Ano Ang Nasa Pangalan?
Kamakailan, sa isang podcast narinig ko ang isang mangangaral na ang pangalan ni Saulo ng Tarso ay binago sa Pablo matapos niyang makumberte. Nilarawan niya ang mga mahimalang transpormasyon sa buhay ni Pablo, at sinasabing dahil sa transpormasyong ito ay nakatanggap ang apostol ng bagong pangalan mula sa Panginoon. Nagpatuloy ang mangangaral sa pagkabit ng […]
Cloudy Perspectives
The Boeing 747 was empty. Whole rows stood vacant and the handful of passengers that were on the plane could fully stretch out on their surrounding seats. It was the summer of 2021, and no one was traveling if they could help it. Yet, I found myself flying solo, on an international trip. I was […]
Che cosa c’è in un nome?
In un recente podcast, ho sentito dire da un predicatore che il nome di Saulo di Tarso fu cambiato in Paolo dopo la sua conversione. Ha continuato descrivendo la trasformazione miracolosa avvenuta nella vita di Paolo, dicendo che per questa ragione, l’apostolo aveva ricevuto un nuovo nome dal Signore. Il predicatore ha poi associato la […]
Did You Know That God’s Grace Teaches Us?
“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us…” (Titus 2:11-12a). Have you ever noticed that Paul said that the grace of God teaches us? If so, do you know what His grace teaches us? Grace is one of the ten most misunderstood words in the Bible. Though it […]
叫那位清洁工上来（《路加福音》 14：7-11）
我上大学时，就读于我国的一所军事院校。理所当然地，我们要学习我们国家的英雄。校园里的所有建筑都以这些人的名字命名。这些英雄在我国的战争中，当面对危险时表现出了非凡的勇气。 作为学员，我们忙得不可开交。我们上课、考试，忙着履行军人的职责。作为年轻人，我们很容易忽略身边那些没有在某些方面引起我们兴趣的人。我们宿舍的清洁工就是这样一个人。他比我们年长很多，应该说他已经老了。 我们几乎没有意识到他的存在。我们认为他为我们做的事情都是理所应当的，比如打扫公共厕所的马桶。他为我们倒垃圾，擦走廊的地板。我们中的大多数人都很难想起他的名字，尽管我们一周有五天都能见到他。 我们当中有谁知道他是我们身边最伟大的军事英雄呢？多年前，他曾因在二战期间的英勇事迹而荣获我国最高军事奖。我们大多数人从未亲眼见过获得荣誉勋章的人。我们怎么会想到给我们扫地的人也是获奖者呢？ 一天晚上，一位同学在一本军事杂志上读到了一位伟大的英雄在我国抗击纳粹斗争中的事迹。他脑子里灵光一闪： 这位英雄和我们的清洁工同名。真是太巧了。清洁工和这位英雄的年龄也差不多。几天后，他将二者联系起来。他走近清洁工，问他是不是同一个人。清洁工说 “是的，但那是很久以前的事了。” 不用说，知道这件事后，清洁工的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化。他成了我们所有军事活动的贵宾。但其中有一次特别引人注目。 在学院的一次毕业典礼上，罗纳德·里根总统发表了讲话。在期间，他把我们的清洁工叫到台上。由于他在被授予荣誉勋章时是一名战俘，我们的清洁工没法亲自领取勋章。奖章是颁给他父亲的。在这位清洁工的英雄事迹发生 40 年后，美国总统纠正了这一情况。总统说：“上这来。”他让人在座无虚席的足球场上公开宣读了他的事迹。然后，总统将奖牌挂在英雄的脖子上。 听到这个故事，我们很难不想到主在《路加福音》14：7-11 中所说的话。在这个小小的比喻中，主警告我们不要过于自高。最好是担任卑微的职位，让有权力和权威的人提升你。耶稣说，先坐一个卑微的位子，让房子的主人邀请你到更高的位子上去。 我们的清洁工就是这样做的。他坐在卑微的位置上。他没有自吹自擂。尽管他拯救了许多美国士兵的生命，但他并没有要求人们因他的所作所为而尊敬他。他当然应该得到荣誉和认可，但他并不因为周围的人没有给予他荣誉和认可而怨恨。然而，美国最有权势的人却把他叫上台，给了他应得的东西。 这让我们不禁要问，在基督的审判台上会是什么样子，不是吗？会有多少人像我们的清洁工一样？主告诉我们要谦卑地侍奉祂和其他人。如果我们周围的人不注意，那也没关系。只要我们忠心侍奉，祂会把我们叫起来，让我们得到祂的认可。 主啊，让我们成为谦卑的仆人。这样，我们就有资格听到你对我们说：“上这来。”
Сбой в общении
Чтобы общение получилось, человек, который говорит, и тот, который слушает, должны понимать друг друга. Однако часто случается так, что общения не происходит. Иногда, говорящий выражается неясно, и слушающий не может понять то, что ему сказали. С другой стороны, бывает и так, что говорящий абсолютно четок в своих высказываниях, но по различным причинам общения не происходит, […]
Does God Speak to Us?
We often hear Evangelicals say that God spoke to them. They do not mean that He speaks to them in the Scriptures. They mean that He gives them a special message. Sometimes His voice is audible, and sometimes they just have a sense of His presence. I was watching a recent podcast in which both […]
Fallo de comunicación
Para que la comunicación tenga éxito, el que envía el mensaje y el que lo recibe deben estar de acuerdo. Sin embargo, es frecuente que la comunicación no se produzca. A veces, el emisor del mensaje no es claro y el receptor es incapaz, con razón, de entender lo que se dice. Otras veces, el […]
Bigong Makipagtalastasan
Para maganap ang isang matagumpay na pakikipagtalastasan, ang nagpapadala ng mensahe at ang tumatanggap nito ay dapat na nasa iisang pahina. Subalit, madalas na bigong maganap ang komunikasyon. Minsan, ang nagpapadala ng mensahe ay malabo at natural lamang na hindi maunawaan ng tagatanggap kung ano ang sinasabi. Minsan naman, ang nagpapadala ng mensahe ay malinaw. […]
How Do We Hear the Holy Spirit?
I received an email with that title from NT scholar and missionary Dr. Wilbur Pickering. He was asked that question and wrote a short article in response. I am writing my own response, without referring to what Dr. Pickering wrote. Many think that we are to seek impressions from God. The problem with that is […]