When I pray in tongues, I receive revelations, prophetic words, and visions. Sometimes also words of knowledge for fellow believers who need healing or are struggling with an area in their life.

Praying with the understanding can become difficult and tiring as the mind struggles to find words to pray.

However, with praying in tongues, the utterances supplied by the Holy Spirit just roll off the tongue.

I can even pray in tongues while reading a book or doing my other types of work, proving that it’s not gibberish fabricated by the mind, but rather it’s from the Spirit in your spirit, so the mind does not have to be activated for it.

In my opinion, praying in tongues is the prayer of perfect faith because you have to trust that you are praying for the right things according to God’s will since you cannot understand what you’re saying.

You must have full trust in God, that whatever you are saying will work for your good, and not produce an outcome that you dislike or dread.

This inability to understand what you’re saying in tongues works for your good. Your mind cannot doubt what it does not understand.

If we knew what we were saying in tongues, many of us would be scared and not leave home. If the words were intelligible, the devil would be able to form some kind of counterattack to stop God’s plans.

I am glad that through tongues we can pray without understanding what we are saying. This way, we can cooperate with God to speak His will to pass.

Keep this life-giving river flowing by muttering in tongues under your breath throughout the day. This is how you can pray and give thanks to God at all times in a restful and easy way.

No devil, man, nor our own unbelief can hinder the good things that are coming as a result of praying the pure words of God!

Learn more about praying in tongues, how to receive this spiritual gift, as well as the other mighty spiritual weapons we have in Christ in my ebook about spiritual warfare, called “Silencing The Serpent”: https://bit.ly/silence-the-serpent-now

The Three Groanings

“For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body. For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.” (Romans‬ ‭8:20-27‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Firstly, the whole creation is groaning due to the fall that happened when Adam sinned. Sin brought death into the world, and death is producing all these groanings that show that creation is suffering.

God never designed for animals to harm man, and insects (such as mosquitoes) never bit Adam and Eve in the garden. Every creature, including man, was herbivorous, eating plants and fruits.

“God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food. To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.” (Genesis‬ ‭1:29-30‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

After Adam, the appointed ruler of earth, ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil against God’s command, that sin caused all of Adam’s subjects and kingdom to experience death and fall under a curse.

Ever since, the earth has been groaning, suffering from the effects of sin. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, hurricanes—these are some manifestations of the earth’s groans.

Animals, insects, and birds attacking humans, plants producing poisons, these are also part of creation’s groans.

Secondly, we believers who have the indwelling Holy Spirit groan because we feel all the limitations and imperfections of this mortal body that has been corrupted by sin.

We who know about the Rapture eagerly long for the redemption of our body. Imagine a body that can never die or be destroyed. It never feels suffering, tiredness, or weakness, and can appear and disappear at will, traveling across the world in an instant, passing through solid objects at ease if needed to. This are just some of the amazing capabilities of the glorified body that is promised to us. Jesus demonstrated these after He rose from the dead.

God knows that we are groaning within, and that the sinful flesh makes us limited and weak at times. Our spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. To combat this, God gave us the greatest gift after Jesus’ ascension: the indwelling Holy Spirit.

The Spirit prays for the solutions to our most urgent needs that even we are unaware of, and He does so through groans that cannot be uttered.

Even though the Spirit does not pray with intelligible words, Abba God knows what is in the Spirit’s mind, and He takes that as perfect prayer in accordance with His own will.

These are the three groanings. The first came because of sin, the second because of patiently waiting for the final part of redemption, and the third is God’s gracious help to us while we are still waiting.

How wonderful it is to know that the Holy Spirit is offering up perfect prayers for you, even when you do not know the right things to pray for.

“Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.” (Romans‬ ‭8:34‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

In the same chapter, we find that Jesus who is in Heaven is also praying for us.

We have the Holy Spirit praying for us from earth, and we have Jesus praying for us from Heaven. This is according to Abba God’s will, and it is perfect.

“What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?” (Romans‬ ‭8:31-32‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The triune God is for you, not against you. The world was corrupted by sin, but God’s heart is not to destroy or condemn the world, but to save it.

He has already provided the perfect atonement through the blood that Jesus shed at the cross. God is using all His power to give you a glorious future, so put your faith in Him!

You don’t have to feel helpless or afraid…God has given you powerful spiritual weapons to use in spiritual warfare. In “Silencing the Serpent”, you will discover what these weapons are, what the enemy’s tactics are, and how you can break free from longtime addictions, bondages, and unhelpful beliefs: https://bit.ly/silence-the-serpent-now

EP58搭配服用地圖：認識 #斯拉夫語族

在這集節目中，我們簡短討論了幾個不同的斯拉夫語言、它們之間的關聯，以及這些關聯如何反映在塞爾維亞與俄羅斯之間微妙的關係上。這回就透過這張圖，來幫大家整理一下幾個主要的斯拉夫語言，以及各自使用的書寫系統！

#語言分類

- 東斯拉夫：俄羅斯、白俄羅斯（白羅斯）、烏克蘭
- 西斯拉夫：波蘭、捷克、斯洛伐克
- 南斯拉夫，大致可以分為東西兩群——
___東側：保加利亞語，以及與其關係非常密切的馬其頓語
___西側：BCMS*、斯洛維尼亞語

* 波士尼亞(B)、克羅埃西亞(C)、蒙特內哥羅(M)與塞爾維亞語(S)一般視為同一語言在不同國家的變體，合稱BCS或BCMS。

#書寫系統

如同在節目中提到的，歐洲國家使用的書寫系統，通常反映了該國歷史上的宗教-文化傾向，拉丁字母表示傾向西方教會（天主教或新教），西里爾字母則表示傾向東正教。也因為文字系統的差異，我們可以在整個斯拉夫語族的分佈區內拉出一條線——

- 東斯拉夫與西斯拉夫的分界，正好就是西里爾和拉丁字母在北邊的分界。
- 南斯拉夫則不意外的比較複雜，大概可以分成三塊*：
___只用拉丁字母：斯洛維尼亞、克羅埃西亞
___只用西里爾字母：保加利亞、馬其頓
___兩者併用：塞爾維亞、波士尼亞、蒙特內哥羅

* 除了拉丁、西里爾，過去在鄂圖曼統治期間也使用阿拉伯字母。

#關於標題 所謂CP值最高的語言？

在學習語言的時候，常見的一種策略是「以最少的學習成本、達到與最多人溝通的目的」。如果這是你的策略，斯拉夫語族可能是個不錯的選擇，為什麼？

斯拉夫語族雖然分布範圍極廣、目前是十多個國家的主要溝通語言，但內部各語言相互理解（mutually intelligible）的程度很高，一般認為是高於日耳曼語族（如德語和英語之間）和羅曼語族（如西班牙語和義大利語之間）。節目中璨宇也提到，塞爾維亞和北部斯拉夫語之間雖然分隔了好幾個世紀，彼此之間仍然可以理解到一定程度！

（我只有學過基本俄羅斯語所以不清楚，但無論是璨宇個人經驗還是其他強者的分享都指出：這些語言之間的差異應該小於不少漢語分支！）

乍看之下，這可能讓人會覺得是俄羅斯/蘇聯主導東方陣營的結果，不過語言學研究指出的原因其實是：這些語言分歧的時間點比較晚（大概在西元11世紀之後），而且分歧之後很高程度上仍然保留了原本的文法與字彙。

這是為什麼標題會說：從波羅的海、黑海到亞得里亞海都「略懂」XD

#附註

本圖僅包含作為國家主要語言的斯拉夫語，其他地區語言如盧森尼亞語、索布語等並未繪出，亦未考慮特殊地區如德左之情況。

【EP58 塞爾維亞：拉丁、拜占庭與伊斯蘭的三叉路口，歐羅巴宇宙裡的尷尬存在!? ft. 每日一冷 Mr Holiday 郭璨宇 小科員的漂流筆記 Office Junior's Odyssey 】

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期待的政治英文影片第二集出爐了!!! 今天探討的是三位政治大咖的英文口語。再次聲明，此影片的目的不在於比較英文能力，而是提供學習者英文口語的實際操作和可以注意的小細節。對我而言，英文是一種工具，我並不覺得台灣的政治人物一定需要擁有驚人的外語能力。以下是影片中提到的一些資訊，請看完再發表評論:

關於韓市長的「晶晶體」: http://bit.ly/2kENRVv

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英文口語評估指標

• 是否到達溝通目的
• 考量語境/當下場景
• 詞彙資源
• 文法範圍和正確度
• 連貫性和流暢度還有發音

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韓國瑜（1957年6月17日－)，中華民國政治人物，中國國民黨，現任高雄市市長，中華民國陸軍軍官學校專修學生班40期、東吳大學英國語文學系文學學士、國立政治大學東亞研究所法學碩士。

EDIT: New Sample (08.21.2019): https://youtu.be/1xrcXcZvAko?t=148 (請先看完我們的分析)

最先去搜尋的是ICRT全英文的專訪，但是大部分影片和錄音檔都被刪除，只留下一些片段: https://youtu.be/zDYhd7XiSUQ?t=12 (Vid 1)

•prosperious -- prosperous Kaohsiung
•We will hire the English teacher so that we can save money -- cause, effect relationship?
•intelligible English pronunciation but spoke in short phrases

https://youtu.be/3helP_n9jY8?t=481 (Vid 2)

•唸稿子的時候有適當的停頓, 英文語調也有上下的起伏
•met--made, we have made the impossible possible
•in everyone eyes--in everyone’s eyes
•longing for better tomorrow --longing for a better tomorrow
•整體上來說沒有什麼問題...
•很難去評估真正的英文口語能力，畢竟是念稿子
•從詞彙量而言，至少足夠回應一般生活類問題
•因為句子還蠻短的，所以沒有什麼語法錯誤
•口音是一定有的，但是算標準，可以聽得懂
•短句的流暢度沒有大問題，但是連貫性可以增加

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郭台銘（英文名：Terry Gou，1950年10月18日－），中華民國企業家，新北板橋人，籍貫山西省晉城縣，臺灣省立板橋中學初中部、中國海事專科學校（今臺北海洋科技大學）航運管理科畢業，是鴻海科技集團（富士康）和鴻海精密的董事長兼總經理。以個人資產705億美元名列富比士億萬富翁列表中的第7大富豪，同時也是臺灣首富。2019年4月17日，郭台銘宣布投入中國國民黨的2020年中華民國總統選舉黨內初選。

郭台銘 - 企業領袖高峰會演講 APEC CEO Summit 2013: https://youtu.be/c733wqJup_I?t=175

•聽完他的對答覺得講得很好
•應該已經在商業界上運用英文三十幾年了
•1985就建立在美國一家分公司
•因為是商業場合，講的話算官方但直接
•以流暢度來說，會給高的評分
•英文詞彙上應用專業術語 (e.g., key components, technology integration)
•不熟悉字型的變化 morphology/word form--manufacture, manufacturing, manufacturer --we emerged as an electronics manufacturer; we innovation designer --no be verb; we are use all component and integration --we utilize component integration testing?, etc.)
•發音也蠻多問題的
•猜測他應該是有在練英文口語
•應該沒有太多寫作上的需求
•猜測他學習英文的方式是蠻自然的
•沒有花額外的時間在學習文法，刻意的去修正自己的錯誤
•學習英文的只是為了工作需求
•說話有連貫性也有技巧，但是無法精準表達意思
•在特定場景的口說上應該是沒有問題，因為重複性高而且大概可以猜出他會講什麼
•說實話，表現超出預料

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柯文哲（1959年8月6日－），中華民國著名外科醫師、無黨籍政治人物。現任臺北市市長。國立臺灣大學醫學院臨床醫學研究所博士畢業，曾任臺大醫院急診部醫師、臺大醫院創傷醫學部主任、臺大醫學院教授，2014年宣布參選臺北市市長選舉，並以「在野大聯盟」為號召，同年當選臺北市第15任直轄市市長，成為臺北市改制直轄市後首位無黨籍市長。2018年，參選臺北市市長並成功連任。

https://youtu.be/ffIxQ27jUdQ?t=159

•首先媒體對柯市長太嚴格了
•常講英文的時候是為了開玩笑「柯式幽默」
•在這個影片當中他確實有看稿子
•and da today
•today (stress on the second syllable )
•medical (stress on first syllable)
•metary -- military
• problems cause by L1 interference
•從語音結構上來看，中文是一種「音節計時語言（syllable-timed language）及「聲調語言」（tone language），每個字由一個音節構成，唸起來各音節輕重相當且時間大致等長，而且每個字有自己的聲調；但英語是一種「重音計時語言」（stress-timed language）及「語調語言」(intonation language)，每個字的音節數不一，由各音節是否有重音來決定其輕重、長短與音階高低，而重音落於何處也會決定其語意之不同。

-campus.cavesbooks.com.tw

•One of the most noticeable features of English is that some of its syllables are strong while many others are weak” (Roach, 2000, p81). English stress pattern is manifested through syllable length, loudness and pitch. In other words, stressed syllables are longer, louder and higher pitched than unstressed ones. Sometimes one word that is stressed differently may have different grammatical functions and meanings, for example, the homographs “record” (verb) and “record” (noun). “Record” has the stress on second syllable when it is a verb, and it has stress on the first when it is a noun. The shift of the stress even makes a noticeable difference to the sound of the vowels, for instance, “e” in noun “REcord” is pronounced as /e/, but /ɪ/ in verb “reCORD”.

-http://ec-concord.ied.edu.hk

•coal values -- core values
•freedom, tolerance, rule of law
•用詞大致上是正確的雖然還是有字形上(word form)的問題
•expensive -- expense
•每個句子都很短，但還是有溝通的功能
•蠻多文法的問題
•個人認為是有知識和魅力的一位候選人
•聽他用英文演講一段時間真的有困擾，因為沒重音，很難辨識重點
•講話沒有太多語調和節奏，在英文發音裡面是一個非常重要的環節
•會導致聽者需要完全專注他每一個字才能辨識他在說什麼
•不覺得每一個政治人物都需要英文，有專業和可靠的翻譯輔助，就覺得不會是一種困擾
•英文是一種工具，多一種工具就多一種選擇，但這種工具用不好時也有可能會造成一些誤解

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在此提供我的「心智圖詞彙攻略」課程: https://bit.ly/2teELDq

英文學習專頁: https://www.facebook.com/ericsenglishlounge/

還有Howard老師《會走路的翻譯機，神級英文學習攻略本》的傳送門 http://bit.ly/2DfGrhH

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同時也再次感謝炙瞳夢 RED FILM幾位大導演和貓哥的友情協助，幫我們拍攝和剪接出如此精彩的影片!

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See the finished image here: http://mattjabbar.tumblr.com/post/162708653726/if-you-follow-me-on-social-networks-you-probably

If you follow me on social networks you probably know that we (me and Kana) moved houses from Tokyo, Waseda to near Enoshima.
Setting up our work space anew took us some time but I could finally sit at my desk yesterday and start painting again.

The first thing I wanted to do was a sketch of our small studio room at Waseda that we just left. I wanted to draw it only from memory so I had to move fast - before I forget where everything was.

This illustration was inspired by the works of Hayao Miyazaki and especially his watercolour paintings of airplanes, tanks, and fantastic machines where he meticulously marks everything of interest. I love those illustrations even though his writing is intelligible half of the time (even for Kana).

Technical details:
* colors: My main Schmincke 48 colours set.
* lines: Copic Multiliner 0.35mm
* paper: White Watson 190g/m B4