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Regarding the Biblical Perspective of a Christian's Relationship to the Broken World

  As a biblical Christian, I am thinking of using this space to share some perspectives on how I currently see and understand the world and its event around me. Short paragraphs that follow cannot, adequately, illuminate my thoughts to others who read it. Also, Facebook/Twitter posts are more akin to a toilet flushing one-way (for disposing of what is in the bowel) rather than an open platform for intellectual exchange and discussion. So, you might or might not hear more from me. Here goes. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. (The more things change, the more they stay the same.) We are living in a world where the previously subscribed Judeo-Christian values and ethics has been dethroned and in its place, a greater emphasis on the “faith in humanity” become the replacement. The society is no longer looking and depending at a Greater, wiser, power like God for the hope of a better future. Rather, it has turn to depend on all humanities, in corporate sense, as the ultimate ans
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Regarding Humanities strives for Paradise on Earth

I would argue that throughout history, any advancement for Societal harmony had its roots and momentum derived from Christian value based initiatives. How? The Christian push for a better society has always been to motivated by the desire to honour and live by the Greatest command of “Love God and love your neighbors.” (Matthew 22:36-40) Fallen human nature (Since Genesis 3) tends to relegate the importance of the former which perverted the nature of the latter. However, since the advent of Christianity for over 2000 years, the basis of relational guidelines of “Loving God, Loving your neighbours” forms the basic goal of mutual existence. For over two millennia, even though it is not perfectly executed, these two commands brought different nations and ethnic groups to see all humanity as equal under God and accountable to Him. Relationship and accountability of humanity to its Creator forms the basis of its relational ethics with one another. The past 100 years, with the beginning of p
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Shimura Ken and the Gospel

I think it was the summer of 1990 (or was it 1991?).  It was my second trip to Japan.   I was staying overnight at a family friend's house in Chiba prefecture.  That evening, we watched the tv together.  A show came on and not long afterward, everyone watching was laughing out loud at a comedy skit. At this time, I have not able to understand any Japanese language. Regardless of my inability to comprehend any Japanese at that time, I was laughing till my belly was aching. I have never seen a show like this before. One person, in particular, stands out as the leading performer/comedian.  His expression, demeanour, and comedic timing was incredible.  I instantly became a fan of the show and the comedian right away.  I asked my host the name of the show and the name of that comedian.  The show was "大丈夫だあ" (Daijyoubudaa) and the name of the comedian was Shimura Ken 志村けん.  When I returned to Toronto, I went and looked for the show at some Japanese video rental shop in Toronto
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