Matthew 20:20–23: Reflecting on the Scripture “John’s Mother Salome Makes a Request of the Lord”

By Zhang Yue It’s recorded in Matthew 20:20–23, “Then came to Him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping Him, and desiring a certain thing of Him. And He said to her, What will you? She said to Him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, ...

Covenant of the Rainbow: God’s Expectations of Man

By Xiaoshuang When I was in elementary school, I learned a story named The Sun Shines Again After the Rain. It contains these words: “The wind became still, and the rain ceased. Then the sun came out, and a rainbow arched the sky. Cicadas began to sing, and...

Twenty Years Later, I Forgave My Mother Who Abandoned Me

By Kemu In the darkness of the night, I scramble down a seemingly endless lane, looking every which way, but unable to find my way home and wracked with anxiety. All of a sudden, my mother appears in the distance walking toward me and I’m overtaken with a s...

Bible Verse–Revelation 14:6

Revelation 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the middle of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,