

You may view this music video by clicking one of the links below,

You Raise Me Up

• (WMV, Window Media Format)
• (rm, Real Media Format)

Pathway to Peace

Please view the beautiful presentation of

Pathway to Peace

Unreserved Love

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)

愛是不保留
Unreserved Love

詞、曲：盧永亨
English Lyrics: Jacky Li

常聽說世界愛沒長久，
We've always heard that love could not last,
哪裡會有愛無盡頭？
Nowhere there's love everlast.
塵俗的愛只在乎曾擁有，
The love we have is just a short-while grasp,
一刻燦爛便要走！
A minute brilliance, burning blast.

而我卻確信愛是恆久，
Yet I believe God's eternal love.
碰到了你已無別求；
Meeting with you more than enough.
無從解釋、不可說明的愛，
Cannot explain, cannot be understood,
千秋過後仍長存不朽！！
It lasts forever through a million years.

誰人受痛苦被懸掛在木頭？
Who had suffered painf'lly hanging on the wood?
至高的愛盡見於刺穿的手；
Supreme love was reflecting by nailed-through hands.
看！血在流反映愛沒保留，
Hark! Flowing blood showed love was all to give
持續不死的愛到萬世不休！
With never dying love for ever more.

惟求奉上生命全歸主所有，
Wish I'd offered all my life to God my Lord.
要將一切盡獻於我主的手；
Everything of mine into your hand, my Lord.
我已決定今生再沒所求，
No more should I ask for rest of my life.
惟望得主稱讚已足夠！
But the appreciation from the Lord.

More Links:
Movie MV Version（電影版）WMV, QuickTime Format
Flash Animation （Flash 動畫）

YCF Chinese New Year 2006 (Photos)

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).

If you need sizes larger than 1280x960 (upto 2272x1704), please let me know the photos and size you want.

If you do not want your photos to be viewed publicly as they are now, please also let me know and I will remove them.

CW

Mary Did You Know?

This is a song which deeply touched me when I first heard it in a Christmas concert. Here are several versions about the song and I think it's best to share them in this grateful Christmas season.

Mary Did You Know?

• performed by Mark Lowry
• performed by Kenny Rogers & Wyonna Judd
• karaoke version (download the midi file)
• guitar chords
  
• story behind the song
• search Amazon.com for "Mary Did You Know?" CDs and Books

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The Gift Of Knowing You

這一生最美的祝福(The Gift of Knowing You)

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Ancient Chinese: Language of God?

Ever wrestle with questions of faith? Most people do.

Is God real? Where did men come from? What about Bible, is it true?

Where can you find such answers? One place to look is back in history. There are some intriguing explanations found in a culture that existed over one hundred years before the first word of the Bible were written down.

The Chinese language. It is the oldest , continuously written language in the world . Is it possible the people who created the ancient Chinese characters knew the answers to the questions you are now asking? Is the connection between the ancient characters and stories in the Bible a coincidence or by design?

You decide for yourself （中國古字與聖經之關係）... (Flash Presentation)

Another Interview with God

You may have seen the beautiful flash presentaion of "The Interview with God". It has been spreading around the net for quite a while and is claimed to be seen by millions.

However, you may not have seen "Another Interview with God" which is more biblical and faithful to His words.

Creation

This flash animaiton is so popular that it has been translated into 12 languages since I first watched it about 3 years ago. If you had not watched it, please turn on your speaker and enjoy the Creation of God with the beautiful "Canon in D" as the background music.

Creation (view in English or 中文)

Via Dolorosa

Share of The Week - July 29, 2005

Share you all a beautiful song with flash animation: Via Dolorosa (The Way of Suffering) - please turn on your speaker or put on your headset to enjoy it.

Footprint

Share of The Week - July 1, 2005

You may have heard the story of "Footprint", but have you seen the flash animation of this slightly different from the originally heart-touching story with one of my favorite hymns, As The Deer, as background? Here is the must-check-out link (please turn your speakers on if possible),

Footprint

If you want this swf file, drop me a note and I will send it to you.