The Chinese Bible Reading project had been a major focus of our Chinese language service for the past twenty months. Our goal is to let God’s word be heard on the internet around the world by Chinese speaking people easily and anytime. Now, the project is completed. We invite you Read more…
God is a hope giver! “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 This hope is our spiritual security blanket in hard times. It’s printed on t-shirts, Read more…
“Hindsight is good, foresight is better; but second sight is best of all.” (Evan Esar) As we approach the end of 2020, we look back and wonder—If I knew then what I know now, I would’ve… [complete the sentence!] I love time-travel movies. I often imagine going back to certain Read more…
The Covid-19 epidemic brought tremendous changes the world over. In the United States, November 26 was the first thanksgiving millions could not unite with family members for the usual family meals and reflections. There were many empty chairs in many homes from their lost ones who have died from covid-19. Read more…
My family chose not to get together for the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving. Cases of Covid-19 were spiking in the U.S. as of this writing. And there was worry that family gatherings and holiday travel would cause an even greater spread. One of my daughters, who lives about 450 miles Read more…
Hello to everyone who accompanies us in the articles of Palavra Alegre! We have reached the end of another year. An atypical and totally different year than we are used to experiencing. A year in which we are more inmates, many lost their jobs, others lost loved ones, others still Read more…
The Gospel of Mark, which is the shortest of the four Gospels, begins and ends abruptly. This abruptness, together with its quick pace characterized by the connector word “immediately” between scenes of action. All this suggests a story about Jesus that is adapted for a specific audience and setting very Read more…