The Prodigal Returns: Responding to the Lord’s Love

Andrew Ng (B.Th. 1) My parents divorced when I was in kindergarten. I expect to be loved and give love at home, but I have never been able to do so. It wasn't until I entered middle school that my classmates took me back to church. I felt the love and care from the brothers and sisters and elders in the church, so I naturally projected the concept of "home" onto the church, thinking that it was a place where I could be loved and give love, and I soon immersed myself in the life of the church. ...
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Recognizing the Hidden Calling

Patrick Yu (M.Div. 1) I knew God when I was in kindergarten and middle school, and I had several vague experiences of making decisions. However, it was not until I entered the working world and attended the "Franklin Graham Crusade" that I truly believed in the Lord. In the early years of my faith in the Lord, I grew up in the "College Disciple Training Group" and was not baptized and joined the church until 2014. Later, when I participated in church missions, God showed me that the pastors and missionaries on the field were not afraid of hardships and were faithfully committed to the gospel mission. This made my heart burn and inspired me to work for God with all my heart. From then on, I began to participate in various church services and strived for opportunities to serve in the Christian middle school where I was teaching at the time. ...
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Love, I Am Willing

Winnie Ho (M.Div. 1) Studying theology? For me, the question has never been "Why read?" but "Why not read?" In the past, I had a definite answer to this question: I didn’t want to, because I didn’t want to have lifelong responsibility and love for someone else’s life. I have seen many people who appear to be doing well even when they are old, but their lives are riddled with scars. It is a miracle that we have received great grace to grow; but it is also a burden to shoulder the responsibility of making other people's lives grow and even flourish. ...
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