Author: Josephine Yu

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/8/18)[:]

[:en]PAINTING A PORTRAIT The National Portrait Gallery in London, England, houses a treasure of paintings from across the centuries, including 166 images of Winston Churchill, 94 of Wkilliam Shakespeare, and 20 of George Washington.  As we look at it, we may wonder:  Is that what these individuals really looked like? This is also true with… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/8/18)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/7/19)[:]

[:en]RULER OF THE WAVES Our God, the creator is the One who laid Earth’s foundation (Job 38:4-7).  He commands morning to appear and night to end (Job 38:12-13)  He stocks the storehouse of the snow and directs the stars (Job 38:22, 31-33).  He is the only one Ruler of the waves (Job 38:1). Let us… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/7/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/6/19)[:]

[:en]LOVING PERFECTLY What is Love? Love is: Patient, kind, keeps no record of wrongs, rejoice with the truth, always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love is not: Envious, boastful, proud, rude, self-seeking, easily angered, delight in evil. Jesus is the perfect example of perfect love.  He interacted with people with varying needs and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/6/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/5/19)[:]

[:en]THE GIFT OF WELCOME The writer of the book of Hebrews exhorted his readers to continue to welcome strangers.  For in doing so, “some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it” (Heb. 13:2).  Abraham and Sarah had welcomed three strangers to their house reaching out to them with generosity and treating them to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/5/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/4/19)[:]

[:en]OF LOVE AND OLD SHOES We always prefer to wear the “old shoes” because it fits so well and it is very comfortable.  Sometimes we refer to each other affectionately as “my old shoe” – a compliment that expresses a relationship as the result of decades of love and trust. God’s love for us already… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/4/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/3/19)[:]

[:en]TWO PORTRAITS When Jesus was arrested, He warned His disciples: “You will weep and mourn while the world rejoices.  You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy” (John 16:20).  The disciples were devastated by Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion.  But teir crushing grief soon turned to joy when they saw Him alive again. We… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/3/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/2/19)[:]

[:en]ONE OF US Jesus is God but He became man so that he can fully shared our humanity during His life on earth.  (Heb. 2:14)  He tasted death for everyone (Heb. 2:9), broke the power of Satan (Heb. 2:14) and freed those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death”… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/2/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/1/19)[:]

[:en]ALL OF ME The hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” written by Isaac Watts ushered us into the presence of Christ at the crucifixion.   He described the awful moments of Jesus  on the cross.  How His head, His hands, and His feet being tortured so that sorrow and love met and mingled down.  The… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/1/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (2/28/19)[:]

[:en]A CHUCKLE IN THE DARKNESS The Gospel is about the birth of Christ, His crucifixion, and His resurrection.  It is a simple message of salvation – “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16)  God’s… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (2/28/19)[:]