講員 Speaker：滕張佳音博士 Dr. K. Y. Cheung Teng
主题 Title：末世預兆與福音廣傳 The Sign of The-end-of-age and Evangelism
經文 Scripture：(太廿四 3-14) (Matthew 24:3-14)
日期 Date：2023.12.31
語言 Language：華語／英語 Mandarin／ English
地點 Venue：芝城西北郊華人浸信會 Chinese Baptist Church of NW Suburbs
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.
![[Storm Buster] Storm Surge](https://eresource.ifstms.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Hurricane_Kate_2003-_Good_pic-300x300.webp "[Storm Buster] Storm Surge")
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.
![[Interesting Adventures] The New Economic Development District Policy in Vietnam](https://eresource.ifstms.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-29-at-14.26.37-300x300.webp "[Interesting Adventures] The New Economic Development District Policy in Vietnam")
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.
![[Interesting Adventures] Suppressing the Merchants (Part II)](https://eresource.ifstms.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/oppressed-Merchants-2-web-edited-300x300.jpg "[Interesting Adventures] Suppressing the Merchants (Part II)")
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](https://eresource.ifstms.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screen-Shot-2023-10-30-at-11.05.07-PM-300x300.jpg "[Storm Buster] Autumn Foliage Forecast")
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.
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?
![[Good Questions] What is Truth? Part 2](https://eresource.ifstms.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/What-is-Truth-Part-2-300x300.jpg "[Good Questions] What is Truth? Part 2")
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?](https://eresource.ifstms.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/truth-166853_1280-750x450-1-300x300.jpg "[Good Questions] What is Truth?")
“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](https://eresource.ifstms.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nytm2310p-72-300x300.jpg "[Storm Buster Series] Preempt Wildfires")
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.
