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Advent Word, Day 12 ‘dare’

Catherine Lee

Day 12: #dare #敢於 Thursday December 10 ‘If life seems dark to you just now, you are not alone in the dark. In God there is no darkness at all. Only light. Dare to open your eyes and you will become accustomed to the light’. 如果你覺得此刻生命黯然無光，請了解，黑暗之中你並不孤單。有上帝同在，必能驅趕一切黑暗，只留光明。而你，敢於睜開眼睛，才能習慣於光明。 Bishop Lai preparing to serve very very special 50-year-old Oolong Tea to his guests last night. Who amongst us would dare to think we deserved such an honour?! Continue reading Advent Word, Day 12 ‘dare’

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Advent Word Global Advent Calendar

Catherine Lee

Day 9: #be #存在 Monday December 7 ‘Contentment is more about being than about doing, or acquiring, or mastering, or craving, or searching. Contentment is about being satisfied given the limitations of our present life’. 知足與其說是一種作為、養成、主控、渴求、或探究，不如說是一種存在。 And now for the verb ‘to be’ ~ ‘I am, you are, he /she is, we are, they are, everyone is, all are’… here at ‪‎TanShirt‬ Workshop English Class, outreach of ‪‎Advent Church‬… Day 10: #surprise #驚訝 Tuesday December 8 ‘This season of Advent invites us to look and listen for Jesus. Look and listen for the unexpected’. 降臨節期，我們受邀同來注視耶穌、聆聽耶穌。且讓我們真的看見和聽到，那超乎預期的人、事、物！ Taken outside the National Theater, … Continue reading Advent Word Global Advent Calendar

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Advent Word, Day 7 ‘believe’

Catherine Lee

Day 7: #believe #相信 Saturday December 5 ‘Mary was the first to believe in her son, and in that sense was the first Christian. And in believing, she said yes to God. “Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord, let it be with me according to your word.” So we are called to believe and trust in God’s promises, and to say yes, when he calls us’. 馬利亞起先就相信兒子耶穌，她可說是第一個基督徒。憑著信心，她欣然對神說：「我是主的使女，情願照你的話成就在我身上！」上帝也呼召我們來相信祂的應允；聽見祂的呼召，我們也要欣然回應，說：「是！」 譚媽媽 & 鄭媽媽, Tan Mama and Cheng Mama, 2 wonderful ladies who long ago said YES to God, and continue to say YES to Him every day! I took this photo … Continue reading Advent Word, Day 7 ‘believe’

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Advent Word Global Advent Calendar 2015!

Catherine Lee

Advent Word is a really great Global Advent Calendar project!  I love it! It’s run by the Anglican Communion and the brothers of The Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE), based in Boston, USA.  The brothers write a daily meditation on an Advent theme – with a photo – which they post to social media, and we respond with an image of our own and the hashtag #AdventWord plus the hashtag for the appropriate theme for the day…. it works best on Instagram, and shared to Facebook, partly because the Instagram filters are so good, and make the photos … Continue reading Advent Word Global Advent Calendar 2015!

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Cinemas refuse to show Church of England advert featuring Lord’s Prayer | The Guardian

Catherine Lee

You must check this out – watch the ‘Just Pray’ video and then read the articles on the BBC and Guardian websites – and find out why it’s being banned as an advert in British cinemas at Christmas, links given below….. The irony of a prayer that Jesus taught us being banned as we prepare to celebrate his birth… The Church of England says it is “disappointed and bewildered” by the refusal of leading UK cinemas to show an advert featuring the Lord’s Prayer. Source: Lord’s Prayer cinema ad snub ‘bewilders’ Church of England – BBC News Church of England … Continue reading Cinemas refuse to show Church of England advert featuring Lord’s Prayer | The Guardian

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2015年台灣普世豐盛生命協會感恩餐會 GLEC Thanksgiving Dinner ~ and we were there!

Catherine Lee

Not only were we there, but so was Dr. Doris Brougham 彭蒙惠, possibly Taiwan’s best-known missionary and English teacher – famous for her Studio Classroom English classes through ORTV, and for her trumpet playing and very lively personality.  She’s now 89, and has been in Taiwan since 1951, and is still dancing, singing, playing her trumpet and sharing her faith.   Amazing!  Her music group, Heavenly Melody 天韻 led the worship and she joined in with her trumpet, ah it was wonderful! And so it was that we had a very entertaining, challenging and of course, a very moving evening! During this past … Continue reading 2015年台灣普世豐盛生命協會感恩餐會 GLEC Thanksgiving Dinner ~ and we were there!