deliberate attention

A few years ago, when I visited Moody Church in downtown Chicago, I had to park a few blocks away. The parking lot staff pointed to a small seat, and the husband shook his head and said, "It's impossible."

The parking guy motioned for us to get out of the car and let him take over the steering wheel. I saw the car moving forward and backward, sliding into the narrow parking space, with less than a foot difference between the car next to it.

The eldest brother asked, is this your first time coming to church? Only then did I notice that his name tag was not a parking lot employee, but a receptionist from Moody Church. He pointed out how to get to the church and then loudly wished us a good day.

From the beginning to the end, the parking man had a smile on his face, making us feel his passion for people and this service in the near-freezing wind. The parking guy is the best entertainer I've ever seen: he makes a conscious effort to interact with everyone because the parking lot is his altar.

Observing the times from the commanding heights of truth, every article in the "Kingdom of God" magazine, from planning to receipt, from editing to proofreading, contains the deliberate attention of the author, interviewee, reporter, and editor -

The stewardship unit focuses on "Respect every life and live the best version of yourself" in the workplace, and "Success requires finding the right mission in heaven" in the enterprise; the knowledge and practice unit examines the predecessors (tracing the footsteps of a generation of Christian literary giants) and the present (because of love) And believe, act by faith>, the near future "Welcoming the Aged"; the family unit "Following Ruth and Breaking Through Adversity", "Missionary Progress", exploring the footsteps of God's children following Him; the neighbor unit focusing on families who have donated resources Ministry "From Zero to Spirit", looking to God's provision of the community gospel "Ark of Salvation and Love to Accompany".

<People in the arena involuntarily? 〉, and even more closely examines how Daniel, who is trapped in the palace of a foreign race, can transform his workplace, which is like a killing battlefield, into a stage for victory? Because he paid attention to how he determined to honor God in every position he found - in front of the chief eunuch of the Royal Academy and the king of Babylon, the enemy who destroyed the country; under the huge golden statue and the white wall with providence written on it; beside the window facing Jerusalem; In the fierce and dark lion's den.

We pay careful attention to the times and culture because God first pays careful attention to our lives.

The almighty Lord who controls history gives His children unique experiences, expertise, vision, and abilities. This was true for the prophet Daniel, and so is it for us today. Therefore, we can glorify Him and proclaim Him as royal priests wherever we are.

In addition to focusing on the depth, breadth, and height of article content, the editorial team also pays attention to details. The entire magazine needs to be proofread at least five times to see if there are any typos, whether the punctuation is appropriate, and whether the pictures convey the idea... The proofreading staff stared at the square words on the screen and checked dictionaries, Bibles, and various sources of information.

Such rigorous determination comes from respect for the work in hand; using words as the altar, we are determined to give the best to the Lord who regards us as the meticulous masterpieces in our hands, to glorifyHim, publicizeHim.

Copy editor of this journal Linda Pang