Posts from October 2022

295. Tongue Is Like A Fire

On May 1, 2016, a wildfire began in Fort McMurray in Alberta which have spread rapidly through the city, destroying more than 2400 homes and forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta’s history. It is reported that it would cost nearly 9 Billion dollars to rebuild the damaged areas, which may make it the costliest disaster in Canadian history. People still haven’t found out how it exactly all started, but the hot and dry climate helped the fire spread much…

294. “Do as I do” vs “Do as I say” (2022.10.23)

There are things that need to be said simply because they are true and beneficial. “Do as I say, not as I do” can still work for certain things in life. An alcoholic father can say to his son, “Don’t get drunk” because the message is still beneficial. Jesus also said, despite the hypocrisy of Pharisees, “Do what they say but don’t do what they do”. (Mat 23:3) Pastors can still speak on issues they struggle with themselves, simply because…

293. Stumbled?

One of the main reasons why I write pastor blog is to communicate what “might” happen in the future so that when it happens, members will have a better understanding of where I am coming from. So, this “has not” happened yet, but I just I want to write about it in advance. In many churches, pastors are busy doing visitations for members who have “stumbled”. They are offended by what the pastor said or did, and they stop showing…

292. Live Streaming Will End

Live Streaming of our Sunday service will end starting from the 1st Sunday of November. (11/6) Now that most of our congregation is back in person on Sunday, we decided to channel our media resources into creating a better in-person experience instead. The practical reason why we won’t do both at this point is we have limited resources. We only have one camera, and that can be better used for in-person service needs. Moreover, stopping the live-streaming will allow us…