Author: Josephine Yu

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/24/19)[:]

[:en]BUILDING COMMUNITY What is the difference between “community” and “club”?   “Community” is a place where the person you least want to live stays, says Henri Nouwen.  While a “club” is a place with people we want to live with.  Anyone can form a club; it takes grace, shared vision, and hard work to form a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/24/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/23/19)[:]

[:en]DIDN’T GET CREDIT? During the 1950s and 1960s, three actresses – Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood and Deborah Kerr were very popular with their compelling performances.  But the one who contributed to the classic films’ successes was actually due to Marni Nexon, who dubbed the voices for each of those leading ladies.  But she was completely… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/23/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “OUr Daily Bread” (7/22/19)[:]

[:en]I ‘M REALLY SCARED All of us do not want to face unwanted life events.  We are scared to have medical tests.  We are anxious waiting for the results.  We are frightened to be hospitalized.  Where can we turn for help?  Who can give us  courage and comfort?  Paul in Philippians 4:6-7 said:  “Do not… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “OUr Daily Bread” (7/22/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/21/19)[:]

[:en]DRESSED UP What we wear communicates to others who we are.  It may give people an impression on our carrer, identity and social status.  That is why companies require uniform or business suit.  And invitation also indicate and adherence to dress code. Paul wrote”  Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/21/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/20/19)[:]

[:en]A TIME FOR EVERYTHING King Solomon was the writer of the book of Ecclesiastes.  In Ecc. 3, he wrote about “A Time for Everything”.  He addressed through a series of opposites how there is a ‘time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven’ (v. 1) “A time to be born and a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/20/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/19/19)[:]

[:en]MIGHTIER THAN ALL Iguazu Falls, on the border of Brazil and Argentina, is a spectacular waterfall system of 275 falls along 21.7 km. (1.67 miles) of the Iguazu River.  Etched on a wall on the the Brazilian side of the Falls are the words of Psalm 93:4.  “Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/19/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/18/19)[:]

[:en]BEYOND LABELS Many times, we allow labels to define who we are.  We see ourselves as wonderful or terrible, capable or helpless.  We also assign them to others.   But God’s grace defies labels because it is rooted in His love, not in our self-perception. The Lord  accepts us as we are.  He invites us to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/18/19)[:]