Day 1: 智慧与策略的力量 在生活中,我们常常面对看似不可战胜的挑战。通过讨论一只狮子大小的猫咪能否打赢一只猫咪大小的狮子,我们认识到智慧和策略的重要性。尽管体型在动物界中占据重要地位,但在某些情况下,智慧和策略也能起到决定性作用。这提醒我们,在面对生活中的困难时,不仅要依靠力量,还要运用智慧和策略来寻找解决方案。[05:17]
1. "I think faith will always inform our decisions. Our faith cannot be separated from our politics, just as it cannot be separated from our marriage, relationships, and finances. Politics is an important part of our lives, and it will determine our future, our livelihood, and many national policies. So, I think we must participate in it." [15:11](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "I think the problem is not having biases; the problem is not knowing you have biases. Because everyone has biases. I think it's hard to be completely objective on any issue because we all have our subjective consciousness and experiences." [23:32](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "I think the church can be biased in some areas, but it cannot say that only its side is correct. Different churches or denominations, or churches in different regions, will have different perspectives because of their geographical and demographic composition." [22:00](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "I think faith will always inform our decisions. Our faith cannot be separated from our politics, just as it cannot be separated from our marriage, relationships, and finances. Politics is an important part of our lives, and it will determine our future, our livelihood, and many national policies. So, I think we must participate in it." [15:11](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "I think the church should not tell people who to vote for, but it should encourage everyone to vote, even if the person you want to vote for is different from mine. Because I think in a democratic society, we need different people to have different passions and to speak out for different things." [14:02](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "I think the church can be biased in some areas, but it cannot say that only its side is correct. Different churches or denominations, or churches in different regions, will have different perspectives because of their geographical and demographic composition." [22:00](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "I think the problem is not having biases; the problem is not knowing you have biases. Because everyone has biases. I think it's hard to be completely objective on any issue because we all have our subjective consciousness and experiences." [23:32](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "I think faith will always inform our decisions. Our faith cannot be separated from our politics, just as it cannot be separated from our marriage, relationships, and finances. Politics is an important part of our lives, and it will determine our future, our livelihood, and many national policies. So, I think we must participate in it." [15:11](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "I think the church should not tell people who to vote for, but it should encourage everyone to vote, even if the person you want to vote for is different from mine. Because I think in a democratic society, we need different people to have different passions and to speak out for different things." [14:02](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
Day 1: 智慧与策略的力量 在生活中,我们常常面对看似不可战胜的挑战。通过讨论一只狮子大小的猫咪能否打赢一只猫咪大小的狮子,我们认识到智慧和策略的重要性。尽管体型在动物界中占据重要地位,但在某些情况下,智慧和策略也能起到决定性作用。这提醒我们,在面对生活中的困难时,不仅要依靠力量,还要运用智慧和策略来寻找解决方案。[05:17]
1. "I think faith will always inform our decisions. Our faith cannot be separated from our politics, just as it cannot be separated from our marriage, relationships, and finances. Politics is an important part of our lives, and it will determine our future, our livelihood, and many national policies. So, I think we must participate in it." [15:11](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "I think the problem is not having biases; the problem is not knowing you have biases. Because everyone has biases. I think it's hard to be completely objective on any issue because we all have our subjective consciousness and experiences." [23:32](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "I think the church can be biased in some areas, but it cannot say that only its side is correct. Different churches or denominations, or churches in different regions, will have different perspectives because of their geographical and demographic composition." [22:00](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "I think faith will always inform our decisions. Our faith cannot be separated from our politics, just as it cannot be separated from our marriage, relationships, and finances. Politics is an important part of our lives, and it will determine our future, our livelihood, and many national policies. So, I think we must participate in it." [15:11](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "I think the church should not tell people who to vote for, but it should encourage everyone to vote, even if the person you want to vote for is different from mine. Because I think in a democratic society, we need different people to have different passions and to speak out for different things." [14:02](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "I think the church can be biased in some areas, but it cannot say that only its side is correct. Different churches or denominations, or churches in different regions, will have different perspectives because of their geographical and demographic composition." [22:00](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "I think the problem is not having biases; the problem is not knowing you have biases. Because everyone has biases. I think it's hard to be completely objective on any issue because we all have our subjective consciousness and experiences." [23:32](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "I think faith will always inform our decisions. Our faith cannot be separated from our politics, just as it cannot be separated from our marriage, relationships, and finances. Politics is an important part of our lives, and it will determine our future, our livelihood, and many national policies. So, I think we must participate in it." [15:11](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "I think the church should not tell people who to vote for, but it should encourage everyone to vote, even if the person you want to vote for is different from mine. Because I think in a democratic society, we need different people to have different passions and to speak out for different things." [14:02](60 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
Pastor Stephen, 欢迎你今天来到我们的 Yes or No 的节目。在这个节目的里面,我们会来讨论不同的议题,然后我们的答案就是 Yes 或是 No。节目读出来之后,你会回答说 Yes 还是 No,我也会回答说 Yes 还是 No。
那所以我觉得我们一定要参与在这个的里面。但是我觉得教会如果可以做比较好的一点是我们少一点去告诉人家要去投谁。我觉得教会以前可能会讲很明白去投谁。我还记得我曾经在那时候在美国的教会,然后在台上的讲员他直接讲,他说如果你投这个党,我觉得你的脑袋是有问题,他直接是用英文说 I question if you have a brain。我会去 question 到底有没有一个脑袋。
到了日本、到了印度、到了亚洲很多地方,他们其实他们的宗教跟他们的 culture 是融合在一起。因为我们,你知道英文我们说 culture,有一句话说 culture is downstream from cult。我们经常常常解释是邪教,但其实不是 cult 的意思,其实跟你讲说就是信仰,culture is downstream from cult 的意思就是信仰会带出文化,没错,是信仰带出你的文化。
所以我们不能否认的是在欧洲的所谓的西方的世界,基督教的信仰塑造了很多西方文化里面的一些的思维。他们对神的认识,对人的价值,对为什么人权这些东西是来自于这些,因为它来自于在过去的在神学里面讲到 human flourishing,人的魂要兴盛,人跟神的连结跟人在这个地上所扮演的角色,对神是因为按照神的形象所创造,对,所以是有他基本一些的权利,对,有他基本一些的 dignity,尊严是我们必须要去 respect 的。
我觉得每个东西 everything in its proper place and time,在他的有讨论的时候,就是有些因为主子讲,他不是一个 bible study,你不能讲到说下面。但是我觉得他不会提,不代表说不可以发问,但是要在,比如说是在查经班或者是在 bible study 的时候才做讨论。
而且这件事情改变了所有的一切,它就是一个人类的转折点,我生命中的转折点。所以这些,当我 focus 在神的,我这样说好了,我觉得有时候静脉的歌,现在的静脉歌太 focus 在自己,神对我的爱,神他对我,他怎么样子,好像有点好像 almost like 耶稣是一个一直在追着你的男生的,好像要追你的男朋友的那种感觉。
那有时候我在唱这些歌的时候会觉得不太自在,因为我会觉得,我不知道,我会觉得 yes,耶稣神他当然是来追我,因为他是我离开,但他来追我,但是我觉得接下来我已经被追到了,就是 like you got me,我已经被追到了,就是 I'm fully in。