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恩典是個人

        還記得四年多前我剛來到竹北勝利堂時,李哥有一次跟我私下聊到當代青少年的問題,他說到青少年在意的不外乎是「得失」和「對錯」兩個面向。詳細的對話內容已經有點久遠,直到最近在準備路加福音的信息時我才恍然想起。經文中耶穌行遍各城各鄉,醫病、趕鬼、傳福音,「內中卻有人說:他是靠著鬼王別西卜趕鬼。又有人試探耶穌,向他求從天上來的神蹟。」(路11:15-16)換言之,有些人企圖矮化耶穌超自然的能力,他們用道理爭論著「對錯」;同時間,卻也有些人向耶穌要求更多的神蹟,他們在意宗教帶給他們的「得失」。

聖日的真安息

    前幾週有機會到兒主的小六班觀摩,當時的課程上的是路德小問答中的十誡,其中我印象最深刻的是關於第三誡的討論。第三誡「當記念安息日,守為聖日」,那麼,是要記念什麼,又該如何記念、如何守呢?

彼此能/不能相愛

    人際互動充滿在我們現今的生活中,因為我們在世不是獨居的。但在與人相處的事上,又常常會有許多的衝突、張力,讓我們感到不開心,甚或覺得被傷害。到底我們與人的互動發生了什麼問題,難道都是別人的錯嗎?

The Preeminence of Christ

    After living in Taiwan for four years, I am starting to have reverse culture shock coming back to the USA.  One of the things that has been startling to me is how big everything is, particularly the stores, the houses and the churches.  For example, the church that I attend on Sunday, Grace Community Church, is a large two-story auditorium backlit by a huge window and a giant cross.  The stage itself is so large that even with the whole worship team onstage, it still seems empty.  To get to my children’s Sunday school classes, I have to wind through hallway after hallway, past other large auditoriums and various classrooms filled with youth, kids, and teachers.