This larkspur flower is called Violet in Vietnamese language because of its beautiful bright purple color. Before New Year's eve, we like to buy a bundle of Violet flowers to decorate our houses (especially the ancestors altars).

Today I got some flesh cut Violet from a farmer's garden. Look at how happy she is 😁!

The Kind of Preaching that Makes Strong Christians

“He came to a cave there, and camped there; and behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.” He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Behold, Yahweh passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake; but Yahweh was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake a fire passed; but Yahweh was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a still small voice. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. Behold, a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”” (1 Kings‬ ‭19:9-13‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

After a great victory over the prophets of Baal at Mount Carmel, Elijah fled for his life from Jezebel who vowed to kill him.

Elijah was very confused as to why his victory was short-lived, and how come a wicked one like Jezebel was allowed to live. He thought that everyone had forsaken the God of Israel, and that he was the only devout one left.

Through powerful demonstrations of a strong wind, an earthquake, and a fire, Yahweh showed Elijah that He was not in any of them.

But when Yahweh spoke with a still small voice, that was what made Elijah go out of the cave.

Elijah was paralyzed by fear when God used dramatic demonstrations of His power, but it was the still small voice that gave Elijah the comfort and assurance to move out of the darkness of the cave.

People don’t repent because of God’s judgments—they repent from the comforting convictions of the Holy Spirit.

Some preachers who don’t understand God’s heart today still proclaim that God is judging nations with natural disasters and destruction. God doesn’t do that, and it’s not even effective at getting people to repent anyway.

You can read the Book of Revelation and see that the world will still blaspheme God even after all the plagues are poured out upon them during the Great Tribulation in the future. Judgment doesn’t change a person’s heart. If they hated God before, they will still hate Him after being punished.

When one preaches that God judges people today when they sin, people are paralyzed, and they can’t even make any progress. They become so afraid to do anything because they’re so focused on avoiding God’s punishment.

However, what God is doing is convicting hearts through the Holy Spirit when the Gospel of Jesus Christ is preached. It is the message of God’s goodness that has the power to make people willingly offer their lives to Jesus.

It is the freedom of the Gospel that allows people to have a secure environment to grow in and to exercise their faith. The unchanging love of God gives believers the confidence to make decisions, even if they end up failing. They know that God still loves them and that there is grace and mercy to pick them up when they fall.

If you want to make progress in your walk with Christ, you have to receive messages about God’s love and grace—not those false teachings that God judges people and nations by sending natural disasters, sicknesses and destruction today.

“Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope: and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” (Romans‬ ‭5:3-5‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

When you are established in God’s love which has been poured out into your heart through the Holy Spirit, you will even be able to rejoice in sufferings and receive the full developmental benefits of overcoming sufferings. It makes you a Christian who is strong in the Lord, not one who cowers and crumbles in hardships. God’s love makes you strong, so focus on receiving more of it!

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【校園突發】港大三幅連儂牆破壞情況

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**新增校方回應

連接百周年校園及本部校園大學街（U-Street）的連儂牆和祭壇於今日（9月26日）傍晚約7時被大批不明人士毀壞。連儂牆亦曾於7月11日遭受大規模的破壞。

大約20名人士撕毀連儂牆上的海報、毀壞桌上的祭壇，並破壞學生會的旗幟，期間保安沒有主動阻止。該批不明人士大部分戴上口罩和帽，其中一名男子更以雨傘遮擋其他在場人士拍攝。過程中，該批人士與其他在場人士發生口角。

疑有份參與破壞連儂牆的人士上載了事發經過的節錄到「香江同心會」的Facebook專頁。片中，一名女子稱自己及同行人士為「一班普通的香港市民」，他們「冇大檯，冇機構，冇錢收」。該名女子指他們正「清潔緊香港大學」，並解釋其舉動為「唔希望自己嘅仔女係咁唔乾淨嘅大學入邊讀書？」。該批不明人士的面貌於片中被遮蓋。

（23：45更新）港大發言人回覆校園電視查詢：「晚上約七時，有三十多人從地鐵站走到大學街，撕除一批海報，當大學增援保安到場時，他們陸續離開。對於同類破壞行徑屢次在校園發生，大學深表遺憾，強調任何組織或人士都不應擅自破壞校園設施及陳設物。大學正檢視事件及校園管理和保安措施，並且不排除向涉事人士追究責任。」

影片連結：https://www.facebook.com/watch/…

【Campus Breaking News】HKU Lennon Wall sabotaged by around 20 unknown individuals

Lennon Wall and altars on HKU University Street were sabotaged by an unknown group of people at 7 pm today (26/9). The Lennon Wall was also vandalised in a large-scale way on 11/7.

Around 20 unknown individuals tore down the posters on the Lennon Wall, destroyed alters on the desk and damaged the flag of the Students’ Union. Most of the individuals wore masks and caps. One man even used an umbrella to block a present individual from filming the scene. In the meantime, some of the unknown individuals quarrelled with others that were present.

A video clip of the scene is uploaded to the Facebook Page 「香江同心會」 by an individual suspected of participating in the destruction of the Lennon Wall. In the clip, a woman claimed that fellow individuals and her are “a group of normal Hong Kong citizens”, and that they “don’t have leaders or organisations and they don’t get paid”. The woman claimed that they are “cleaning the HKU” and justified their acts by saying that “they don’t want their children to study in such a dirty university?”. These individuals’ faces are blocked on the video.

（23:45 updates）Response of HKU spokesperson to Campus TV’s inquiry:
“At around 7pm tonight, around 30 individuals walked to the University Street from the MTR station and tore down a batch of posters. When the school sent in reinforcement and the security guards arrived, those individuals left one after the other. The school regrets the same behaviours of vandalism that have repeatedly happened on campus, and stresses that any organisation or individual should not destroy the school’s facilities and exhibits without authorisation. The school is looking into the incident, the school’s management and security measures. The school does not rule out the possibility of holding the persons involved responsible.”

The video link: https://www.facebook.com/watch/…

i made Chrysanthemum shaped candies for offering.
there are many types of offerings in Japan, and it's a minor design, but i personally like this design, so I introduced it;)
offering sweets are basically made to last for a long time.

in Japan, it is called the Ohigan of autumn at this time, and it is used to visit graves and offerings to the Buddhist altars of the house. This type of offering candy is mainly used at Ohigan and Obon week.
ingredients

white and yellow dough
30g granulated sugar
8g kanbaiko(kind of mochi powder)
a little syrup(called shitori)
starch powder

green dough
20g granulated sugar
5g kanbaiko
a little syrup

blue dough
150g granulated sugar
40g kanbaiko
a little syrup

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It explains how to make Japanese-style altars like those in Japanese temples or shrines!
All you need is oak and bricks, so it's easy to make even for survival!

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Here's a short v-log of my visit to the Catholic parish in Augsburg, Bavaria.

History:

The Roman tomb of St. Afra, which was martyred in 304. The building is a great example of Gothic architecture in Germany. In its interior it conserves three enormous and very precious altars of Renaissance ends considered a masterpiece of the German sculpture of the period. Its high bell tower with an "onion", which dominates the city of the south, served like prototype for the construction of numerous baroque towers of Bavaria.

Be updated on my experience and story of my visit to St Ulrich & Afra on my blog.

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