The Wisdom of the Samaritan Woman in the Bible

By Zhang Yiping Many people are surely familiar with the story about the Samaritan woman. When drawing water, the Samaritan woman ran into the Lord Jesus who asked her for a drink. In conversation with Jesus, she recognized that He was the coming Messiah in...

Bible Verse–Proverbs 8:33

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

Joshua's Charge to Leaders

Joshua's Charge to Leaders And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their head...

Why Is It Hard for a Rich Man to Enter God’s Kingdom?

By Xiaoliang When I got up early in the morning, I said a prayer, then opened up the Bible and read the following: “And, behold, one came and said to Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And He said to him, Why call yo...

Bible Verse–Mark 12:29-31

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the firs...

Gamaliel’s Merits and Shortcomings - Bible Character Study

According to Acts 5: 34-39 in the Bible, “Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; And said to them, You men of Isra...

My Interactions With a Weird Neighbor

By Xiaowu “He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he” (Proverbs 14:21). To get along with others, apart from being tolerant and patient, what’s even more important is to understand: “And be you kind one to another...

Bible Verse–Psalm 31:15

My times are in your hand: deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from them that persecute me.