I Can Get Along Well With the Surly “Big Sister”

By Shu Xun, Italy I worked as a waitress in a restaurant. One night, a big sister working in our restaurant came back from the visit to her hometown. As it was the first time that we met, I greeted her with civility but she ignored me. From her words and ac...

How Should We Know Romans 13:1-2, “Submission to Authorities”?

I am a co-worker of a house church. Since our church has refused to join the Three-Self Church, we are restricted and persecuted by the Chinese Communist government frequently. So we go and gather in the mountains in order to avoid being arrested. Today, after...

Know God’s Righteous Disposition From King David’s Experience

By Xiaowei The Old Testament records a king. He was once an ordinary shepherd but later chosen by God and became a beloved king of the Israelites. When David was only 14-15 years old, he tended sheep in the fields. He was able to save the flock from the ...

Bible Verses–Jonah 4:9-11

Jonah 4:9-11 9And God said to Jonah, Do you well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even to death. 10Then said the LORD, You have had pity on the gourd, for the which you have not labored, neither made it grow; which came up in a...

God’s Word Guided Me to Put Aside My Grievance Against My 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–Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not to your own understanding.

Bible Verse–Matthew 3:8

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: