Jesus,
What do you mean
“I am the vine;
you are the branches.
If you remain in me
and I in you,
you will bear much fruit;
apart from me you can do nothing.”*?
I’m thinking about your words
while I’m walking in a park. Continue reading Prayer 587
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Dhammapada starts with: “Mind precedes all. Mind is the chief.” We can talk about this forever. So many philosophical schools of the world have talked about the mind as the chief.
We can start out very easily by saying: If you do something, it is because your mind has decided beforehand that you would do that thing. And when you “lose your mind”, you do stupid things that you would regret later. Continue reading Mind precedes all
Giêsu ơi,
Giêsu nói:
“Thầy là cây nho;
các em là cành.
Nếu các em cứ ở trong thầy
và thầy ở trong các em,
các em sẽ sinh nhiều hoa trái;
ngoài thầy các em chẳng làm gì được.”*
(* John 15:5)
Vậy nên em đi ra ngoài,
em muốn em ở trong Giêsu. Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 586 – Prayer 586
January 01, 2019By Patrick Buchanan
“Assad must go, Obama says.”
So read the headline in The Washington Post, Aug. 18, 2011.
The story quoted President Barack Obama directly:
“The future of Syria must be determined by its people, but President Bashar al-Assad is standing in their way. … the time has come for President Assad to step aside.”
France’s Nicolas Sarkozy and Britain’s David Cameron signed on to the Obama ultimatum: Assad must go!
Jesus,
Many people say to me,
“You are so naive.”
They’re right.
I’m naive.
Perhaps because I’m naive,
you lead me to politics,
don’t you? Continue reading Prayer 585
By Trong Nghia
December 24, 2018 | 09:57 am GMT+7 express.vn
In northern Vietnam, old people risk their lives to pick up small notes drivers toss out on a highway to honor the dead.
It’s around noon and Hoang Van Dang sits quietly in a shabby hut on a national highway, his eyes glued to the street.
Then, suddenly, he plunges into the highway before returning with three VND500 and VND2,000 (8.6 cents) currency notes in his palm. The 76-year-old man in a pair of worn-out flip-flops is quick and agile.
Within 10 minutes he runs out to pick up bills five times.
Jesus,
I read The Winning Side of Huy Đức 6 years ago.
Do you want me to read again?
I think I need to understand the historical time
as I understand my palm.
Amen.
PTH
VOA August 29, 2018 6:10 AM
Ralph Jennings
FILE – The cleaning operation of the area that was used for storing Agent Orange is seen from a plane taking off from Danang international airport.
TAIPEI — Vietnam is demanding compensation from manufacturers of Agent Orange in what experts describe as a last resort for helping citizens who still fall sick or face disabilities linked to the defoliant the United States used during war in the country five decades ago.
The foreign ministry in Hanoi asked Thursday that Monsanto and other U.S. firms compensate victims of Agent Orange, the Vietnamese news outlet VnExpress International reported.
Jesus,
Let’s read Matthew 19:16-24,
The rich and the Kingdom of God.
16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked,
“Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”
17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied.
“There is only One who is good.
If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” Continue reading Prayer 583
The Conversation | 18 December 2018 isds.bilaterals.org
The fossil fuel era is coming to an end, but the lawsuits are just beginning
by Kyla Tienhaara
Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment, Queen’s University, Ontario
“Coal is dead.”
These are not the words of a Greenpeace activist or left-wing politician, but of Jim Barry, the global head of the infrastructure investment group at Blackrock — the world’s largest asset manager. Barry made this statement in 2017, but the writinghas been on the wall for longer than that.
Giêsu ơi,
Nông dân chúng em.
Họ thật tội nghiệp.
Giêsu có nghĩ Vinafood cần phải chấm dứt hoạt động không? Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 582 – Prayer 582
The uptake of Chinese surveillance technology in the region sparks fears it could be subverted both by local governments and Beijing
Surveillance software at the Security China 2018 exhibition. Photo: Reuters
In 2016, more than 100 pro-Donald Trump websites were being run from one town in Macedonia.
VELES, Macedonia: His business card states, “The man who helped Donald Trump win US elections”, and Mr Mirko Ceselkoski is eager to read it out, saying: “It’s so funny that I became famous because of this.”
In Asia, December 19, 2018
Season’s Greetings. 2018 has been an eventful year, in Asia and in the stories shared here in the InAsia blog, where I had the pleasure in May to take over the reins from longtime editor Alma Freeman. We’re all grateful, at year’s end, for the continued engagement of our readers, and for the thoughtful contributions of our bloggers, who brought us their unique perspectives and insights on developments in Asia. Here are a few of the year’s most fascinating essays, some of them favorites of our readers and some favorites of yours truly. Enjoy! And be sure to join us in 2019, when our January 2 edition will feature predictions for the year ahead from our country representatives across Asia.
Giêsu ơi,
Dạo phố nhá.
Giêsu muốn đi đâu?
…
Nhìn này, chỗ này đẹp quá.
Chỗ kia cũng đẹp nữa…
Những con phố quen. Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 581 – Prayer 581
Đọt Chuối Non 