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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.
文章／書籍
[Interesting Adventures] The New Economic Development District Policy in Vietnam
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The Vietnamese government had planned well ahead and prepared many makeshift-hut developments such as the one we were sent among all the villages and provinces.
【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。
【開一扇窗】植物生長與人的成長
沒有種植經驗的我們，記起看過在加拿大居住的朋友，他家門前的草地鬱金香盛開的照片，心裏十分羨慕。去年我們在加拿大的一間連鎖店看到鬱金香的種子，便買下來，抱着嘗試的心態，跟著包裝盒上的指示，丈夫細心地把一顆顆比栗子大一點，直徑只有一吋半的鬱金香種子埋在泥土裏。
[Interesting Adventures] Suppressing the Merchants (Part II)
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Upon the confiscation of our family-cloth-business, there was an undercover policewoman stationed at our home for three weeks every day from 7:00 am till 6:00 pm. Our every move was scrutinized⋯⋯
[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.
【EQ在線】適應環境、開解自己、交託天父
我們要鼓勵長者思考今天的收穫，就是：「我有今天的精神力量」和「我有做一個忠誠人的光榮」。我很欣賞一位長者好友的十二字箴言：「適應環境、開解自己、交託天父」，說得真好！
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.
[Interesting Adventures] The Oppressed Merchants (1)
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Mom and dad ran a textile and cloth business for thirty years. Their humble street hawker beginning was never remote. Only through thrift living and hard work did mom and dad gradually expand their business and eventually proudly owned a retail shop in the middle of the vegetable markets.
【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。
【EQ在線】心理照顧者
我想起香港的護老院有很多冒險助人的照顧者。香港人口老化，超過六十歲的可能已經有一百五十萬人，老人院的絕大部份員工卻是缺乏心理培訓的照顧人員。在COVID的日子，在院舍照顧老人更是一種很有挑戰性及冒險性的工作，不易聘請且難以挽留員工。
【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。
【EQ在線】真的沒得救？
自從寫了今年六月五號那篇「第三日」的日記，我至今已經連續寫了「耶穌的頭幾個神蹟」的反省，我建議每天看日記的讀者們，長期輯錄這些神蹟的反省短文，然後找機會傳送給沒有信仰的朋友，在邀請他們參加教會聚會之前再先看一次。
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.
【小趣奇遇】民族之間文化的差異
我父母親年輕未婚時來自潮州；但我們六個兄弟姊妹都是出生於越南。全家一直住在華人聚居最多的「堤岸」。華人都是做大小生意為生的。連本地越南人都學會說粵語，特別需要在生意上能用粵語溝通，他們也讓自己孩子去華文學校讀書。
Cultural Divide
Born in Vietnam, my siblings of six including myself, lived in a Chinese town called “Cholon”. Cantonese was the business dialect that even the native Vietnamese learned to speak. Many of the Vietnamese natives sent their children to Chinese schools.
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？
【小趣奇遇】教學混亂與民間迷信
在1975年南越政變後，我和二哥（榮光）和弟弟（榮南）就讀的「同心」中小學，从私立成了公立學校，取消了學校制服。由於不夠老師，加上政府監控學校制度，又撤銷所有華語課堂，規定只准許學習當地越南文。
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.
Chaotic schools and rampant superstitions
When the communists took over Vietnam in 1975, my second eldest brother (David), I and my younger brother (Kevin) were studying in the “Same Heart” middle-and-elementary school in Cholon, Vietnam. Originally a private school, it was changed to a public school under the communist government.
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.
【小趣奇遇】戰亂後的平息（下集）
父母親是做買賣布料的家庭式生意。內戰後的新興政府，規定家家戶戶都要買布料縫裁新國旗。突然間，店舖的生意好到忙不過來。我的大哥（雁榮）想幫父親的輕型電單車加油，去了附近一公哩以外的油站加油。
Calmness after the War (Part II)
My parents ran a textile and clothes retail shop from our home. Under the new communist government after the Vietnamese civil war, every home was eager to sew the new national flag. Therefore, all of a sudden our home business was thriving beyond our wildest imaginations.
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:
【小趣奇遇】戰亂後的平息（上集）
上期在五月份真理報交代了南北越內戰。在1975年4月30日南北越終於統一，成為一個共產制度國家，這日稱為解放日。以後日子混亂地持續了兩年多之久。但平民內心徬徨仍未得安穩平息，有喜亦有悲。