What does a typical person look like (with 7,000,000,000 on the planet)?

The National Geographic people have put together a clip which shows what a typical person looks like in a world of 7 billion. Is that person like you in any way?

10-Minute Brainstorming to Get Solutions

I came across a wonderful method to solve "every" problem (well maybe not everything, but almost). I tried it when I needed to get a good title for my half-year sermon series. It worked quite well. All it took was only 10 minutes (yes 10 minutes!). My wife tried it once for her problem and she said it worked.

Just this morning, I did it again as I tried to sort out what's really troubling me and what I should do to get my life back on. It just worked wonders out of that little time.

It's called 10-Minute Storm. Here is how it works:

- Grab a pen and a piece of paper (no computer, no tablet, no smartphone note taking)

- Start the clock to time the 10 minutes

- Write EVERYTHING that comes to your mind onto that piece of paper (yes everything)

- Don't stop, just keep on writing (even you write "I can't write anything")

- At the end of 10 minutes, see and analyse what you've just written

You can read a bit more from its original post here.

I felt an urge for a deeper life, and a greater intimacy with God. Hearing of the Muslim Ramadan in August, I have a growing burden to do the same (not like them for their purpose) at least for my personal revival.

Today I picked and led in our staff meeting a song "Hallowed be Thy Name". The verse about the song was Psalm 99.9 talking about worshipping the holy God. Seldom did I know that my scripture reading plan today was also on Ps 99. Is it a coincidence? I believe not. I'm led to think that personal revival (by the way, this is the prayer item on today's list... oh!!) is linked to holiness, and worshipping of the holy God.

Lord, who am I that you love me and have done all you can to cross the line to embrace me and call me your child, and welcome me like the returning prodigal son. I worship you holy and loving God!

How to "bless" and pray for God's labourers, such as missionaries & pastors?

BLESS -- an acronym to guide your prayer for a missionary or for a people group

B -- Body

Pray for physical health and nutrition.

L - Labor

Pray for their work.

E - Emotions

Pray for emotional health and well-being of the missionary or people group.

S - Social

Pray for their social relations, their families and extended families. Pray that God will keep marriages together.

S - Spiritual

Pray for their spiritual condition.

contributed by CMA missionary Lisa Miriam Rohrick

沖凍水涼 = 文化衝擊？

以往一直對於沖唔慣凍水涼，而有一種很“水皮”的感覺，身為男孩子點解唔能夠沖凍水涼？

踏進泰國清萊的Indochina Bible Training Center後，發覺差不多整個校園都有WiFi的coverage，但偏偏無熱水沖涼.... 有點懊惱！

事實上，馬死落地行，結果我要學習沖凍水涼，就好似要習慣每日3餐都要食飯，而且差唔多一定要食辣的餸。頭一兩日沖凍水真係唔慣，但係沖到第三四日，開始覺得幾得意。當然，每次沖涼開水嗰一刻都會覺得有啲凍，但一陣間就可習慣了。

諗深一層，沖凍水涼係可以克服的，只要是多沖，甚至到一個地步係經常沖的話，你就唔會覺得困難㗎喇。其實lee樣係文化衝擊之一，當宣教士踏進一個新的文化當中，其實有好多嘢需要適應，包括食物(如味道，種類)，生活細節(如沖凍水涼，身體24小時在出汗)，交通，語言，風俗等等。

再諗起耶穌基督自己“卑微”，“成為人的樣式”，當中亦同樣有好多要適應的地方，目的係為咗進入佢所服侍的群體，同佢哋認同，傳遞上帝愛嘅信息。

主，多謝您！