Sufferings and Trials Are Necessary for Our Life’s Growth

I heard a story: A group of colorful and beautiful pencils are about to leave the factory. Then they will go to different places to work and welcome their new life. First, they will suffer being sharpened by knives, because only through that can they begin to...

What Is True Prayer That Is in Accordance With the Lord’s Will?

By Zhang Xiaoping, China We Christians are all clear that praying is essential in our daily life. But as for why we need to pray, and what kind of prayers conform to the Lord’s will, we fail to explain these details clearly. We usually pray according to our...

Bible Verses–Revelation 5:9-10

And they sung a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And have made us to our God kings and prie...

King Solomon’s Trouble: Emptiness

I felt very puzzled every time I read the Book of Ecclesiastes; it says: “I sought in my heart to give myself to wine, yet acquainting my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do...

Bible Verse–Mark 13:19

For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created to this time, neither shall be.

Jonah Preaches to the Ninevites That God Will Destroy Them: Jonah 3:1-4

Sweet Publishing / FreeBibleimages.org / CC BY-SA 3.0 Jonah Preaches to the Ninevites (Jonah 3:1-4) 1 And the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the preaching that I bid yo...