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Gaza
war is futile. Neither side can win
This new, stupid conflict will ultimately change nothing and will end
like the others – in an edgy truce
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The
slaughter in Gaza will not defeat Hamas
The longer this offensive lasts, the more it looks like another
disastrous Israeli miscalculation. Israeli leaders have justified the bombing of houses and
killing of women and children by claiming that these civilians are used by
Hamas as human shields. But the Israeli fighter planes did
not even spare a centre for the disabled. Undoubtedly these attacks,
which cannot be described as anything but war crimes, have been an
embarrassment even to some of Israel's staunchest supporters in the west
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1
Kings 10:
The queen of Sheba heard about
Solomon's wisdom
and went to visit him.
Solomon answered all her
questions.
None of her questions was too difficult for him.
Dear Lord, please give
more of Solomon's wisdom
to all world leaders |
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172
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"There have been
several Israeli injuries but no fatalities" -
from this
article
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Psalm
116:
I love the Lord for he has heard the cry of my appeal. He turned his ear
to me in the day when I called him.
They
surrounded me, sorrow, distress and the snares of death.
I was helpless, so the Lord saved me.
Calm
down my soul, for the Lord has been good. I will walk in the presence of
the Lord in the land of the living.
How
can I repay the Lord for his goodness to me? The cup of salvation I will
raise to thank the Lord.
O
precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful. Lord, you
have loosened my bonds. I am your servant.
Thank
you, Lord, for all your goodness to me right through my life |
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223. This
principle ("time is greater than space") enables us to work
slowly but surely, without being obsessed with immediate results.
It helps us
patiently to endure difficult and adverse situations, or inevitable
changes in our plans.
It invites us to
accept the tension between fullness and limitation, and to give a
priority to time. |
This website's Tanzania
File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing
drugs to HK)
- letters
from Tanzanian inmates in Hong Kong prisons
This
website's South
America file
(stopping
South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters
from South American inmates in Hong Kong prisons
This
website's Hong
Kong file
(encouraging
local drug addicts to come off drugs)
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Revelation
22
(the closing words of the Bible)
"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to make these
revelations to you for the sake of the churches
I am of David's line, the Root of David,
the Bright Star of the Morning"
The Spirit and the Bride say: "Come".
Let all who want eternal life say: "Come"
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
Come Lord Jesus! Come into
our hearts! Come into
our world!
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John W
mini-Blog:
My
weekly article in today's
Ming Pao newspaper.
Topic: A
12-hour working day in Hong Kong?
(on Ming Pao website
- click "Australian in HK")
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Please join
me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:
Sun: Africa
Mon:
Europe & Russia
Tues:
South Asia
Wed:
East Asia
Thurs:
S.E. Asia & Pacific
Frid:
South America
Sat:
Central & North America
Jesus, today,
Tuesday,
please bless the people of South
Asia
Please join me in praying for
prisoners in one part of China each day of the month
On this
15th
of the month,
Jesus
please bless
the
prisoners of Liaoning |
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Hong Kong |
Typhoon
this Friday/Saturday?
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In 2013, the average daily penal population decreased to 9206, but
the number of newly-admitted "high security risk" persons in
custody who have committed serious crimes remained on the high side,
with a substantial proportion of these cases being drug-related
offences involving criminals from other countries.
- from 2013 annual review of HK Correctional Services Department
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Matthew
11:
One day Jesus prayed:
Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
I am joyfully amazed at the way simple people
understand and accept what I'm saying,
while proud and clever people miss the plot.
And he said to the ordinary people:
Come to me,
all you who are treated unfairly by unjust religious laws.
I will give you peace and justice.
Learn from me, and you will know peace,
for I am gentle and humble of heart
Jesus, please help people who
are suffering from unjust religious laws |
