Jesus,
In your Last Supper with your disciples,
you predicted Peter would deny knowing you three times,
and indeed, Peter denied knowing you three times.*
Jesus,
you knew your disciple would deny you,
how did you feel? Continue reading Prayer 458
It’s one of the only countries in the world where the president is popular. Will Trump return the love?
HANOI, Vietnam — Before every shift at a Domino’s Pizza store in central Hanoi, Van Nguyen Hai, 20, puts on a uniform in the colors of the American flag. Then she takes up her position behind the register, in front of a wall decorated with a collection of images that represents milestones in the history of Domino’s: the flag of Panama, where the chain’s 8,000th store opened in 2006; a steaming brownie, in honor of a dessert the chain introduced that same year; and the logo for “The Apprentice,” which held a Domino’s-related challenge in 2005, featuring a tie-clad Donald J. Trump.
Jesus,
Ironic.
You said, “I am the life”(1)
when you were dying
and surely you would be dead.
Of course, no one believes in that.
Magical.
When you died,
your disciples believed in that,
believing that you were the life. Continue reading Prayer 457
Jesus,
There is nothing new under the sun,(1)
why did you do miracles,
from changing water into wine at the start(2)
to raising Lazarus from the dead at the end?(3)
Because humans like new things,
because humans believe they’ll grow in seeing new things,
you did miracles,
you did new and strange things. Continue reading Prayer 456
Jesus,
Your main job was to teach people how be one with God.
So why did you do miracles?
Miracles such as healing of
the blind, the lame, the lepers, the deaf and the dead?*
Was healing your way of touching people? Continue reading Prayer 455
Jesus,
Before knowing you,
healing by praying is a magic.
After knowing you,
healing by praying is nothing.
Making friend with you,
all things are possible.*
Amen.
PTH
The Seattle Times – The Associated Press
April 5, 2018 Vietnam gives harsh jail terms to 6 activists for subversion
In this April 5, 2018 photo, prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, center, and defendant Nguyen Bac Truyen listen to the verdict at a trial in Hanoi.
Nguyen Van Mieng, the lawyer for prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai said he was sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of house arrest while his fellow activists received sentences from seven to 12 years at the one-day trial Thursday. (Vietnam News Agency via AP)
By Laura McClure and Daryl Chen on December 8, 2016 in Interviews
This compilation of reading assigned to students everywhere will expand your horizons — and your bookshelves.
In the US, most students are required to read To Kill a Mockingbird during their school years. This classic novel combines a moving coming-of-age story with big issues like racism and criminal injustice. Reading Mockingbird is such an integral part of the American educational experience that we wondered: What classic books are assigned to students elsewhere?
Update: May, 22/2018 – 06:00
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — VNA/VNS Photo Phương Hoa
Viet Nam News – HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam requests that China immediately stop sending bombers to conduct drills in Việt Nam’s Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelago, said the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Lê Thị Thu Hằng.
Hằng made the statement in Hà Nội on Monday in response to a reporter’s question regarding the exercises, saying China’s dispatch of bombers to conduct take-off and landing drills in Hoàng Sa has seriously violated Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the archipelago.
Giêsu ơi,
Ngày đẹp quá.
Nhìn kìa!
Một mạng nhện!
Mạng nhện nằm giữa lá mai và lá thiết mộc lan. Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 453 – Prayer 453
Results reveal three major waves of migration
Researchers have completed the first whole-genome analysis of ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia Study identifies at least three major waves of human migration into the region over the last 50,000 years, each shaping the genetics of Southeast Asia.
Field workers excavate ancient human remains at Man Bac, Vietnam, in 2007. DNA from skeletons at this site was included in the current study. –Credit: Lorna Tilley, Australian National University
Jesus,
Here is my to-do list today.
Firstly…
Secondly…
Thirdly…
…
Would you like to help me keep the to-do list?
Working slower.
Working smarter.
Finishing work before bedtime.
Always in you.
Amen.
PTH
Last update 16:00 | 04/04/2018 vietnamnet
For the first time in Vietnam, specialists from the Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources have discovered a cemetery of fossilised coral reef more than 5,000 years old on Quang Ngai province’s Ly Son Island. The unprecedented and unique discovery opens up new interpretations of the earth dating back to 5,000 years ago.
The 5,000 year old fossil coral reef was discovered on Vietnam’s Ly Son Island.
Jesus,
I’ve seen your answer to my prayer,
the prayer about human rights for a few years ago.
Thank you.
You always answer me,
from tiny things to great things.
You love me too much.
We’ll live like that forever?
I’ll pray, be still and watch you do your works?
Yes, we’ll live like that forever.
Amen.
PTH
A policewoman of Móng Cái City’s Police Department (right) receives a baby – a victim of human trafficking, from a policewoman of China’s Fangchenggang City on Tuesday.— VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Hoàng
VNN – HÀ NỘI — Human trafficking in Việt Nam was on the increase because it was difficult to control, according to experts. They said the crime especially targeted women and children.The manager of a hotline to prevent human trafficking prevention, Nguyễn Thuận Hải, from the Department of Child Care and Protection, said that more information related to the issue was now available.
Đọt Chuối Non 