| Yesterday I made the long
trip to Lantau Island to Shek Pik and Tong Fuk prisons -
to visit Kenyan and Ugandan inmates whose families I
hope to visit in January. Also visited many Tanzanian
inmates - who are over the moon that new President John
Magafuli is doing such a good job. Now I understand a
little better that in Africa it's the candidates rather
than the parties which are important!
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"Same-sex
marriage" file
Islam File
The
New Translation
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(a): Human ecology also implies another profound
reality: the relationship between human life and the moral law,
which is inscribed in our nature and is necessary for the
creation of a more dignified environment.
Pope
Benedict XVI spoke of an “ecology of man”, based on the fact
that “man too has a nature that he must respect and that he
cannot manipulate at will”.[120]
It is enough to recognize that our body itself establishes us in
a direct relationship with the environment and with other living
beings.
The
acceptance of our bodies as God’s gift is vital for welcoming
and accepting the entire world as a gift from the Father and our
common home, whereas thinking that we enjoy absolute power over
our own bodies turns, often subtly, into thinking that we enjoy
absolute power over creation.
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In
a book published in 2005, Muslim extremists outlined their
twenty-year plan. Phase Five of the plan, 2013-2016, called for
the setting up of a caliphate.
Phase
six of the plan, 2016-2019, calls for total confrontation, for
non-stop conflict with the non-Muslim world. This is why IS
has issued a call for recruits in China. This is why it has
asked its members to go back to their own nations and cause
havoc
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1
Samuel 7
The Sacred Chest was taken from the town of Beth-shemesh
to the town of Kiriath-jearim, to the house of Abinadab,
whose son Eleazar was consecrated to guard the Chest.
After 20 more years, the Israelites again
longed for freedom from the Philistines.
Samuel gathered all the Israelites at Mizpah,
where after prayer,
battle was joined with the Philistines who were defeated.
The Philistines no longer came into Israelite
territory.
Samuel was judge over all Israel for the rest of his life.
During Samuel's time, the Philistines no longer troubled Israel.
There was peace also between Israel and the Amorites.
Each year Samuel went on circuit around the
country
to judge cases of law.
He would then return to his home town of Ramah
and continue his work as a judge from there.
Dear God, please give the world
more leaders like Samuel
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Psalm
40
I waited, I waited for the Lord and he
stooped down to me.
He heard my cry.
He saved me from distress.
He put fresh hope into my heart.
How many, O Lord my God, are the times you
have helped me.
They are too many for me to describe.
My God, in the depth of my heart I delight in
your law.
You do not want external offerings.
You want my heart.
Lord, I offer you my heart, my
love. You deserve all my love
Recording
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Acts 27.21-37
Paul then spoke to everyone: Don't despair.
There will be no loss of life. Last night an angel of God said to me:
"Do not be afraid, Paul. You are destined to go to Rome. Therefore
God grants you the safety of all who are sailing with you"
On the 14th day, Paul took some bread, gave
thanks to God in front of them all, broke it and gave it to everyone
to eat. This gave them courage. There were 276 of them on the ship
Jesus, thank you for the courage that
Communion gives us
Recording
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Luke
6.46-49
In his teaching, Jesus said "Why do you call
me 'Lord', yet do not do what I ask you to do?
Anyone who comes to me and listens to my words
and puts them into practice is like a man who built his house on a solid
foundation. That house was so well
built that even floods could not damage it
But anyone who listens and does not put my
words into practice is like a man who built his house without a
foundation. As soon as floods came, the house collapsed"
Jesus, please help me put your words into
practice; help me apply them in my daily life
Recording
Recommended:
check these readings early morning,
think about them during the day, check them again at night. This
habit gives us extra energy, courage, motivation, peace and
compassion for each day
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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
And 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
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 15th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Zimbabwe
And
praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus,
please pacify
Boko
Haram |
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) |
