Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday in Tokyo. “We stand firmly, 100 percent, shoulder to shoulder with you and the Japanese people,” he told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan. CreditPool photo by David Mareuil
TOKYO — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis described Iran as the world’s greatest sponsor of terrorism on Saturday, but he emphasized that there was no pressing need for the United States to beef up its military presence in the Persian Gulf region.
Jesus,
We need to win this.
We have been overcoming many big challenges in the past and present.
Surely, we’ll pass again. Continue reading Prayer 65
Jesus,
Today is the 8th birthday of Dot Chuoi Non.
(We can feel you are smiling with us
and kissing us on the cheek.
We love you, too, Jesus.)
Jesus,
My friends have just sent me a message.
They want to meet in the next 1 hour.
Oh, they should have sent the message earlier. Continue reading Prayer 64
The US president has dismayed the world; Xi Jinping has wooed it. This could be a huge win for Beijing
‘Xi Jinping reminded his audience of China’s contribution to global economic stability since the financial crisis, of an average of 30% of global growth each year.’ Photograph: POOL/Reuters
Friday 3 February 2017 01.30 EST Last modified on Friday 3 February 2017 06.15 EDT
Two years ago, some European and US experts gathered to discuss China in an elegant English country house. The setting was seductive, but the mood was dark. Two years into Xi Jinping’s presidency, China’s politics were turning away from the liberalising trend of the previous three decades, towards a hard-edged nationalism that was discomfiting China’s immediate neighbours and their western allies.
Jesus,
Copying you,
as you pray to your Father in secret,
I also pray to you in secret.
Exactly,
for we love each other,
so we spend all our time together in secret.
We eat, work, take care our family… together.
In secret.
I love you, Jesus.
Amen.
PTH
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Philippine Defence Minister Delfin Lorenzana addresses the Fullerton Forum at the Shangri-La Dialogue Sherpa Meeting, organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, in Singapore on January 23, 2017. (Photo: AFP / ROSLAN RAHMAN)
SINGAPORE: The Philippines Monday (Jan 23) told major global powers that Southeast Asia was not a “proxy” for superpower rivalries, as Washington and Beijing compete for influence in the region.
Jesus,
President Trump is a disaster for U.S and the world.
What should we do?
We rely upon you.
Please help us be still
and know that you are God.
Your peace be with president Trump,
and with our religious and political leaders.
Your peace be with us.
Thank you, Jesus.
Amen.
PTH
After reading this article of mine, a friend once asked me.
– “Is that your real story or you just make it up?”
– “It is my real story”, I answered.
– “Why didn’t you add some imaginary detail to make it more dramatic?”, added my friend.
– “I simply wrote what I experienced”, I said. Continue reading A reality drama
President Donald Trump signs an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, which had been agreed to under the Obama administration, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 23. | AP
Reuters Jan 29, 2017 Japan Times
BEIJING – China is calmly mapping out global leadership aspirations from trade to climate change, drawing distinctions between President Xi Jinping’s steady hand and new U.S. President Donald Trump, whose first days have been marked by media feuds and protests.
Looking back
Forty two years
I hold steadfast
That you are the angel God has sent to me
And for that
He will give you your just reward
In His house
And I will always
Love you
For my beloved wife
Trần Lê Túy Phượng
Stafford, VA, USA
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, 4:10 am
For the 42nd Anniversary on Jan. 5, 2017.
Jesus,
I have been seeking your kingdom and your righteousness,*
and only seek these things.
You have been inviting me to your wedding banquet.**
Everything is ready.
I am happy to come and enjoy the banquet with you.
Thank you for inviting me.
Amen.
File photo of Vietnamese workers demonstrating outside the Formosa Plastics Corp headquarters in Taipei. (Photo: AFP/Sam Yeh)
HANOI: Vietnam said on Thursday (Jan 26) it would punish four officials over one of its worst environmental disasters, caused by a unit of Taiwan conglomerate Formosa Plastics, in the first action against government officials ten months after the accident.
Giêsu ơi,
Em tin rằng
nếu Giêsu đặt tay lên mắt em,
em sẽ thấy Giêsu.
Em muốn thấy Giêsu rõ ràng
trong mọi người và trong mọi sự. Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 60 – Prayer 60
Đọt Chuối Non 