Every person in this world has the freedom to choose; however, this personal freedom is limited and conditional. We all can choose what we like and how we do things, when it is bound by the situation or legal constraints.
佈道與宣教
[Storm Buster] Storm Surge
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Storm surge causes inundation of large swaths of coastal land. Eleven years ago, storm surge from Hurricane Sandy havocked large damages in New York (NY) and New Jersey (NJ). Today, some of those destructions are still noticeable and remain unrepaired.
【人生天地線】創造生命的神與選擇死亡的人

我們每個人活在這個世界上都有選擇的自由,但是人的自由是有限度與有條件的。人可以選擇自己喜愛的東西,做自己想要做的事,可是當人在運用這個自由做出選擇的時候,就必須服從環境限制與法律的約束。
[Storm Buster] Autumn Foliage Forecast
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Autumn is pleasant. It has many public holidays for the most populous countries in the northern hemisphere. In the U.S. we have Labor Day, Columbus Day and the Veterans Day. In China there are Mid-Autumn Festival and Double-Yang Festival.
The Eternal Meaning Behind Thanksgiving

When people think of Thanksgiving, we often think of the bountiful feast with turkey and other dishes. How often do people remember the treacherous journey of the Puritans, who came upon the shores of North America on the Mayflower and their harrowing experience as they settled upon Provincetown, Massachusetts?
【人生天地線】感恩節背後的永恆意義

當人們提到感恩節的時候,我們常會聯想起美國人的火雞大餐,但是又有多少人會記得四百年前,第一批清教徒由英國乘坐「五月花號」船,在美國麻州普羅旺斯鎮(Provincetown, Massachusetts)上岸時所發生的驚險故事呢?
[Good Questions] What is Truth? Part 2
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In the article I wrote last time, I shared three characteristics of truth with you. First, the truth is fact. Second, truth is trustworthy. Third, truth is correct. Besides these, truth has the following characteristics as well:
[Good Questions] What is Truth?
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“What is truth?” Pontius Pilate, the Governor who judged Jesus, had also asked this question. The Bible records that Pilate returned to the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
[Storm Buster Series] Preempt Wildfires
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We were all stunned by the apocalyptic scenes of devastation and destitution caused by wildfires in Maui, HI. The utter sense of desolation and desperation was overwhelmingly sad. It destroyed the idyllic Island of Maui. Many people are still in denial and disbelief when they look at the news reports.
Hidden Numbers in the Bible & the Wisdom of the Almighty

There are countless great works of literature in the world, but only the Bible is the foremost book of wonder. Not only are there ancient manuscripts of it and hold the records of having the most translations, but also there are numerous authors to the Bible as well.
【問得好】為甚麼基督徒總是要指出人有罪?

有些未信主的朋友聽到基督徒說人有罪時,立時覺得很反感,他們認為自己是個好人,沒有殺人放火,沒有姦淫擄掠,又沒有坐過牢,為甚麼基督徒總是要指出人有罪?請看以下的解答。
【人生天地線】聖經中隱藏的奇妙數字與全能者的智慧

世界上有無數偉大的書,但是唯有聖經才是天下第一大奇書,除了古代的手抄本與譯本最多以外,其作者人數眾多,成書時間超過千年。這本由古希伯來文寫成的三十九卷舊約全書,與希臘文的二十七卷新約全書所合成的經書,共有六十六卷。
全球沸騰與末世呼聲

聯合國秘書長古特雷斯(Antonio Guterres)在7月27日向世界發出警告說:「全球變暖的時代已經結束,全球沸騰的時代已經到來。」根據《世界氣候歸因組織(WWA)》在7月25日從電腦進行模擬的一項有關天氣數據的分析報告,今年7月的高溫熱度可能是地球12萬年來最熱的時期。
Global Boiling: the Call for End Times

On July 27th, the U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres issued a dire warning: “The era of global warming has ended, the era of global boiling has arrived.” According to World Weather Attribution (WWA) which analyzed worldwide weather patterns and statistics, the month of July was possibly the hottest period in Planet Earth’s 120,000 years of history.
Heatwaves

Heatwaves in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere captured the public’s attention. The inadequacy of the central air conditioning units in many of the northern cities testifies to the unexpected increase in air temperature across Northern Europe, Asia and America.
逃離「泰坦號」死門關的父子

在父親節那天,也是2023年6月18日東部夏令時間上午8點,一部由探險公司海洋之門(OceanGate)的總裁兼創始人史塔克頓‧拉許(Stockton Rush)所設計並親自駕駛的「泰坦號」觀光潛艇,在加拿大紐芬蘭省港口城市的聖約翰斯向東約375海哩處潛入海裏,為要探索那艘在111年前沉沒在海底,一萬三千英呎、號稱「永不沉沒」的巨輪「鐵達尼號」。
Escape the Death Trap of the Titan

On June 18, 2023 at 8 am EST, a state-of-the-art submersible led by OceanGate Expeditions’ founder and CEO Stockton Rush, made its descent in Canada’s Newfoundland province approximately 375 miles east of the coastal town of St. Johns. Its objective was to explore the unsinkable Titanic’s wreckage, which sank 111 years ago, its mysteries and at a depth of nearly 13,000 feet below sea.
【問得好】一信耶穌就得救,不是太便宜嗎?

基督信仰告訴我們,人只需要憑信心接受耶穌基督為救主,就可以得救上天堂。然而,一直以來,人的觀念是要行善積德,如果一信耶穌就得救,豈不是太便宜嗎?還有,難道人不用行善都可以得救嗎?
The Unfathomable Deep Space and Seas

Man is an adventurous creature. In the pre-pandemic year of 2019 the US travel and tourism industry generated 1.9 trillion dollars in economic output. That was a startling 9% of the nation’s corresponding GDP of 21.38 trillion dollars in 2019.
Train Wreck in India

On the evening of June 2nd, three trains derailed in India, causing almost 288 deaths and more than 1,000 injuries. According to a BBC report, this was the most devastating train collision in this century.
Pollen Allergy Becoming a Mainstay

Pollen allergy is more commonly known as hay fever. Medically speaking, it is called seasonal allergic rhinitis —- a provocation of the immune system to overreact to pollen from trees, grasses, and weeds. Hay fever occurs mainly in the spring and fall when pollen from trees, grasses, and weeds are in the air.
【問得好】上帝不也是人造出來的嗎?

首先我們要知道,有一些無神論的人不相信有神的存在,原因之一是他們眼見很多所謂的「神」都是人製造出來的,他們知道人為了自己的慾望或需要,於是便想像出各種各樣的「神」來。例如人很想發財,於是製造不同的「財神」來拜;又例如人很希望得到平安,於是製造不同的「守護神」來拜,如此類推,人於是便製造出各種「神」來。
英王加冕大典開場時刻的智慧信息

縱使有許多人認為大英帝國在歷史中,以殖民主義對其他民族採取霸權統治的手段,並不值得讚揚,加上許多媒體長年以來追蹤報導王室的八卦新聞,而這次查爾斯三世的加冕典禮,更比不上他母親伊麗莎白二世女王(Elizabeth II)在70年前的場面輝煌,然而在這個加冕典禮開場時刻,仍然隱藏著千年的智慧是值得我們深思的。
A Message of Wisdom from the Beginning of the Coronation Ceremony

Despite the fact that the British Empire and its colonialism policies had drawn ire, the tabloids pursued all sorts of gossip about the royal family, as well as lackluster feeling of this coronation (compared to Elizabeth II’s ceremony seventy years ago), Charles III’s coronation’s prelude still contained pearls of ancient wisdom that we should take note of:
Dad loved the Olympic Blue Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s population had increased roughly five hundred times since China’s defeat in the Opium War in 1842. For me, it is an ambivalent emotion when I think about the British rule over Hong Kong for over a hundred fifty years between 1842 and 1997.
靈魂牧者
講員:滕張佳音博士
主題:靈魂牧者
性質:母親節福音性主日
經文: (詩篇廿三)
日期:2023年5月14日
語言:粵語
片長:54:11 mins
地點:沙田平安福音堂
人類文明是否正邁向自我毀滅的道路?

自2015年起,由伊隆.馬斯克(Elon Musk)、山姆.阿爾特曼(Sam Altman)、蘇茨克維(Ilya Sutskever)、PayPal 創辦人彼得.提爾(Peter Thiel)等人聯手設立了開放人工智慧實驗室(OpenAI)。到了2022年11月,他們開始向公眾出台一個名為ChatGPT 的人工智能「巨獸」,其超強的功能,目前已經引起世界「有智之士」的震驚。
Is Human Civilization on the Road to Self-destruction?

After the joint establishment of OpenAI in 2015, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever, and Peter Thiel the PayPal’s founder, moved on to announce to the public about their artificial intelligence giant called “ChatGPT” in November 2022 and its incredible abilities have caused quite a stir in the worldwide AI community.
Busted Typhoon Ruby

Moving to Japan from Norway in 1988 rendered a divine bonus to be close to my parents after having left Hong Kong for 13 years. I visited them a few times from Japan during my study as well as a “salaryman” after graduation.
A Fatal Journey in Pursuit of Beauty

Since the dawn of mankind, men and women have been seeking physical beauty. As plastic surgery’s techniques advance, they can certainly reverse aging and revert back to one’s youthful days.
尋求美麗的死亡之旅

人類自古以來,無論男女都喜愛尋求外觀的美麗。隨著醫療美容科技的進步,促使人類追求重得青春苗條的美夢,由於美容手術費用高昂,世界上最流行的整容手術、牙科手術、普通外科手術等等,使墨西哥逐漸成為全球旅客們所熱愛的廉價醫療保健國家,尤其受到美國和加拿大居民的歡迎。
The Meandering Jet Stream and the Spring Storms

The recent upheaval of espionage balloons from China reaching the U.S. last winter epitomized the fact that our world shares one atmosphere. The seamless connectivity of the global village is an almost nauseating thought that I would be breathing in part of everybody’s breath just exhaled if I were to live 1000 years on Planet Earth.
【問得好】忙著糊口沒時間去認識神——信仰不切實際嗎?

今天有不少人對信仰的反應是「忙著糊口沒時間去認識 神」,言下之意給人有「信仰不切實際」的感覺。其實,信仰真的是那麼的不切實際嗎?讓我們來回答這個問題。
【人生天地線】土耳其大地震的末日預吿

在2023年元宵節的第一個月圓之後,土耳其遭遇到兩百年以來的世紀大地震!根據聯合國的報導:「當地時間2月6日凌晨,土耳其南部和敘利亞北部發生大地震,土耳其加濟安泰普市附近先後發生了7.8級和7.5級的強震」據土國地質專家艾哈邁德(Övgün Ahmet Ercan)解釋,這次地震相當於130顆原子彈同時持續爆炸長達43秒,以致各處樓房如骨牌般倒塌!
Earthquake in Turkey & End Times

On the fifteenth day (lantern date) of the 2023 Lunar New Year, Turkey experienced its worst earthquake in the past two centuries! According to reports from the United Nations, on February 6 around midnight, the southern part of Turkey and Northern Syria had massive earthquakes.
Home-stay and campus fellowship in Japan

In 1988, I left Oslo for Tokyo with an early morning departure flight on a cold winter day. It was not a direct flight, but with a relatively short overlay in Hong Kong. My destination was a small agricultural town in Aichi Prefecture, Central Japan.
為主和福音的捨與得
講員:滕張佳音博士
主題:為主和福音的捨與得
語言:粵語
性質:短宣畢業受差典禮
日期:2023年2月5日
主辦:香港短宣中心
【人生天地線】兔年文化背後的智慧與信仰

今年(2023)的農曆新年似乎比往年提早來臨,這正顯明了「兔年」所象徵的「快捷」與「提早」的精神,我們古人對「兔子」有著特別豐富的想像與情感,在民間的傳說中,充滿了各種與兔子相關的趣味故事⋯⋯
The Wisdom and Belief Behind the Year of the Rabbit

2023’s Lunar New Year occurs earlier than previous years’ dates, which coincides with a hare’s spirit of swiftness and brevity. People in ancient China viewed the hare with exceptionally rich and complex imagination. According to folklore, there are numerous tales associated with the hare.
Brown Clouds over Taipei

The tranquil days and idyllic scenery of Norway were surreal. I indulged in that for over 6 years. Although Oslo, Norway was remote from Chinese theological educational opportunities, I was blessed by Bible teachers from the Chinese Overseas Christian Missions from London and Hong Kong Alliance Bible Seminary through Theological Education by Extension.
悉尼短宣中心 25 週年 (1997-2022) 銀禧感恩特刊

謹為25週年銀禧感恩特刋得以完成致謝與感恩:衷心多謝悉宣設計團隊各位義工,各撰寫文章、分享及提供歷史資料和照片的肢體、牧者、董事和義務同工。更感謝香港短宣中心及國際短宣使團創辦人滕張佳音博士、國宣義務副總幹事麥鳳佩傳道,及國宣常委會主席余漢傑博士給予的嘉言勉勵。最重要的是讓我們同心向三一上帝献上讚頌感恩,願祂得着一切的榮耀!