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Ice
update from streets of HK: In 2012, 1kg of Ice cost
HK$280,000. Now costs only $25,000. In 2012,
1.75g cost $900. Now costs only $250. This is bad news
...cheaper Ice (albeit of a lower quality?) now becoming
more accessible/available.
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"Same-sex
marriage" file
Islam File
The
New Translation
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121.
We need to develop a new
synthesis capable of overcoming the false arguments of recent
centuries.
Christianity,
in fidelity to its own identity and the rich deposit of truth
which it has received from Jesus Christ, continues to reflect on
these issues in fruitful dialogue with changing historical
situations. In doing so, it reveals its eternal newness.[98] |
Most
dangerous ways to school
Moving
(English) documentary about the hardships of Kenya's Masai
children going to school.
Notice a recurring theme: the children are always hungry. |
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Readings
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Bible
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Joshua
6
The Lord said to
Joshua:
"I am delivering Jericho and its king into your hands.
Get your soldiers to
march around Jericho.
Do this for 6 days,
marching with the Sacred Chest
with 7 trumpets in front of it.
On the 7th day, march
around the city 7 times,
and then let the whole people give a mighty war cry."
The soldiers and people
did this,
and when the war cry was made,
the walls of Jericho fell down.
The Israelites then
entered the town and captured it.
They spared the lives of Rahab the prostitute and her family
Dear
Lord, long ago you caused the walls of Jericho to fall.
Please in our day cause walls of prejudice and corruption to fall
My recording of this
reading
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Psalm 4
At the end of this day I praise you, Lord,
for all your love and help.
O people of the world, how long will you close
your hearts to God?
How long you will keep on chasing false goals?
Lord, you have put into my heart a joy that
cannot be obtained by big meals and plenty of wine.
I will lie
down in peace and sleep comes at
once,
for you, Lord, make me dwell in safety and peace
Thank you, Lord, for your love
and help right through today
Recording
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Acts
16.1-10
In the town of Lystra, Paul recruited
Timothy, whose mother was a Jewish Christian and whose father was Greek
As they visited one town after another, they
announced the decisions taken in Jerusalem about what Jewish practices to
follow
The local churches continued to grow strong in
faith as well as grow in numbers
One night Paul had a vision: a Macedonian
appeared and said "Come across to Macedonia and help us". We
immediately crossed the sea to Macedonia (Luke was now with Paul)
Jesus, if someone asks me for help, may I
say yes
Recording
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Mark
14.26-42
After the meal, Jesus said to his apostles
"Tonight all of you will desert me".
Peter said "I will never desert you".
Jesus replied "Tonight before the rooster crows,
you will deny me three times"
They came to a place with olive
trees called Gethsemane.
Jesus asked Peter, James and John to pray with him
Jesus was overcome with sadness
and fear.
He said to them "Sadness is filling my heart, as if my heart is
dying.
Please support me as I pray"
Then he fell on his face and
prayed for about an hour:
"Father, don't let this suffering continue. But your will be
done"
He stood up and found that the
apostles were asleep.
He said to them "Couldn't you stay awake one hour to support
me?"
Three times he prayed the same way.
Three times the apostles went to sleep. Then he said "Get ready.
The one who is betraying me is coming"
Jesus, please help me give more
time to prayer
Recording |
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157. Simply
using a few examples, let us recall some
practical resources which can enrich our preaching and make it
more attractive.
One
of the most important things is to learn how to use images in
preaching, how to appeal to imagery.
Sometimes examples are used to clarify a certain point, but
these examples usually appeal only to the
mind; images, on the other hand,
help people better to appreciate and accept the message we wish
to communicate.
An
attractive image makes the message seem familiar, close to home,
practical and related to everyday life. A successful image can
make people savour the message, awaken a desire and move the
will towards the Gospel. A good homily, an
old teacher once told me, should have “an idea, a sentiment,
an image.”
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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, Saturday,
please bless the people of Central
& North America
And praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 7th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Henan
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 7th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Burkina
Faso
And
praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus,
please pacify the Taliban
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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 HK
Asylum Seekers' File
(stopping
South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK) |
