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, ...

How Should I, a Christian, Treat My Unbearable Roommate?

By Ruxue Yuan Yi is my roommate. In the beginning, we got along well with each other. I took the lead in doing housework; as long as I had time, I mopped the floor and made dinner, not asking her to help with these things. I never tired of doing like this. ...

Bible Verse–Hebrews 10:36

For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise.

Bible Verse–Proverbs 18:1

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom.

Bible Verse–Matthew 12:36

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

How to Discern the Wheat From the Tares? I Have a Practical Knowledge of This Question

by Fang Ying The Bible records, “Another parable put he forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when ...

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...