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Responses from readers of Kingdom of God Magazine
Facing the maggots in life
After reading 60 issues of "Kingdom of God" magazine, I feel that the articles in the magazine are of a very high standard and are worth reading carefully.
其中社區單元文章〈醫者心，牧者情─黃磊牧師側寫〉很感動我。身為一個湖北人，看到家鄉牧師的經歷，特別有感觸。
There is a sentence in the article that reminded me, "With faith, he is qualified to go to heaven. Huang Lei has never thought about the price he has to pay for believing in the Lord or the changes he has to make in his life." Why am I not like this! The epidemic is full of difficult experiences, which allows me, a person who has received grace, to see more clearly the price of grace and the weight of the path of the cross.
The article mentioned Pastor Huang Lei’s experience of not receiving kickbacks, which moved me again. Although it is a trivial matter to get a red envelope, in the usual social atmosphere, it is not easy to be like a maggot attached to the bone, which will damage the muscles and move the bones. Only those who are truly reborn can be so bold and thorough, willing to pay the price to purify themselves, and truly obey God's will.
How should I deal with the various maggots in my life? This is really worth pondering! Thank you to the author for your report. Real people and events can convey the indescribable power of life!
(China, Hubei, Ruiyu)
Learn life balance from the philosophy of marathon
第60期雜誌外展單元〈Missions Marathon〉一文，引起我心靈深處的共鳴。雖然我不擅長跑步，馬拉松更是可望不可及，但我十分認同文章中的一些理念：「生命的意義不在於為神做些甚麼，而在於與神的關係。」生活和事奉需要平衡，人不但可以在運動中放鬆，加強抗壓力，讓身心更陽光、更健康，而且也可以藉著運動與神有更深的靈裡相交，「與神展開對話」、「奔向上帝的懷裡，享受在主內的安息」。
There is no contradiction between physical exercise and service. “A sharpening of the sword will not stop chopping wood” and “stopping is to walk a longer way.” Simply pursuing the sense of accomplishment of busy service is neither God’s intention nor harmful to the body. and emotional health. After seeing that Xiao Lin and the author in the article changed their life paths, they became more energetic, energetic, and happy to live and serve. I believe that in the eyes of God and man, this is the most beautiful testimony.
(United States, Virginia, Zhao Hong)
Coincidentally
When I attended the Texas Chinese Mission Conference in 2018, what shocked me most was the testimony shared by missionary Chen Weien. A while ago, I accidentally talked to a sister about this matter. She asked me: "What about them now? Is the wife who has cancer okay?" I replied: "I didn't follow them after that. I only knew that they returned to Taiwan. 」
Unexpectedly, the next day when I was reading an article in issue 60 of the "Kingdom of God" magazine, I accidentally stumbled into an interview with reporter Liao Meihui. I was shocked to find that the content was an interview with missionary Chen Weien and his wife. Only then did I learn more about their relationship with the RADIUS Asia Missionary Training Center. , and also published a book─"Going further than money".
The article introduces the country they went to do missionary work in, Papua New Guinea, a country whose name I had to pronounce several times before I could remember it. Because their stories made me re-understand what unreached peoples are.
(USA, New Jersey, wind and rain)
Follow reading and step out of the house
When all parts of the world are affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, and they are doing home-based epidemic prevention or implementing certain levels of epidemic prevention measures, reading various reports and good articles in the "Kingdom of God" magazine, I feel that I am following the words to follow the words to prevent the epidemic at home. . As you read, you will visit a church in Chicago ("A Community Church with Deep Roots"), follow a reporter to visit the Ma Chao Association in Taiwan, or see the bravery and love of church brothers and sisters on the front line of the fight against the epidemic in Wuhan.
The article "Intimacy at a Distance" in KRC and your unit also made me smile. The author's experience is very similar to mine. It feels like someone is accompanying me to stay at home.
I would like to thank all the colleagues at the "Kingdom of God" magazine for not stopping work even when the epidemic was severe, and still working hard to deliver the world's affairs to my home through the magazine.
(USA, New Jersey, Jacob Leigh)