On The Difference Between Choruses And Hymns

Hymns Vs. Choruses

A man accustomed to a mainline church went to a seekers’ service one Sunday. He came home and his wife asked him how it was. “Well,” he said, “it was interesting. They did something different. They sang choruses instead of hymns.”

“Choruses?” said his wife. “What are those?”
“Oh, they’re okay, I guess. They’re sort of like hymns, only different,” said the man.
“What’s the difference?” asked his wife.
He replied, “Well, it’s like this. If I were to say to you, ‘Martha, the cows are in the corn,’ that would be a hymn. Suppose, on the other hand, I were to say to you:

'Martha, Martha, Martha, Oh, Martha, MARTHA, MARTHA,
the cows, the big cows, the brown cows, the black cows, the white cows, the black and white cows, the COWS, COWS, COWS are in the corn, are in the corn, are in the corn, are in the corn, the CORN, CORN, CORN.’

Then if I were to repeat the whole thing five or six times, that would be a chorus.”

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Thinking God Can't Use You?

The next time you feel like God can't use you, just remember...

Noah was a drunk,
Abraham was too old,
Isaac was a daydreamer,
Jacob was a liar,
Leah was ugly,
Joseph was abused,

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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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Five Finger Prayer

1. Thumb（拇指）

Your thumb is nearest to you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you.

They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C.S. Lewis once said, a "sweet duty".

拇指是最靠近我們的手指，所以開始為我們最親近的人禱告。這是很容易記得的部分，正如 C.S.Lewis曾經說，為我們所愛的人禱告是一件「甜美的工作」。

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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.

God said, "NO!"

我求神拿走我的驕傲，神說不。
I asked God to take away my pride. And God said "NO."
祂說，驕傲不是由祂拿走的，乃是要我放下的。
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.

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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)

Things I Learned from My Mother

As a homeschool father, I did not know September is the National Homeschool Month until I received an e-letter from FCPL (Fairfax County Public Library). Do you know that there are approximately 2,500 homeschool students in the Fairfax county? This number has increased by about 40% in recent two years. To celebrate the National Homeschool Month, I'm going to share with all of you a humorous posting I read from a homeschool forum sponsored by Sonlight Curriculum.

Things I Learned from My Mother

I OWE MY MOTHER

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

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Cost of Discipline-Ship

The high cost of our discipleship begins with the cost of discipline-ship ...
- an article shared from Pastor Chua.

Family, Marriage and Parenting

Since our discussion topic this quarter is about "Christian Living in the Home", Monergism has a HUGE collection of assays, articles and classics about Family, Marriage and Parenting.

The Geese in a Snow Storm

Share of The Week - Aug 12, 2005

The Geese in a Snow Storm

風雪中的大雁

The Christian Family

Share of The Week - Aug 5, 2005

Since we'll be studying the book of "Christian Living in the Home" beginning from this week, I will share you all a long and interesting article, The Christian Family, which has a similar topic and, IMHO, could be used as a supplement of our study for anyone who is interested.

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.

Seven Principle of Christ's Prayer

Share of The Week - July 22, 2005

Seven principles of Christ's prayer (基督的禱告七原則） - Chinese PDF file

EFC Journal

Share of The Week - July 15, 2005

Share you all a Chinese Christian Magazine Web Site dedicated to, possibly NOT, our HOST OF THE WEEK - Young Family.

「家」網站

Share of The Week - July 8, 2005

Share you all a Chinese Christian Web Site for "Family, Life, Parenting and Marriage （家）".

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.