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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Jul31,07癡肥男士不育風險高三成+起來!Get Up!+〝他用手中的巧妙,引導他們.〝

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月31日
起來!
讀經: 詩篇54篇
金句: 「上帝是幫助我的。」(詩篇54篇4節)
全年讀經: 詩篇54-56篇;羅馬書3章

我已經有15年沒有滑水了,但去年夏天,朋友一說要邀請我和女婿託德去湖邊玩,我感到盛情難卻。我這個決定看似挺好,但等到看見託德在滑水板上站立不穩的樣子,心裏馬上涼了一半。其實託德常常滑水,可是他試著靠一隻滑水板滑起來的時候,卻一直跌進水裡。等輪到我時,我其實已經沒什麼信心了。
還好我朋友跟我一起滑,她是個滑水賽手,可以教我怎麼做。她說:「放鬆點,讓汽艇把你帶起來!」又說「要勇敢!」這兩句話,好像矛盾,卻非常管用。我雙管齊下:一方面相信汽艇會把我帶起來,另一方面拼命抓住不放。等到船一開動,我就浮了起來,在湖裡滑得好過癮。
其實人生遇到逆境時也是一樣,不論遭逢痛苦難當,或環境折磨日以繼夜,聽我朋友的勸告,肯定有用。首先要讓上帝的大能,把你托起來(詩篇54篇1-4節)。然後要抓住上帝的手,緊握不放,「靠著主,倚賴他的大能大力,作剛強的人」(以弗所書6章10節)。
依靠上帝的大能,緊抓不放。上帝必賜你力量,絕不讓你跌倒(以賽亞書40章31節)。JDB
救主讓我伴你行,我手緊握你手中;不靠己力單靠你,與你同行常歡喜。Sidebotham
但那等候耶和華的,必從新得力。──以賽亞書40章31節
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July 31, 2007
Get Up!
ODB RADIO: Listen Now DownloadREAD: Psalm 54
God is my helper. —Psalm 54:4
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I hadn’t been water-skiing in 15 years, but when friends offered to take my son-in-law Todd and me out on the lake last summer, how could I say no? It seemed like a good idea until I watched Todd have trouble getting upright on his skis. He had done a lot of skiing, but as he tried to get up on one ski, he kept falling. So when it came to my turn, I didn’t have a lot of confidence.
Fortunately, my friend who is a competitive skier stayed with me in the water and coached me about what to do. She said, “Let the boat pull you up,” and “Be strong!” These seemingly contradictory statements made all the difference. I did both—I trusted the boat to do its job, and I hung on with all my strength. The first time the boat took off, I got up and enjoyed a great ride around the lake.
When life has you down—whether through sorrow that seems too hard to bear or circumstances that make each day a morning-to-night grind—my friend’s advice can help. First, let God pull you up by His power (Ps. 54:1-4). Then, hold on to His hand. Cling to Him and “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might” (Eph. 6:10).
Trust His power and hold on. He will give you the strength to keep from falling (Isa. 40:31). —Dave BranonDave Branon-->
Savior, let me walk beside Thee,Let me feel my hand in Thine;Let me know the joy of walkingIn Thy strength and not in mine. —Sidebotham
Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. —Isaiah 40:31
For similar resources, search these topics:Basics Of Faith > God > Power/Strength
Bible in One Year: Psalms 54-56; Romans 3
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〝他用手中的巧妙,引導他們.〝(詩七十八篇七十二節)
當你前面的道路不明顯的時候,你就應當將你的判斷力完全讓位給聖靈,求他為你封鎖每一扇別的門戶---只剩下那扇合宜的.同時,你應當繼續站在你原來的地位上不動,如果你沒有得到清楚的指示,就當把你所在的路徑算為神的旨意...當你在長廊上行走的時候,你就要看見神行在你的前面,封鎖了許多你愿意進去的門戶﹔但是你必須記得:在這些門戶以外,還有一扇,是他為你的緣故留著不鎖的.打開來,走進去,在那里你要面對面看見一道充滿機會的河流---比你在最歡樂的夢中所想象的更闊,更深﹔并且是直通大海的.
神常常藉環境引導我們.有時候,前面的道路似乎完全塞住了﹔但是隔不多久,一件平凡的事情發生了.這件事情,對于別人,也許算不了一回事﹔但是對于信心敏銳的眼睛,卻能示意不少.有時候,這樣的事情,竟會反復遇到好几次.這并不是偶然的事,乃是神在為我們敞開一條當走的路徑來.我們越往前走,所得到的指導也越多﹔正如坐在一部飛快的夜快車上:火車越近城市,我們所看見的燈光也越多. ---梅爾(F. B. Meyer)
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癡肥男士不育風險高三成(2007年7月31日)
【明報專訊】癡肥不但有損健康,原來也可能令男性不育。英國《每日郵報》引述美國國家健康協會調查,指癡肥男性的不育風險比一般男性高36%,而超重男性的不育風險亦相對高20%。有泌尿科醫生指出,向他求診的不育男性多屬肥胖,「10個有7個」在製造精子上出現問題。
脂肪含量高 影響製精
男性的體質指數(Body Mass Index,BMI)超過30即為癡肥,超過25則是過重,指數20至24.9算是正常。早前已有研究指出,肥胖會影響女性受孕,亦會增加男性不舉危機;而美國國家健康協會更發現,癡肥會影響男性的睾丸素和其他男性荷爾蒙分泌,進而影響精子的質素。
泌尿專科醫生陳龍威指出,男性不育的原因現時仍不清晰,本港亦未有研究探討肥胖與不育之間的關係。但他解釋,製造精子所需的荷爾蒙多為脂溶性,若男性體內脂肪含量較高,就會影響製造精子,而香港的不育男性中,「10個中有6、7個是因為精子製造出現問題」。他認為減肥對某些不育男性有幫助。
研究人員亦發現,即使把其他可以引致不育的原因一併考慮,例如吸煙和年齡,或假設肥胖男士的性生活較不頻密,肥胖男士的不育風險仍然較高。至於過瘦男士(體質指數低於20)的不育風險則只比正常體重者高1%。

Monday, July 30, 2007

Jul30,07大腸息肉患者年輕化+不變的愛 Unchanging Love+只...一杯涼水

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月30日
不變的愛
讀經: 雅各書1章12-20節
金句: 「各樣美善的恩賜和各樣全備的賞賜都是從上頭來的,從眾光之父那裏降下來的。」(雅各書1章17節)
全年讀經: 詩篇51-53篇;羅馬書2章

在最近參加的一場婚禮上,新娘的祖父即席背誦了一段有關夫妻相處之道的經文,十分感人。接著新人的朋友,朗讀了莎士比亞的十四行詩,就是第116首。然後,主禮的牧師就引用詩中的一句話,來闡明基督徒婚姻中愛的特質:「會變的愛,不算真愛。」詩人的意思是,真愛不會隨環境而改變。
然後牧師提醒這對新人,他們以後共同生活會經歷許多改變,包括身體健康的變化,歲月帶給他們的必然影響。牧師接著勉勵他們要培養真正合乎聖經的那種愛,無論什麼改變臨到他們,這愛都不會消退、不會止息。
就在我親眼目睹這對年輕夫妻的喜樂和興奮時,雅各書裡的一句經文浮現於腦海:「各樣美善的恩賜和各樣全備的賞賜都是從上頭來的,從眾光之父那裏降下來的」(1章17節)。上帝永不改變,他對你我的愛,也是一樣。我們從天父那裡所領受的,是完全的愛,他「以永遠的愛」來愛我們(耶利米書31章3節)。
所以我們蒙召,是來領受他不變的愛,讓愛改變生命,把愛傳給世人。DCM
上帝大愛永不變,仁慈純潔且真實;只要有人願領受,就會把愛活出來。D. De Haan
靠山山倒,靠人人跑;唯靠上帝,天不荒地不老。
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July 30, 2007
Unchanging Love
ODB RADIO: Listen Now DownloadREAD: James 1:12-20
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights. —James 1:17
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At a wedding I attended, the bride’s grandfather quoted from memory a moving selection of Scripture about the relationship of husband and wife. Then a friend of the couple read “Sonnet 116” by William Shakespeare. The minister conducting the ceremony used a phrase from that sonnet to illustrate the kind of love that should characterize a Christian marriage: “Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.” The poet is saying that true love does not change with circumstances.
The minister noted the many changes this couple would experience during their life together, including health and the inevitable effects of age. Then he challenged them to cultivate the true biblical love that neither falters nor fails in spite of the alterations that would surely come their way.
As I witnessed the joy and excitement of this young couple, a verse came to mind from James: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning” (1:17). God never changes, and neither does His love for us. We are recipients of a perfect love from our heavenly Father, who has loved us “with an everlasting love” (Jer. 31:3).
We are called to accept His unfailing love, to allow it to shape our lives, and to extend it to others. —David C. McCaslandDavid C. McCasland-->
Unfailing is God’s matchless love,So kind, so pure, so true;And those who draw upon that loveShow love in all they do. —D. De Haan
God’s love still stands when all else has fallen.
For similar resources, search these topics:Basics Of Faith > God > His Love
Bible in One Year: Psalms 51-53; Romans 2
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〝只...一杯涼水.〝(太十章四十二節)
我應當怎樣作呢?我在這世界的日子非常短少,所以有什么工作,恩惠,服役,我能給人的,讓我現在就給吧.讓我不再忽視,不再遲延吧﹔因為以后我沒有機會再經過這條路了. ---貴格會格言(An Old Quaker Saying)
把你所有的給人﹔你所給的,對他也許有出你意外的幫助. ---郎弗羅(Longfellow)
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Saturday, July 28, 2007

Jul28,07飲水過量可致低鈉血症+好棒! Awesome!+〝忘記背后,努力面前.〝

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月28日
好棒!
讀經: 詩篇47篇
金句: 「因為耶和華至高者是可畏的,他是治理全地的大君王。」(詩篇47章2節)
全年讀經: 詩篇46-48篇;使徒行傳28章

大家常把「好棒(awesome)!」這句話掛在嘴上,以致於濫用這句話。
我孫子賈許才9歲,他和我在客廳地板上玩遙控賽車,他動不動就說:「好棒!」
還有一次,我和太太正要走出餐館,經理站在門邊,問我們:「一切還好嗎?」我說:「還好。」經理順口就說:「好棒!」
於是我就想:跟孫子玩挺好,去餐館吃飯也挺好,但這兩件事真能算得上是「好棒」嗎?於是我查了韋氏大辭典,「好棒!」的英文本意是「極度虔誠」、「令人敬畏」、「可畏的」。其實我想到站在大峽谷南緣時的感受,那才真是「好棒!」
接著我又想到一件更令人敬畏的事,就是認識這位創造宇宙、維繫宇宙的主。難怪詩人寫道:「耶和華至高者是可畏的。」詩篇47篇2節)
所以下次聽到「好棒!」時,別忘了我們偉大的上帝,只有他才真是「好棒!」DJD
上帝榮光永不朽,充滿天地和萬有;奇妙作為他施展,處處彰顯讓人看。Peterson
沒有任何事物,能比認識上帝更棒!
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July 28, 2007
Awesome!
READ: Psalm 47
The Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth. —Psalm 47:2
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It’s an often-used word, and we hear it in the most unusual contexts. It’s the word awesome.
My 9-year-old grandson Josh and I were playing with a radio-controlled racecar set on the living room floor. Several times he would say, “Awesome!”
On another occasion, as my wife and I were leaving a restaurant, the manager, who was standing by the door, asked, “How was everything, folks?” “Fine,” I replied. “Awesome!” he said.
These two occasions set me to thinking: While it’s fun to play with my grandson and to enjoy a meal at a restaurant, are these experiences really awesome? So I consulted Mr. Webster’s unabridged dictionary. The primary definition lists awesome as “deeply reverent,” “dreadful,” “awful.” I remembered the time that I stood on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. That was truly an awesome experience.
Then I thought of a more awe-inspiring reality still. It’s knowing the Creator and Sustainer of the entire universe. No wonder the psalmist wrote, “The LORD Most High is awesome” (Ps. 47:2).
The next time we hear the word awesome, may it remind us of our great God, who truly is awesome! —Dennis J. De HaanDennis J. De Haan-->
God of everlasting glory,Filling earth and sky,Everywhere Thy wonders openTo our searching eye. —Peterson© 1965 John W. Peterson Music Co.
Nothing is more awesome than to know God.
For similar resources, search these topics:Basics Of Faith > Worship > God
Bible in One Year: Psalms 46-48; Acts 28
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〝忘記背后,努力面前.〝(腓三章十三節)
主啊!求你叫我忘記我過去的得勝和過去的失敗﹔過去的榮耀和過去的羞辱﹔過去的得意和過去的失意.求你叫我忘記我過去的經歷﹔忘記十年前的,去年的,上個月的﹔忘記昨天的,上一個鐘點的.主啊!求你使我忘記!求你使我做一個才生的嬰孩那樣無依無靠的仰望你!求你使我努力面前的﹔使我在你為我所預備的道路上直跑﹔在你為我所計划的工作上忠心﹔在你為我所規定的旨意上順服.雖然如此,但求你不要讓明天的憂慮來摸著我.我要〝看你今天向我所要施行的救恩〝.主啊!我相信今天的頭發掉落一根,你在天上的簿子上必為我划出一根.但愿我天天的生活和工作,都和你天上的簿子相符!主啊!成全我的心愿!阿們!
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飲水過量可致低鈉血症(2007年7月24日)

【明報專訊】多飲水是炎夏防中暑的良方,但飲水過量卻可致低鈉血症,然而病者可能全無病徵。衛生署長者健康服務處曾在為長者進行恆常驗血時,發現一名日飲2公升開水的76歲老翁及一名服用抑鬱症藥物的75歲老婦,患有無徵狀低鈉血症,幸及時矯正問題,生命無礙。
血液鹽分減 頭暈眼花
衛生署助理署長陳慧敏與署方長者健康服務處的醫生在最新一期《香港家庭醫學院期刊》發表兩宗無徵狀低鈉血症個案,兩名患者均是接受恆常驗血時被發現血液內含鈉量低,其中一名76歲老翁是因為在接受良性前列腺增生切除手術後,聽從醫生吩咐多飲水,日飲兩公升水。衛生署判斷,他是因為飲水過多令血鈉量降低,經勸喻減少飲水量後,血含鈉量亦恢復正常。
另一名患有焦慮性精神病的75歲老婦,因服用了SSRI類抗抑鬱症藥物Escitalopram,出現抗利尿激素異常分泌,衛生署其後評估其情緒及精神狀態,認為情緒穩定,故去信其家庭醫生,婦人最後停止服用上述藥物,血含鈉量亦回復正常。
負責研究的醫生指出,從恆常驗血發現無徵狀低血鈉症個案並不罕見,故醫生發現病人有此問題時,應調查其用藥記錄及飲水習慣等,找出原因以防有關低血鈉症個案繼續惡化,而驗血和尿液滲透壓力指數是有效的協助判斷方法。
資料顯示,低血鈉症一般因飲水過量所致,因為大量飲水而不補充鹽分,血液中的鹽分就會減少,吸水能力隨之降低,一些水分就會很快被吸收到組織細胞內,使細胞水腫,導致頭暈、眼花、口渴,嚴重者會突然昏倒。

Jul29,07多喝水腎輕鬆+上帝遲延 God’s Delays+〝你曾...見過雹倉么?...這雹乃是我為降災...的日子所預備的

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月29日
上帝遲延
讀經: 哈巴谷書1章12節-2章3節
金句: 「我要站在守望所,立在望樓上觀看,看耶和華對我說什麼話。」(哈巴谷書2章1節)
全年讀經: 詩篇49-50篇;羅馬書1章

誰都不喜歡等待,誰都想立刻有答案。耽擱常叫人不解;延緩也讓人氣餒。我有時為上帝的遲延而困惑,不知要等何時,不禁嘆道:「上帝啊!要等到幾時呢?」
先知哈巴谷也是一樣想要答案,但上帝卻不急。哈巴谷寫道「我要站在守望所,立在望樓上觀看,看耶和華對我說什麼話」(2章1節)。而上帝卻回答說:「因為這默示有一定的日期……還要等候;因為必然臨到」(第3節)。
信心就是永不放棄。儘管看起來很糟,仍然堅信在上帝手中一切都好。即使上帝好像沒有動工,也看不到徵兆,卻依然相信上帝可靠,忍耐等候。蓋恩夫人就說過:「每次遲延,都沒關係,因為我們安穩在上帝手中。」
我們也一樣要學習「每次遲延,都沒關係」的功課。耽擱是叫人禱告而非焦躁不安。它們是上帝磨練人的機會,好培養出珍貴、不朽壞的特質,比如謙卑、忍耐、鎮靜、頑強。要不是上帝計畫在我們所處的環境、或我們身上動工的話,他是不會叫我們「稍待片刻」的。上帝等待,是為了向我們施恩。
所以大可放心!如果還沒聽到上帝的回答,請謹記「還要等候;因為必然臨到。」DHR
黑夜即將過去,曙光就要看見;耐心將主等候,願望就會實現。Havergal
上帝用「苦其心志」,來塑造堅強的靈魂。
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July 29, 2007
God’s Delays
READ: Habakkuk 1:12–2:3
I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me. —Habakkuk 2:1
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Waiting is hard for me. I want answers now. Postponements perplex me; deferrals daunt me. I’m baffled by God’s delays, wondering why and when. “How long, O Lord?”
The prophet Habakkuk wanted answers as well, but God chose to take His time. “I will stand my watch . . . to see what [God] will say to me,” Habakkuk wrote (2:1). “The vision is yet for an appointed time,” God replied. “Wait for it; because it will surely come” (v.3).
Faith never gives up. It knows that despite appearances, all is well. It can wait without signs or significant indications that God is at work, because it is sure of Him. “Each delay is perfectly fine, for we are within the safe hands of God,” said Madame Guyon (1648–1717).
We too must learn to view each delay as if it were “perfectly fine.” Postponements are reasons to pray rather than grow anxious, impatient, and annoyed. They’re opportunities for God to build those imperishable but hard-to-acquire qualities of humility, patience, serenity, and strength. God never says, “Wait awhile,” unless He is planning to do something in our situation—or in us. He waits to be gracious.
So take heart! If God’s answer tarries, “Wait for it; because it will surely come.” —David H. RoperDavid H. Roper-->
Soon shall the morning gildThe dark horizon rim,Thy heart’s desire shall be fulfilled—“Wait patiently for Him.” —Havergal
God stretches our patience to enlarge our soul.
For similar resources, search these topics:Christian Life > Attitudes > Patience
Bible in One Year: Psalms 49-50; Romans 1
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〝你曾...見過雹倉么?...這雹乃是我為降災...的日子所預備的.〝(伯三十八章二十二至二十三節)
我們所遭遇的試煉是神給我們的好機會,我們卻常常將它當作障礙.如果我們知道每一次的困難都是神所選的方法---向我們証明他愛的方法---我們就能得到安息和激勵.
讓我們回想回想過去的經歷,我們中間一定有許多人會記得:什么時候我們的父要替我們成就一件美事,要賜我們一件福份,什么時候我們就會遭到痛苦和逼迫.神送我們的禮物,總是包裹得很粗陋,藉皮色黝黑的仆人送來的﹔但是一打開來,我們就發現里面所包裹著的,是王宮里的珍寶和新郎的愛. ---信宣(A. B. Simpson)
讀者,你當在黑暗中仰賴主,用不移的信心尊敬他﹔這樣,你就會得到新的力量.---馬克特夫(J. R. Macduff)
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Friday, July 27, 2007

Jul27,07為贏Wii參加競飲美國女子狂飲水中毒死+大象修指甲Pachyderm Pedicures+你們要將當納的十分之一

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月27日
大象修指甲
讀經: 提摩太後書2章22-26節
金句: 「用溫柔勸戒那抵擋的人。」(提摩太後書2章25節)
全年讀經: 詩篇43-45篇;使徒行傳27章27-44節

給大象修指甲,這不是有錢沒地方花,而是非這麼做不可。《堪城星報》就報導過,人工飼養的大象,要是不定期作足部保養的話,就很容易受到感染、甚至會死亡。可是要給重達六噸的大象剪腳指甲,決不能掉以輕心。所以有人就想了個點子,發明一種「乾坤象挪移」的設備,可以把大象控制住,然後安全地把它翻過身。這個設備高12英尺,載重15噸多,一台價值10萬美元。有好幾個動物園都購買了這種有用的新玩意兒。
同樣,關心人有時也會冒一定的風險。保羅就提到,該如何幫助那些因遇到困難而離開真道的人。這些人對自己、對他人都是威脅,所以保羅不是給我們什麼妙招去幫助他們(提摩太後書2章23節,25節)。相反的,保羅提醒我們,關心人的心靈,絕不能憑著人的聰明和能耐,必須要靠上帝的智慧才行。我們做主僕人的,要不爭不驕,待人必須溫柔忍耐(第24節)。
所以面對威脅時,記得要用真理和寬容體諒來應對。這不只是單求自保而已,更是顯明獨一真神的心意,好叫人歸向他的懷抱。MRDⅡ
將你的真理傳播,字字句句結碩果;日日夜夜有見證,按你心意來生活。Bonar
勸浪子回頭,切記要溫柔謹慎。
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July 27, 2007
Pachyderm Pedicures
ODB RADIO: Listen Now DownloadREAD: 2 Timothy 2:22-26
In humility [correct] those who are in opposition. —2 Timothy 2:25
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Pachyderm pedicures are not a luxury, they’re a necessity. According to an article in The Kansas City Star, if elephants in captivity don’t get regular foot care, they are prone to infections that can be fatal. But clipping the toenails of an animal that can weigh as much as 6 tons can be risky business. So one man had an idea. He developed an “elephant flipper” that allows keepers to restrain an elephant and safely turn it on its side. The device stands 12 feet high, weighs more than 15 tons, and costs $100,000. Several zoos have purchased this helpful contraption.
Caring for people can also be risky. Paul described what it takes to help those who, in perilous times, have wandered from the path of truth. He offers no ingenious device for helping those who are a danger to themselves and others (2 Tim. 2:23,25). Instead, he reminds us that when it comes to caring for the minds and hearts of others, we can’t rely on human ingenuity and muscle. What we really need is the wisdom of God. Without being quarrelsome or arrogant, the Lord’s servant must use gentleness and patience (v.24).
A blend of truth and grace in the presence of danger is more than self-protection. It illustrates for others the heart of the One we are urging them to embrace. —Mart De HaanMart De Haan-->
Speak truly and each word of thineShall be a fruitful seed;Live truly, and thy life shall beA great and noble creed. —Bonar
Use caution and grace when straightening out someone who has strayed.
For similar resources, search these topics:Relationships > Relating to others > Confrontation
Bible in One Year: Psalms 43-45; Acts 27:27-44
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〝你們要將當納的十分之一,全然送入倉庫...以此試試我,是否為你們敞開天上的窗戶,傾福與你們,甚至無處可容.〝(瑪三章十節)
親愛的讀者,神在這里對我們說:〝我的孩子,天上的窗戶和從前一點沒有兩樣,窗閂和從前一樣光滑,鐵鈕也一點沒有生鏽.這窗戶我曾為摩西敞開,紅海分開了.我曾為約書亞敞開,約但河停住了.我曾為基甸敞開,敵軍逃跑了.現在我也愿意為你敞開---只要你肯讓我這樣作.在我這一面,天仍舊是一個丰富的倉庫,泉源仍舊是滿溢的,寶藏室仍舊滿貯著禮物.所有的缺乏不是在我,乃是在你.但是我現在還在等候.試試我看!你去履行你方面的條件---將當納的十分之一,全然送入倉庫---其余的事情便是我的了.孩子,給我一個機會---給我一個傾福與你的機會.〝
神的能力真是遠超過我們所禱告的!我今天回想一想我多次在神前的請求---我所請求的是什么?我所請求的不過是一小杯水,海洋卻依然留著!我所請求的不過是一線日光,日頭卻依然在著!我所求的和父所給的相差得多遠啊---父所給的真是遠超過我所求的! ---喬懷德(J. H. Jowett)
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美國女子狂飲水中毒死(2007年1月15日)為贏Wii參加競飲
【明報專訊】美國加州首府薩克拉門托,日前發生「飲水過量」而身亡的事件,一名女子日前為贏得新款電視遊戲機Wii,參加了一個「飲水忍尿」比賽,其後被發現倒斃家中。根據驗屍官初步調查,相信死因為「水中毒」。
薩克拉門托一間當地電台(KDND 107.9)以「優勝者可贏得任天堂遊戲機Wii」為噱頭,吸引人參加其競飲比賽。參賽者需要每15分鐘飲用8安士(即225毫升)的水,其間不可以上廁所,最後能夠「忍」得最久的參賽者,便可獲得新款電視遊戲機一部。
28 歲女子珍妮花.斯特蘭奇(Jennifer Strange)於上星期五參加該個「忍尿贏遊戲機」(Hold Your Wee for a Wii)比賽,希望贏得新款電視遊戲機,送給3名子女。但賽後她感到不適,頭部劇痛,於是致電回公司請假,「她致電上司,哭說自己的頭很痛,要回家休息!」珍妮花的同事憶述死者的最後說話。
其後,死者被母親發現倒斃家中。經驗屍官初步調查,相信死因與飲水過量有關。舉辦該比賽的電台負責人表示為此感到震驚,希望盡快調查出事件的來龍去脈。但美國的傳媒並沒有報道死者最後喝了多少水。
有參賽者稱,由於他們每次飲用的分量不多,故參賽者可能不自覺地喝下過量的水。該名參賽者在飲用第五輪清水時已經退出,但據他表示,斯特蘭奇當時仍在作賽,而且參賽者每次飲用的清水分量亦有增加。不過,該參賽者表示,電台在賽前有忠告他們,勸喻他們不要勉強,要量力而為。
美國加州05年2月亦曾發生「水中毒」而死亡事件。在美國加州州立大學奇科分校其中一個迎新營中,一名21歲男學生被人灌水,最後因水中毒死亡。

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Jul26,07熟透的香蕉比較青綠的香蕉強8倍+黑夜 Night+我們靠著聖靈,憑著信心,等候義的盼望

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月26日
黑夜
讀經: 詩篇42篇
金句: 「白晝,耶和華必向我施慈愛;黑夜,我要歌頌禱告賜我生命的上帝。」(詩篇42篇8節)
全年讀經: 詩篇40-42篇;使徒行傳27章1-26節

《黑夜》這本書,是埃利·維瑟爾的作品。書中描寫他在童年時,成為納粹大屠殺無數受害者之一的經歷。維瑟爾被人從家裡揪出來,與家人隔離,只有父親在身邊,但父親不久也死在集中營裡。這種靈魂的黑夜之苦,實非常人所能體會。這種經歷,也動搖了維瑟爾對上帝的信念和看法。他童年的純真和信仰,成了人類罪惡和黑暗祭壇上的犧牲品。
大衛自己也經歷過靈魂的黑夜,許多學者認為這一經歷激發他創作了詩篇42篇。當時大衛身受逼迫之苦,或許就是逆子押沙龍的苦苦追殺(撒母耳記下第16-18章),使大衛感到那種只有在孤寂的黑夜才能體會到的痛苦和恐懼。正是在這種光景中,黑暗會抓住我們,迫使我們正視心中的痛苦,向上帝提出尖銳的問題。可是上帝好像無聲無息,這叫詩人哀傷不已;但正是在那個黑夜裡,詩人得到一首頌歌(第8節),給他帶來平安、信心,坦然面對眼前的艱辛。
在黑夜裡掙扎的人哪,要有信心!因為夜再黑,上帝依然動工!讓我們與詩人一同高歌:「應當仰望上帝,因我還要稱讚他。他是我臉上的光榮,是我的上帝。」(第11節)WEC
生命大筆一揮,從此兩眼迷離,斑斑灰暗墨痕,污點豈能重清?幽暗無光之處,喜見真神雙手,陰霾憂鬱天際,重現燦爛光明。Gustafson
天夠黑,夜夠深,星星才現身。──愛默生

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July 26, 2007
Night
ODB RADIO: Listen Now DownloadREAD: Psalm 42
The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me—a prayer to the God of my life. —Psalm 42:8
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In his riveting and unsettling book Night, Elie Wiesel describes his boyhood experiences as one of the countless victims of the Holocaust. Ripped from his home and separated from everyone in his family except his father (who would die in the death camps), Wiesel suffered a dark night of the soul such as few will experience. It challenged his views and beliefs about God. His innocence and faith became sacrifices on the altar of man’s evil and sin’s darkness.
David experienced his own dark night of the soul, which many scholars believe motivated his writing of Psalm 42. Harried and hounded, probably as he was pursued by his rebellious son Absalom (2 Sam. 16–18), David echoed the pain and fear that can be felt in the isolation of night. It’s the place where darkness grips us and forces us to consider the anguish of our heart and ask hard questions of God. The psalmist lamented God’s seeming absence, yet in it all he found a night song (v.8) that gave him peace and confidence for the difficulties ahead.
When we struggle in the night, we can be confident that God is at work in the darkness. We can say with the psalmist, “Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God” (v.11). —Bill CrowderBill Crowder-->
I’ve found that when life’s brush obscures my viewWith gloomy strokes that seem to mar the scene,God’s hand appears and gives to sunless hueAnd dreary skies a more majestic sheen. —Gustafson
When it is dark enough, men see the stars. —Emerson
For similar resources, search these topics:Relationships > Relating to God > Presence
Bible in One Year: Psalms 40-42; Acts 27:1-26

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〝我們靠著聖靈,憑著信心,等候義的盼望.〝(加五章五節,直譯)
有時候,光景似乎非常黑暗---黑暗得連盼望都要等起來了.在盼望中等候已經夠難了,何況等候盼望呢?一線光明也沒有,卻仍不肯絕望﹔窗前盡是黑暗,卻仍開著窗等候星宿﹔心中有了空處,卻不許裝置污穢---這就是宇宙中最大的忍耐.這就是約伯在患難中,亞伯拉罕在往摩利亞去的路上,摩西在米甸的曠野,人子在客西馬尼的那種忍耐.
〝恆心忍耐,如同看見那不能看見的主〝(來十一章二十七節)---這樣的忍耐,比任何樣的忍耐都難﹔這就是等候盼望.
主啊,給我你的力量---你客西馬尼的力量.給我等候盼望的力量---叫我在沒有星宿的黑夜,仍有力量守望窗外﹔在最大的歡樂失去了的時候,仍有力量站住.---馬得勝(George Matcheson)
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熟透的香蕉.產生攻擊異常細胞的物質
原來熟透的香蕉.產生攻擊異常細胞的物質 TNF
熟透的香蕉比較好
您可能會發現不久的將來 ......香蕉會缺貨 !!
香蕉愈成熟即表皮上黑斑愈多,它的免疫活性也就愈高。
日本人愛吃香蕉不是沒原因的,大、小朋友們都喜歡吃香蕉 ~真方便,
每日五蔬果,疾病遠離我喔 ......
根據日本科學家的研究發現,香蕉中具有抗癌作用的物質 TNF。而且,香蕉愈成熟其抗癌效果愈高。
日本東京大學教授山崎正利利用動物試驗,比較了香蕉、葡萄、蘋果、西瓜、菠蘿、梨子、柿子等多種水果的免疫活性,結果證實其中以香蕉的效果最好,
能夠增加白血球,改善免疫系統的功能,還會產生攻擊異常細胞的物質TNF。
山崎教授的試驗也發現,香蕉愈成熟即表皮上黑斑愈多,它的免疫活性也就愈高。
所以從現在開始要吃熟一點的香蕉唷!
香蕉不會使白血球盲目增長只有在數量少的時候才會大幅度增加。
因此,專家們研究認為,香蕉具有的免疫激活作用比較溫和,在人體狀態健康時並不 會使免疫力異常升高.
但對病人、老人和抵抗力差的體弱者則很有效果。
因此,在日常生活中,我們不妨每天吃1~2根香蕉,透過提升身體的抗病能力來預防感染,特別是預防感冒和流感等病毒的侵襲。
山崎教授指出,在黃色表皮上出現黑色斑點的香蕉,其增加白血球的能力 .........要比表皮發青綠的香蕉強8倍。

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Jul25,07 Learn about Cancer+該做的事Megan’s Heart+我所作的,你如今不知道,後來必明白

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月25日
該做的事
讀經: 雅各書1章19-27節
金句: 「只是你們要行道,不要單單聽道。」(雅各書1章22節)
全年讀經: 詩篇37-39篇;使徒行傳26章

梅根在小學三年級時,冬天從學校回家,總是沒戴手套。媽媽很生氣,家裡明明沒什麼錢,卻還要一直給她買新手套。有一天,媽媽非常生氣地對梅根說:「妳不能再這樣了,這麼大的人,要學會負責任!」
聽了這話,梅根哭了。她邊哭邊告訴媽媽,要是不給她買新手套,她就沒辦法把自己的手套,送給那些根本沒手套的小孩。
現在梅根18歲了,她喜歡在社區裡當義工,並輔導窮人家的小孩。談到自己的樂於助人,梅根說:「那沒什麼,本來就是我該做的事。」
身為基督徒,我們也該有一顆願意付出的心。雅各告訴我們,不但要聽道,還要行道(1章22-23節)。而且雅各不只告訴我們要去做,連同怎麼做,他都說得一清二楚。比如第27節就講到當做的事:「看顧在患難中的孤兒寡婦。」
求上帝也給我們梅根那樣的心。以愛上帝為出發點,去遵行他的旨意,這本是我們該做的事。AMC
既蒙主供應當白白施予,當愛人像主愛你;對軟弱無助者盡力幫扶,要忠於主的託付。Wilson
無愛可以付出,有愛必有付出。
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July 25, 2007
Megan’s Heart
ODB RADIO: Listen Now DownloadREAD: James 1:19-27
Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only. —James 1:22
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When Megan was in third grade, she kept coming home from school without her winter gloves. It drove her mom crazy because she had to keep buying new ones, which the family couldn’t afford. One day Mom got angry and said, “Megan, you’ve got to be more responsible. This can’t go on!”
Megan began to cry. Through her tears she told her mom that as long as she kept getting new gloves, she could give hers away to kids who didn’t have any.
Now at age 18, Megan’s hobbies include volunteering in the community and mentoring inner-city kids. Referring to her desire to help people, she said that it “felt like that was the kind of thing I was supposed to be doing.”
As Christians, we too are to have a heart of giving. James tells us to listen to the Word and do what it says (1:22-23). But he doesn’t stop with just telling us to obey. He gives us specific instructions about what we must do. Then he gives us a practical way we can give of ourselves: “Visit orphans and widows in their trouble” (v.27).
Ask God for a heart like Megan’s. Out of love for God, obey what He tells you to do. It’s what we’re “supposed to be doing.” —Anne CetasAnne Cetas-->
Give as ’twas given to you in your need,Love as the Master loved you;Be to the helpless a helper indeed,Unto your mission be true. —Wilson© Renewal 1952 The Rodeheaver Co.
You can give without loving, but you can’t love without giving.
For similar resources, search these topics:Christian Life > Attitudes > Compassion
Bible in One Year: Psalms 37-39; Acts 26
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"我所作的,你如今不知道,後來必明白" -- (約十三章七節) 我們現在所看見的神的作為,只是局部的 -- 一個半完成,半發展的計劃;到永生的殿完成的時候,全部工程就要清清楚楚地顯露出來! 讓我們上利巴嫩山頂去看.在那裡有高大的香柏樹,他是同輩的光榮,狂風的對手!夏喜歡對著他微笑;夜喜歡用露珠鍥蝕他的葉子;飛鳥喜歡巢居在他的枝杆上;疲倦的旅客,流浪的牧童都喜歡在他陰下憩息--躲避日中的炎熱,狂暴的風雨;雖然這樣,有一天,它卻被砍倒了;多年在林中享有權利的香樹,竟死在樵夫手下! 當釜子砍想去的時候,樹枝都從樹身上脫下來了,那株高大的香柏樹,嘩啦一聲,倒地上了.那時候,我們禁不住和先知一般喊叫說:"松樹阿,應當哀號.因為香柏樹傾倒."(亞十一章二節) 但是等一等. 讓我們跟著希蘭的工人將那株大樹運下山來:從那裡沿著藍色的地中海漂去;看啊,這株香柏樹最後竟成了神殿中的棟樑--一根榮耀光澤的棟樑. 當你看見了它的結局--被安置在聖殿的至聖所裡, 萬王之王的宮殿裡--你會不會可惜利巴嫩的香柏樹被砍倒了呢﹖ “這殿後來的榮耀﹐必大過前輩的榮耀.”(該二章九節) 多少時候﹐我們正象香柏樹! 神的斧子將我們剝削得一無所有. 我們看不出有什麼理由叫我們遇見這樣黑黯神秘的對付﹐但是神自有他的目的在﹕神預備永遠用我們來作天上的棟樑﹐屋椽﹔要叫我們“在耶和華的手中作為華冠﹐在神的掌上必作為冕旒.( 賽六十二章三節) -- 馬克特夫
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Learn about Cancer

Useful Information on one of the deadliest diseases of our time:

CANCER

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means that the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong, the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates that the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and lifestyle will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and could cause organ damages, to the liver, kidneys, the heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However, prolonged using of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation, the immune system is either compromised or destroyed. Hence, the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the food it needs to multiply.

CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar, it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be honey or molasses, but only in very small amount. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in colour. Better alternative is sea salt.

Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soya milk, cancer cells are being starved.

Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to cancer patients.

A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains, seeds and nuts help creating an alkaline environment in the body. The remaining 20% of diet could be cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable or fruit juice provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high content of caffeine. Green Tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water - best to drink purified or filtered water, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Avoid distilled water which is acidic.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat, it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the Cancer cells.

14. Improved immune system enables the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Natural Vitamin E is known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior to become a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Jul24,07MYSPACE:As a Parent Must Read for All with your children+控制怒氣Anger Manag

MYSPACE: As a Parent Must Read for All with your children
EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ ALL OF THIS and HAVE CHILDREN READ IT TOO!
After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack and get on-line. She logged on under her screen name ByAngel213. She checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on. She sent him an instant message:
ByAngel213:Hi. I'm glad you are on! I thought someone was following me home today. It was really weird!
GoTo123:LOL You watch too much TV. Why would someone be following you?Don' t you live in a safe neighborhood?
ByAngel213:Of course I do. LOL I gue ss it was my imagination cuz' I didn't see anybody when I looked out.
GoTo123:Unless you gave your name out on-line. You haven't done that have you?
ByAngel213:Of course not. I'm not stupid you know.
GoTo123:Did you have a softball game after school today?
ByAngel213:Yes and we won!!
GoTo123:That's great! Who did you play?
ByAngel213:We played the Hornets. LOL. Their uniforms are so gross! They look like bees. LOL
GoTo123:What is your team called?
ByAngel213:We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really cool.
GoTo1 23:Did you pitch?
ByAngel213:No I play second base. I got to go. My homework has to be done before my parents get home. I don't want them mad at me. Bye!
Go To123:Catch you later. Bye
Meanwhile.......GoTo123 went to the member menu and began to search for her profile. When it came up, he highlighted it and print ed it out. He took out a pen and began to write down what he knew about Angel so far
Her name: ShannonBirthday: Jan. 3, 1985Age: 13State where she lived: North Carolina
Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to the mall. Besides this information, he knew she lived in Canton because she had just told him. He knew she stayed by herself until 6:30 p.m. every afternoon until her parents came home from work. He knew she played softball on Thursday afternoons on the school team, and the team was named th e Canton Cats. Her favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the eighth grade at the Canton Junior High School . She had told him all this in the conversations they had on- line. He had enough information to find her now.
Shannon didn't tell her parents about the incident on the way home from the ballpark that day. She didn't want them to make a scene and stop her from walking home from the softball games. Parents were always overreacting and hers were the worst. It made her wish she was not an only child. Maybe if she had brothers and sisters, her parents wouldn't be so overprotective.
By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about the footsteps following her.
Her game was in full swing when suddenly she felt someone staring at her. It was then that the memory came back. She glanced up from her second base position to see a man watching her closely.
He was leaning against the fe nce behind first base and he smiled when she looked at him. He didn't look scary and she quickly dismissed the sudden fear she had felt.
After the game, he sat on a bleacher while she talked to the coach. She noticed his smile once again as she walked past him. He nodded and she smiled back. He noticed her name on the back of her shirt. He knew he had found her.
Quietly, he walked a safe distance behind her. It was only a few blocks to Shannon 's home, and once he saw where she lived he quickly returned to the park to get his car.
Now he had to wait. He decided to get a bite to eat until the time came to go to Shannon 's house. He drove to a fast food restaurant and sat there until time to make his move.
Shannon was in her room later that evening when she heard voices in the living room. "Shannon, come here," her father called. He sounded upset and she couldn't imagine why. She went into the room to see the man from the ballpark sitting on the sofa.
"Sit down," her father began, "this man has just told us a most interesting story about you."
Shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents anything? She had never seen him before today!
"Do you know who I am, Shannon ?" the man asked.
"No," Shannon answered.
"I am a police officer and your online friend, GoTo123."
Shannon was stunned. "That's impossible! GoTo is a kid my age! He's 14. And he l ives in Michiga n !"
The man smiled. "I know I told you all that, but it wasn't true. You see, Shannon , there are people on-line who pretend to be kids; I was one of them But while others do it to injure kids and hurt them, I belong to a group of parents who do it to protect kids from predators. I came here to find you to teach you how dangerous it is to talk to people on-line. You told me enough about yourself to make it easy for me to find you. You named the school you went to, the name of your ball team and the position you played The number and name on your jersey just made finding you a breeze."
Shannon was stunned. "You mean you don't live in Michigan ?"
He laughed. "No, I live in Raleigh It made you feel safe to think I was so far away, didn't it?"
She nodded.
"I had a friend whose daughter was like you. Only she wasn't as lucky. The guy found her and murdered her while she was home alone. Kids are taught not to tell anyone when they are alone, yet they do it all the time on-line. The wrong people trick you into giving out information a little here and there on-line. Before you know it, you have told them enough for them to find you without even realizing you have done it. I hope you'velearned a lesson from this and won't do it again. Tell others about this so they will be safe too?"
"It's a promise!"
That night Shannon and her Dad and Mom all knelt down together and thanked God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a tragic situation.
*****NOW****
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靈命日糧 - 2007年7月24日
控制怒氣
讀經: 但以理書3章8-25節
金句: 「凡事不可結黨,不可貪圖虛浮的榮耀;只要存心謙卑,各人看別人比自己強。」(腓立比書2章3節)
全年讀經: 詩篇35-36篇;使徒行傳25章

佛羅里達州的奧蘭多市,有好幾座大型主題公園,每年吸引了成千上萬個家庭來此度假。但在去年,有份關於健康方面的雜誌,卻稱奧蘭多市為「美國火氣最大的城市」。這份雜誌是根據一些數據來得出這個結論的。比如:暴力攻擊事件的發生、野蠻駕駛的次數和男性高血壓的百分比。
尼布甲尼撒王「沖沖大怒」,下令把沙得拉、米煞、亞伯尼歌帶來,因他們不肯拜他所立的金像(但以理書3章13節)。等到發現自己不能如願時,尼布甲尼撒王「怒氣填胸,向沙得拉、米煞、亞伯尼歌變了臉色」(第19節)。
誰都會生氣,也都試著控制自己的脾氣。但生氣並非都不好,只是「生氣卻不要犯罪」(以弗所書4章26節)。路見不平,當然應該生氣。不過大部分時候我們生氣,其實和尼布甲尼撒一樣,是出於驕傲自私,一點也不高尚。一旦讓怒氣得勝,我們就連自己說什麼、做什麼都控制不住。所以保羅要求我們「凡事不可結黨,不可貪圖虛浮的榮耀;只要存心謙卑,各人看別人比自己強。」(腓立比書2章3節)
如果凡事能先替別人著想,那麼我們在控制怒氣的功課上,就已經跨出了第一步。CHK
聖靈改變我心意,給我一種新渴慕;不被怒火所得勝,克己求得眾人和。K. De Haan
愚妄人怒氣全發,智慧人忍氣含怒。
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July 24, 2007
Anger Management
ODB RADIO: Listen Now DownloadREAD: Daniel 3:8-20
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. —Philippians 2:3
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Orlando, Florida, is home to several large theme parks that draw thousands of vacationing families each year. But last year, a health magazine labeled Orlando as the “Angriest City in America.” They based that title on things like violent assaults, road rage, and the percentage of men who had high blood pressure.
King Nebuchadnezzar, “in rage and fury,” commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego be brought before him because they would not worship the gold image he had set up (Dan. 3:13). When he didn’t get his way, he was “full of fury, and the expression on his face changed” toward the three men (v.19).
All of us struggle with anger. But anger is not always wrong. “Be angry, and do not sin” (Eph. 4:26). We should get angry when we see injustice in our world. But most often our anger, like Nebuchadnezzar’s, comes from a far less noble place—our own self-interest and pride. If our temper gets the best of us, we can lose control of what we say and do. Paul challenged us, “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself” (Phil. 2:3).
When we begin to put others first, we may find we’ve taken a first step toward managing our anger. —Cindy Hess KasperCindy Hess Kasper-->
Spirit of God, please change my heart,And give me a new desire;I want to be a man of peace,Not controlled by anger’s fire. —K. De Haan
When a person’s temper gets the best of him, it often reveals the worst of him.
For similar resources, search these topics:Christian Life > Emotions > Anger
Bible in One Year: Psalms 35-36; Acts 25
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Monday, July 23, 2007

Jul23,07打呵欠提高工作效率+我心自責My Heart Condemns Me+凡事...常常感謝父神

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月23日
我心自責
讀經: 提摩太前書1章12-17節
金句: 「我們的心若責備我們,上帝比我們的心大,一切事沒有不知道的。」(約翰一書3章20節)
全年讀經: 詩篇33-34篇;使徒行傳24章

有時候,你會不會因為多年前所犯的錯而感到內疚,甚至覺得自己很糟糕?你明明已經跟上帝認罪,求他饒恕,但過去的記憶,卻常縈繞在心頭。
我真的能體會那種感受。每次想起多年前我曾讓一位老太太失望時,心裡就充滿了愧疚。當時我還在受訓,預備要服事上帝,同時也在一家商店裡兼差。那位沒有孩子的老太太,常到店裡來。時間長了,我們就成了朋友。我也在靈性方面給她和她的先生一些幫助。她先生的喪禮,甚至也是我主持的。
但後來我搬到鄰鎮,開始擔任學生事工的牧師,就此和她失去了聯繫。曾經想過要聯絡她,卻總是耽擱了下來。直到有一天,看見她的訃聞,我心裡難過不已,趕緊向上帝認罪。
保羅信主三十年後,提到他「從前是褻瀆上帝的,逼迫人的,侮慢人的」(提摩太前書1章13節),甚至說他自己「是個罪魁」(第15節)。然而保羅確切表示,他是個蒙了饒恕的罪人,為此,他不住地歡欣鼓舞。
我們的心若責難我們,上帝比我們的心大,一切事沒有不知道的(約翰一書3章20節),所以凡我們認的罪,他都已經饒恕了(約翰一書1章9節)。上帝的話,值得我們相信!HVL
快來潔淨之源,  縱身生命激流,他賜饒恕赦免,  恩典慈悲無邊。Robinson
向上帝認罪,必得到潔淨。
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July 23, 2007
My Heart Condemns Me
ODB RADIO: Listen Now DownloadREAD: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
If our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. —1 John 3:20
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Do you sometimes feel guilty and unworthy because of something you did years ago? You have confessed it and asked God to forgive you, but the memory of it still haunts you.
I empathize with you. Feelings of guilt still sweep over me when I recall how I failed an elderly, childless woman while I was training for the ministry. She was a regular customer in a store where I worked part-time. After a while, I became a friend and spiritual counselor to her and her husband. I even conducted his funeral.
When I moved to a nearby town to become a student pastor, I lost touch with her. I intended to contact her but kept procrastinating. One day I saw her obituary notice. I was overwhelmed with grief and confessed my sin to God.
More than 30 years after Paul’s conversion, he referred to the time when he had been “a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man” (1 Tim. 1:13). He even called himself the “chief” of sinners (v.15). Yet he repeatedly exulted in the certainty that he was a forgiven sinner.
God, who is greater than our heart and knows us thoroughly (1 John 3:20), has forgiven us for the sins we’ve confessed (1:9). We can believe Him! —Herbert Vander LugtHerbert Vander Lugt-->
Come now to the fountain of cleansing,Plunge deep in its lifegiving flow.His mercy and grace are sufficient,His pardon He longs to bestow. —Robinson
Confession to God always brings His cleansing.
For similar resources, search these topics:Christian Life > Emotions > Guilt
Bible in One Year: Psalms 33-34; Acts 24
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〝凡事...常常感謝父神.〝(弗五章二十節)
如果你是在主里面的,你就是被主包圍著,如同被空氣包圍著一般,不論什么災禍,必須先經過他,然后才能臨到你身上來.所以,每一件臨到你身上的事情,都是值得感謝贊美的.愿神叫我們的生活充滿感謝贊美的聲浪!這樣,祝福就會多多加給我們.
可惜有許多時候,我們看不出一件事情是值得感謝贊美的,正如同有一次我看見一個人在畫黑點,我看了半天,看不出這一群黑點是什么意思.后來他畫了几條直線,加上几個音符,在開頭的地方加上一個音部記號,那時我才看出這些黑點原來是音樂上的音符.
我們的生活上也有許多黑點,我們不明白為什么要有,這些黑點,為什么神允許它們留著.但是如果我們讓神進到我們的生活里來,讓他將黑點按照適當的方法調節起來,畫上一些他所要畫的直線,在適當的地方加上一些停音符,他就要從我們生活的黑點里編出一首美麗和諧的音樂來.
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打呵欠提高工作效率(2007年7月3日)
【明報專訊】打呵欠看似很平常,但美國有研究發現,呵欠會人傳人,而打呵欠之後,頭腦會更冷靜、注意力更集中,工作效率會更高。用鼻呼氣吸氣或用冷敷包冷卻前額,亦能製造出類似打呵欠的「醒神」效果,使人毋須打呵欠。
用鼻呼吸冷包敷額 同樣「醒神」
美國紐約州立大學早前招募44名大學生進行實驗,學生們分成4組,每組被要求以不同方式呼吸,包括正常呼吸、完全用口呼吸、完全用鼻呼吸及戴上鼻塞用口呼吸,然後他們分別單獨觀看別人打呵欠的影片,並由研究人員詳細記錄他們「傳染性」打呵欠的次數。
結果顯示,正常呼吸或用口呼吸的一組,一半人在觀看別人打呵欠時,亦會跟隨打呵欠﹔用鼻呼吸的一組,則沒有人打呵欠。研究人員又發現,前額放有冷敷包的人,沒有因為觀看影片而被「傳染」打呵欠,相反,前額上放有熱敷包的人,則受「傳染」而打呵欠。
移情機制作用 呵欠會「傳染」
負責這項研究的戈登‧蓋洛普教授推測,打呵欠可以促進血液循環,具有「冷卻」大腦的功效,從而提高大腦靈敏度和增強大腦功能,因此,大腦在「冷卻」狀態時,工作效率會更高。他又指出,鼻腔中的血管可以向大腦輸送溫度較低的血,故通過鼻呼吸或冷卻前額,亦能夠出現類似打呵欠的效果。
至於為什麼打呵欠會「傳染」,研究人員解釋是移情機制發揮作用,有助提高群體注意力,有關研究在最新一期《新科學家》雜誌上發表。

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Jul21,07輸美食品99%合格 大白兔糖無甲醛+天上再見Known In Heaven+讓我將羊毛再試一次

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月21日
天上再見
讀經: 約翰福音20章11-18節
金句: 「我的羊聽我的聲音,我也認識他們,他們也跟著我。」(約翰福音10章27節)
全年讀經: 詩篇29-30篇;使徒行傳23章1-15節

馬利亞站在空墓外傷心痛哭,因為她親愛的主死了。「那雙手,要握住,但已經不見;那聲音,想聽到,卻寂靜一片!」詩人丁尼生對死亡冷酷結局的描述,正是馬利亞內心的寫照。
突然,耶穌出現了。只是馬利亞悲傷過度,認不出來,以為他是看守園子的。但耶穌一叫她的名字,馬利亞就馬上認了出來,大叫「拉波尼!」就是夫子的意思(約翰福音20章16節)。
有人問我:「到了天上,我們彼此還會認識嗎?」我說:「那當然!」耶穌復活後,有了榮耀的身體,門徒都認得他(約翰福音20章19-20節)。終有一天,我們也會和耶穌一樣,要有榮耀的身體(哥林多前書15章42-49節;約翰一書3章2節)。
耶穌對門徒說:「要因你們的名記錄在天上歡喜」(路加福音10章20節)。如果摯愛的人離我們而去,只要他們的名字是記在天上的,我們會再次聽見他們的聲音。到那時,我們會聽到爸爸呼喚我們名字的慈聲,會聽到媽媽叫我們玩累了回家的呼喚。
而我最盼望聽到的是主耶穌喊叫我的名字。而我,也會像馬利亞一樣,馬上認出他來,大叫「我的救主!」DHR
從你踏上彼岸,那一瞬間起,我們再次相遇,在那不朽地;美好事物今生,曾經能擁有,在那永生之處,仍光彩美麗。MacDonald
今生在地終有一別,永生在天注定再見。
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July 21, 2007
Known In Heaven
READ: John 20:11-18
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. —John 10:27
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Mary stood by the entrance to the empty tomb and wept in misery that her Lord had died. She longed for “the touch of the vanished hand,” as Tennyson lyrically described death’s cold finality, “the sound of the voice that was still.”
Then Jesus appeared. In her grief, Mary’s eyes deceived her, for she thought He was the gardener. But when He called her name, she knew Him immediately. She cried, “Rabboni!” which means Teacher (John 20:16).
People ask me if we’ll know one another in heaven. I believe that we will know and be known there. When Jesus received His glorified body, His followers recognized Him (John 20:19-20). And someday we too will have a glorified body (1 Cor. 15:42-49; 1 John 3:2).
“Rejoice,” said Jesus to His disciples, “because your names are written in heaven” (Luke 10:20). Someday we’ll hear again the voices of loved ones whose names are written in heaven—voices now still. We will hear the father who spoke our name with rough affection, the mother who called us in from play.
There’s one voice, however, that I long to hear above all others—my Lord Jesus, calling my name: “David.” And, like Mary, I will know Him at once. My Savior! —David H. RoperDavid H. Roper-->
I will meet thee again in that deathless land,Whenever thy foot shall imprint the strand;And the loveliest things that have here been mineShall there in eternal beauty shine. —MacDonald
Goodbyes are the law of earth—reunions are the law of heaven.
For similar resources, search these topics:Basics Of Faith > Future/Prophecy > Heaven
Bible in One Year: Psalms 29-30; Acts 23:1-15
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〝讓我將羊毛再試一次﹔但愿羊毛是干的,別的地方都有露水.〝(士六章三十九節)
基督徒的信心有三個時期.在第一個時期里,我們對于一件事,如果沒有看見兆頭或者顯著的感覺,就不容易相信.象基甸一樣,一定要先去摸摸羊毛,如果羊毛是干的,才愿意相信.這種信心常常要在神的話語以外,另外找些感覺和証據.
在第二個時期,我們對于一件事,如果沒有感覺,也能夠相信.這就是告訴我們說,我們的信心有了顯著的進步了.
在第三個時期里的信心和基甸摸羊毛的信心適正相反.第一期的信心,是憑依順利的感覺來相信的﹔第二期的信心,沒有感覺,也能相信了﹔第三期的信心,在環境,感覺,外表,世人,理智,都催促你向反面作去的時候,你依舊持守神的話語.保羅在使徒行傳二十七章二十,二十五節所運用的,就是這樣的信心---〝太陽和星辰多日不顯露,又有狂風大浪催逼,我們得救的指望都絕了.〝雖然這樣,保羅卻說:〝所以眾位可以放心,我信神他怎樣對我說,事情也要怎樣成就.〝
愿神賜我們這樣的信心,叫我們不看環境,完全信賴神的話語.
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京高調反駁食品威脅論(2007年7月21日)輸美食品99%合格 大白兔糖無甲醛

【明報專訊】中美本月底將在北京磋商中國的出口產品安全問題。國家質檢總局長李長江昨日表示,過去3年,中國對美國出口的食品合格率達99%。他又透露,江蘇及山東各有一間公司因生產的飼料添加違禁劑、導致美國寵物死亡而被吊銷牌照。對於近日引起國際輿論廣泛關注的「大白兔」糖問題,李長江強調,檢測發現該糖在生產過程中並無添加致癌物甲醛。
美國今年3月有寵物吃了從中國進口的受污染穀物蛋白質後死亡,最近又發現中國的鯰魚、鰻魚等水產品中含有抗生素等有毒物質,美國總統布殊日前宣布成立監察進口食品安全的工作組,並派出衛生部和美國食品及藥物管理局(FDA)官員於本月底赴北京,與中方磋商食品安全問題。
兩飼料公司違禁停牌
李長江昨日在新聞發布會上表示,兩間中國公司因生產的出口到美國的飼料含有違禁劑而被撤銷營業執照,但他同時強調,中國對出口食品採取種植場、養殖場實行備案管理,對食品出口加工企業實行衛生註冊管理,食品出口前要經過嚴格檢疫。對於部分中國水產品被美國停止進口,中國調查發現有關企業使用了不符合美國政府規定的藥物。而這些企業也不是經過國家部門備案的養殖場和經過衛生註冊的食品加工企業。
在監管機制方面,李長江說,中方正同FDA溝通,雙方約定兩國有關部門8月召開副部長級的食品安全工作會議;待時機成熟,兩國將簽署中美食品安全合作備忘錄。
對於菲律賓近日指大白兔糖含有致癌物甲醛,李長江回應說,第一,中方沒有接到菲律賓政府通報有關情;第二,中方和菲律賓駐華使館聯繫,想取得資料,對方無法提供;第三,中國質監部門經過檢查測試,大白兔糖在生產過程中沒有添加甲醛。
駐美使館亦發聲明反駁
另外,中國駐美大使館也在網站發出聲明表示,中國政府高度重視食品藥品安全,有關出口食品的問題(如寵物食品)只屬個別個案問題,中國出口食品藥品和產品基本上是安全的。聲明並指出,食品藥品的安全問題並非中國的獨有現象,而是全球的問題。在此情下,美國媒體集中大肆炒作中國的食品藥品安全問題,是不公正和不負責任。
(明報駐京記者陳陽報道)

Jul22,07深圳現硫磺薑+不靠直覺 Instincts+耶和華必然等候,要施恩給你們

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月22日
不靠直覺
讀經: 詩篇32篇
金句: 「我要教導你,指示你當行的路;我要定睛在你身上勸戒你。」(詩篇32篇8節)
全年讀經: 詩篇31-32篇;使徒行傳23章16-35節

若開飛機遇到暴風雨會很危險,忍不住就想「靠直覺」來開。套句飛行員的行話,就是「跟著感覺走」。但任何一個飛行員都知道,若是那樣子開飛機,那就必死無疑了。因為單憑感覺和直覺,人就會失去方向感:以為飛機上升,但其實是下降。幸好有儀表板,對準北極,不偏不倚,可以信賴。所以遇到暴風雨時,即便感覺儀表板不對,但還是要相信儀器,這樣才能保障安全。
人生又何嘗不是如此呢?風暴來襲,總會混淆視聽,叫人失去方向。這些「風暴」可能是醫生的一通電話,或是被朋友出賣,又或是夢想破滅。在這些時候,更是要特別小心。人生遇到挫折,讓你看不清時,絕對不要相信直覺。人生遇到風暴,想要「跟著感覺走」的話,那只會讓你陷入失望、困惑之中,甚至衝動地想要報復,這反而會把事情弄得更糟。上帝樂意引導你,他的話深藏著生活的智慧和見識。他的話「是我腳前的燈,是我路上的光」(詩篇119篇105節)。跟著上帝走,絕對沒錯!
打開聖經,仰賴上帝,他必帶領你。因為他應許說:「我要教導你,指示你當行的路;我要定睛在你身上勸戒你。」(詩篇32篇8節)JS
主掌管宇宙萬物,主製造雷鳴電閃;主引我生命輕舟,能平安抵達對岸。Berg
離主越近,方向越明。
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July 22, 2007
Instincts
READ: Psalm 32
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. —Psalm 32:8
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Flying into a storm is a dangerous experience. The temptation is to fly by your instincts, or, as aviators say, “by the seat of your pants.” But as any pilot will tell you, that’s a prescription for disaster. If you rely on your feelings and instincts, you become disoriented, thinking the plane is going up when it’s actually going down. Thankfully, the instrument panel is set to magnetic north and can be trusted every time. Letting your instruments guide you, even when it feels like they’re wrong, helps ensure safety in the storm.
We all face storms that threaten to confuse and disorient us. It may be a call from the doctor’s office, a friend who has betrayed you, or a shattered dream. Those are the times to be especially careful. When you are blinded by life’s disappointments, don’t trust your instincts. Flying by the seat of your pants in the storms of life can lead to despair, confusion, and vengeful responses that make matters worse. God wants to guide you, and His Word is packed with wisdom and insights for living. His “Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Ps. 119:105). Where He leads is always right!
Go to your Bible, and trust God to guide you. He promises, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go” (Ps. 32:8). —Joe StowellJoe Stowell-->
The God who governs galaxiesAnd makes the thunder roar,Gently guides my little craftWith safety to the shore. —Berg
The closer we walk with God, the clearer we see His guidance.
For similar resources, search these topics:Basics Of Faith > Bible/Scripture > Truth vs. Error
Bible in One Year: Psalms 31-32; Acts 23:16-35
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〝耶和華必然等候,要施恩給你們...凡等候他的,都是有福的.〝(賽三十章十八節)
我們不該單想到我們在等候神,也應該想到更奇異的---神在等候我們.我們若看見他在等候我們,這會給我們新的鼓舞,新的激勵,來等候他﹔這也會給我們極大的平安---知道我們的等候不是徒然的.也許你要問:〝既然他在等候施恩,為什么我來等候他的時候,他仍不給我所尋找的幫助,而繼續等候著呢?〝
親愛的讀者,神是一位聰明的農夫,他〝忍耐等候地里寶貴的出產〝(雅五章七節).如果出產尚未成熟,他就不能收割.他知道什么時候我們的靈可以接受祝福來榮耀他.在他愛的陽光下等候會叫我們漸漸成熟,在試煉的黑云下等候也是如此.神在差遣他兒子到世上來以前,自己曾等候了四千年,為的是要等候最適當的時期.親愛的讀者,他替他選民復仇的日子快到了,他就要起來幫助我們了,他決不會遲延太久,叫我們多等一刻的. ------慕安得烈(Andrew Murray)
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深圳現硫磺薑(2007年7月19日)
【明報專訊】生薑可說是每個家庭廚房中必備的調味品,然而深圳一些不法商販為牟取暴利,竟然用毒硫磺水為生薑「美容」,一些表皮發皺、色澤土黃的老薑被噴灑硫磺後,顏色變得鮮黃明亮,銷量大增且能賣出好價錢。估計深圳每日有數以噸計的毒薑流入市場。專家稱長期食用會慢性中毒甚至致癌。業內人士稱,因香港和特區內(深圳一線關內)把關較嚴,毒薑多在二線關外出現。
鮮黃明亮 賣相更好
據深圳《晶報》報道,龍崗區龍崗街道利民農貿批發市場內有商販售賣噴灑過硫磺水的生薑,這些生薑顏色亮黃十分好賣,每天向周邊的坪地、坪山、愛聯、葵湧等地批發2到3噸的硫磺薑。
報道稱,每日中午時分,小貨車會將一袋袋由透明塑膠袋包裝的生薑送到,工作人員將袋口打開的生薑堆成一米高的小山,然後找一塊塑膠布將幾十袋薑全都蒙起來,隨後為生薑加工,一股嗆鼻的硫磺味即時撲鼻而來。
經硫磺熏製後,原本土黃色的老薑全都變成「嫩黃」,但表皮仍然很皺。至傍晚時分,陸續有小麵包車、電單車前往入貨,買家取了貨之後,都習慣到店門口用噴槍從一個紅桶內吸水噴到裝滿薑的塑膠袋內,好像變魔術般,袋中的老薑立即變得水靈光鮮,褶皺的表皮輕輕一搓就掉。
商販說:「這些藥水是硫磺和一些化學物品調劑出來的,噴了不但能保鮮還能使賣相更好。」
暫難斷定是否超標
據深圳市無公害農產品質量監督檢驗站檢測,該些硫磺薑每公斤內含硫量達62.7毫克,但由於行業內沒有標準(如農藥殘留的硫磺含量),難斷定是否超標。
有深圳超市和街市薑販對本報表示,大部分薑都是從農批市場進的貨,因監管嚴,很少有硫磺薑流入特區內和香港市場,但關外人多複雜,因而硫磺薑往往充斥二線關外和東莞等地。
明報記者深圳報道

Friday, July 20, 2007

Jul20,07 3款熱狗醬含肉毒桿菌+月球聖餐Communion On The Moon+我們既然有一位...大祭司

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月20日
月球聖餐
讀經: 詩篇139篇1-12節
金句: 「我若升到天上,你在那裏;我若在陰間下榻,你也在那裏。」(詩篇139篇8節)
全年讀經: 詩篇26-28篇;使徒行傳22章

1969年7月20日,阿波羅11號登上月球。我們大多數人都熟悉阿姆斯壯踏上月球時所作的歷史性陳述﹕「這是我個人的一小步,人類的一大步。」但是,很少人知道在月球上的第一次用餐的情景。
巴茲·奧爾德林帶到太空船上的,是他的教會預備的一份聖餐。奧爾德林透過廣播,要求地球上的聽眾默想那天所發生的事,並獻上感恩。
之後,奧爾德林關掉擴音器,將酒倒入銀器裡。他誦讀道:「我是葡萄樹,你們是枝子;常在我裏面的,我也常在他裏面,這人就多結果子」(約翰福音15章5節)。他默默地獻上感謝,領受了餅和杯。
上帝無所不在,這一點在我們的敬拜中應該表現出來。詩篇139 篇說,我們無論去哪裡,上帝都與我們同在。奧爾德林在月球上就經歷了這一點。在距地球千萬哩之遙的地方,他花時間親近那位創造他、拯救他的主,並與上帝有心靈上的溝通。
你現在遠離故土嗎?你覺得自己是站在險峻的山頂上,還是在幽暗谷底裏?不管你的境況如何,你隨時都可以向上帝祈禱,上帝就在你的身邊。HDF
要與你親密同行,願耶穌允我請求,惟日日與你同行,才是活著的理由。Anon.
上帝的同在是我們最大的福分。
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July 20, 2007
Communion On The Moon
ODB RADIO: Listen Now DownloadREAD: Psalm 139:1-12
If I ascend into heaven, You are there. —Psalm 139:8
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Apollo 11 landed on the surface of the moon on Sunday, July 20, 1969. Most of us are familiar with Armstrong’s historic statement as he stepped onto the moon’s surface: “That’s one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind.” But few know about the first meal eaten there.
Buzz Aldrin had brought aboard the spacecraft a tiny communion kit provided by his church. Aldrin sent a radio broadcast to earth asking listeners to contemplate the events of that day and to give thanks.
Then, in radio blackout for privacy, Aldrin poured wine into a silver chalice. He read, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit” (John 15:5). Silently, he gave thanks and partook of the bread and cup.
God is everywhere, and our worship should reflect this reality. In Psalm 139 we are told that wherever we go, God is intimately present with us. Buzz Aldrin celebrated that experience on the surface of the moon. Thousands of miles from earth, he took time to commune with the One who created, redeemed, and fellowshiped with him.
Are you far from home? Do you feel as if you’re on a mountaintop or in a dark valley? No matter what your situation, God’s fellowship is only a prayer away. —Dennis FisherDennis Fisher-->
Just a closer walk with Thee,Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,Daily walking close to Thee,Let it be, dear Lord, let it be. —Anon.
God’s presence with us is one of His greatest presents to us.
For similar resources, search these topics:Relationships > Relating to God > Presence
Bible in One Year: Psalms 26-28; Acts 22
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〝我們既然有一位...大祭司,就是神的兒子耶穌,便當持定所承認的道....我們只管坦然無懼,來到施恩的寶座前,為要得憐恤,蒙恩惠作隨時的幫助.〝(來四章十四,十六節)
我們禱告上最大的幫手就是主耶穌基督,他是我們在父那里的中保,我們的大祭司,他現在主要的職務,就是替我們在父前說情,代求.他從我們手里把我們不完全的祈禱接過去,將其中的污穢潔淨了,錯誤更正了,然后用自己的名義,藉贖罪的功績和正直到父前去索取答應.
弟兄姊妹,你對于禱告已經灰心了嗎?決不要這樣.你的中保已經替你索到答應了,勝利已經在路上了.如果他看見你放棄了祈求,這要使他多么憂愁多么失望呢!他已經為你進到神的內室,已經將你的名字遞了上去﹔報好信息的使者也在路上了,聖靈只在等待---要在你信靠的時候,將寶座前答應的回聲---〝已成了〝---輕聲報在你心里.
在每一個蒙答應的禱告上,聖靈都曾花了極大的力量來幫助我們,可惜我們常常將他的工作忽略了.他啟發我們的意志,叫我們看見禱告的需要﹔他軟化我們的心來同意﹔他催促我們的愿望﹔他叫我們清楚看見神的能力,智慧和恩典來享受慰藉﹔他鼓勵我們倚靠主的信實來排斥一切的疑懼.
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3款熱狗醬含肉毒桿菌 港美籲勿吃(2007年7月20日)

3種懷疑受肉毒桿菌毒素污染的罐裝熱狗辣椒醬,皆由美國Castleberry食品公司製造。圖為其中一款問題罐裝熱狗辣椒醬 。(網上圖片)
【明報專訊】食物安全中心呼籲巿民,不要進食美國Castleberry Food Company製造的3種罐裝熱狗辣椒醬,因產品懷疑受肉毒桿菌毒素污染。美國食品及藥物管理局(FDA)前日警告,有人食用後感到嚴重不適,提醒消費者不要食用以上產品。百佳及惠康指無出售有關熱狗辣椒醬。
美4人食後嚴重不適送院
有問題的的熱狗辣椒醬分別為Castleberry's Hot Dog Chili Sauce(UPC 3030000101)、Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce(UPC 3030099533)及Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce(UPC 1111083942),屬罐裝(10安士)產品,均為美國Castleberry Food Company製造。罐蓋上附有的最佳食用日期不同,涵蓋2009年4月30日至2009年5月22日。
美國食品及藥物管理局前日表示,有兩名得克薩斯州兒童及一對印第安納州夫婦,進食問題產品後嚴重不適,已送院治理。問題罐頭可令人在進食後6小時至兩星期內,出現多種中毒徵狀,包括視覺模糊、眼皮沉重、口齒不清,上身漸感肌肉無力,且逐步蔓延至下半身,甚至會引起致命的呼吸系統肌肉癱瘓。
食物安全中心發言人提醒消費者,不要食用問題產品,現已通知業界,如有售賣該等產品,亦應停止出售,並已聯絡美國有關當局了解事件,密切留意有關情。

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Jul19,07白宮:關注食品安全 並非針對中國 +超過所想 More Than We Imagine+我父所給我的那杯,我豈可不喝呢

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月19日

超過所想


金句: 「我們現在是上帝的兒女,將來如何,還未顯明;但我們知道主若顯現,我們必要像他,因為必得見他的真體。」(約翰一書3章2節)

全年讀經: 詩篇23-25篇;使徒行傳21章18-40節

幾十年來,天文畫家結合科學的發現和自己的想像,繪製出很多宇宙的景象。但來自太空觀測設備和哈伯天文望遠鏡的照片,反覆修改這些天文藝術家對太空的看法。天文藝術家唐·迪克生在《洛杉磯時報》上撰文說,木星的衛星埃歐和歐羅巴的照片一出來,令人嘆為觀止,超乎所有人的想像。現在迪克生認為,他百分之七十的繪畫都是「過時的概念」,因為真實的景象要比想像的更加令人讚嘆。

聖經雖然記載了耶穌的所言所行,卻沒有描繪他的面貌。我們腦海中對耶穌的印象,都會受到主日學教材中藝術繪畫和圖片的影響。但有一天我們與他面對面時,我們對基督的印象將會永遠改觀。「我們現在是上帝的兒女,將來如何,還未顯明;但我們知道,主若顯現,我們必要像他,因為必得見他的真體」(約翰一書3章2節)。這樣的盼望能夠激勵我們追求潔淨(第3節)。

到那時,我們不僅會看見耶穌的本體,我們也必要像他。那情景要超過我們的想像,該是何等令人驚奇啊!DCM

基督再臨見他面,
我們身體他改變;
盼望定然會達成,
遠超我們所能見。Sper

面對耶穌日,美夢成真時。
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July 19, 2007

More Than We Imagine

READ: 1 John 2:28–3:3

We are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him. —1 John 3:2

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For decades, astronomical artists have painted scenes of the universe based on a combination of scientific information and their own imaginations. But photographs from robotic space probes and the Hubble Space Telescope have redefined these artists’ view of reality. In a Los Angeles Times article, space artist Don Dixon said the first pictures of Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa “turned out to be much more exotic than anybody imagined.” Dixon now considers 70 percent of his space paintings to be “dated concepts” because reality has become more awesome than imagination.

While the Bible tells us what Jesus said and did, it doesn’t describe how He looked. Our mental picture of Him has likely been influenced by art and illustrations in Sunday school materials. But one day, our image of Christ will be forever changed when we meet Him face to face. “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is” (1 John 3:2). That hope will produce in us a pursuit of purity (v.3).

Not only will we see our Lord as He is, but we will also be like Him. What an astonishing reality that will be more than we ever imagined! David C. McCasland

When Christ returns, we’ll see His face
And be transformed by His good grace;
Hope will become reality—
Much more than we could ever see. —Sper

All that we long to become will find fulfillment in our first look at Jesus.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Jul18,07煙民食燒肉 增致癌風險+不算什麼“That Ain’t It!”+耶和華的眼目遍察全地

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月18日
不算什麼
讀經: 以賽亞書55章6-9節
金句: 「上帝注目觀看人的道路,看明人的腳步。」(約伯記34章21節)
全年讀經: 詩篇20-22篇;使徒行傳21章1-17節

第一次去阿拉斯加,我欣喜地得知我們會住在麥金萊山旅館。在櫃檯登記時,透過巨大的窗戶瞥見大片的岩石。我急忙走到門外直接面對大山的陽台。
「哇!」眼前情景使我不禁讚嘆不已。
離我咫呎之遠的一位男士說「喔!那不算什麼!」
那天我發現,到阿拉斯加的旅客常常錯失「大山的全貌」。這座大山以6200米的高度聳立著,絕大部分都隱藏在雲霧裡,我實際上看到的只是巨山一角而已。
我們對生活的認知有限,但卻常常滿足現狀。但耶利米書29章11節提醒我們:「耶和華說:『我知道我向你們所懷的意念,是賜平安的意念,不是降災禍的意念,要叫你們末後有指望。』」無所不知的上帝遍察全地,能看到他希望我們去幫助的人,他希望我們去做的事,以及他希望我們長進的品格。
箴言16章9節說:「人心籌算自己的道路,惟耶和華指引他的腳步。」我們對生活的視野受到人性的局限,但是我們可以將自己交託給全察全知的那一位。CHK
我的眼目太昏暗,許多事物看不真;但是我要單純信,完全交託給真神。Overton
上帝高瞻遠矚,人類鼠目寸光。
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July 18, 2007
“That Ain’t It!”
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His eyes are on the ways of man, and He sees all his steps. —Job 34:21
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Visiting Alaska for the first time, I was excited that we were staying at the Mt. McKinley Lodge. As we were checking in, I caught a glimpse of a mass of rock through a large picture window, and I hurried out to the deck facing the mountain.
“Wow,” I murmured softly as I took in the view.
A man standing a few feet away said, “Uh, . . . that ain’t it!”
As I discovered that day, visitors to Alaska often miss seeing all of “The Great One.” Standing at 20,320 feet, the mountain is so tall that most of it is hidden on cloudy days. I was seeing only a part of the whole.
Often we’re satisfied with our limited view of life. But Jeremiah 29:11 reminds us, “‘I know the thoughts that I think toward you,’ says the Lord, ‘thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.’” With God’s omniscient, panoramic view, He sees the people He wants us to help, the things He wants us to accomplish, the character traits He wants to develop in us.
Proverbs 16:9 says, “A man’s heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.” Our view of life is restricted by our humanness, but we can trust ourselves to the One who has an unlimited view! —Cindy Hess KasperCindy Hess Kasper-->
There’s so much now I cannot see,My eyesight’s far too dim,But come what may, I’ll simply trustAnd leave it all to Him. —Overton
We see in part; God sees the whole.
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〝耶和華的眼目遍察全地.〝(代下十六章九節)
親愛的,神正在尋找一個人---一個肯全心傾向他的人,一個肯完全順服他的人.神切望在這個人身上動一件重要的工程---他要重用祝福這個人,比以前靈界上一切的偉人更甚﹔因為這世代的鐘已經瞄准在十一點上了.
莫勒在九十歲那年,對一班教師和工人所發表的一篇演說里面,有一段講到他自己的見証說:〝我是在一八二五年十一月里得救的,但是一直到四年以后,七月里才完全順服.那時候,愛錢財的心沒有了,愛都市的心沒有了,愛地位的心沒有了,愛屬世的娛樂的心也沒有了.神,惟有神,是我所愛的.我在他里面找到了一切,所以我不再需要其他的東西了.感謝神,靠著他的恩典,這傾向一直存留到今天,使我終身得成一個快樂的人---一個極其快樂的人﹔這傾向也叫我只愛慕屬天的事物.現在,我親愛的弟兄們啊,讓我誠誠懇懇地問你們一句話,你們有沒有完全順服神呢?你們所做的是不是還有這件或者那件沒有顧到神的心呢?我以前只讀一點點聖經,我寧愿多讀些別的書籍﹔但是自從那時候起,神的話對于我便成了說不盡的福樂,我能夠從心坎中發出喊聲來說,神真可愛極了.弟兄們啊,你們不要自滿自足,我真希望在你們心的最深處也能夠喊叫說,神真可愛極了!〝
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煙民食燒肉 增致癌風險(2007年7月18日)含二氯丙醇 日吃1.8萬公斤燒肉方出事

皮脆肉香的燒肉飯是不少人的至愛,但食物安全中心化驗發現,市面燒肉含化學物二氯丙醇,此物質可致基因突變,增加致癌風險。(曾國宗攝)
【明報專訊】食物安全中心抽查發現,市面5種燒肉、香腸、蒸蟹、炒蟹和鹹魚樣本含有可致基因突變、對致癌有關鍵效應的化學物「二氯丙醇」,中心雖強調有關含量非常低,正常食量對人體健康影響不大,但有學者警告,此化學物對遺傳基因有毒性,一旦與其他致癌因素如吸煙等並存,危害性將擴大,增加致癌風險,市民少吃為妙。
食物安全中心早前檢測市面318個來自106種食品的樣本,了解當中的「二氯丙醇」和「氯丙二醇」含量,並以2000年食物消費量,評估本港中學生從食品中攝取有關化學物含量,結果顯示,只有上述5種食物共15個樣本含有毒性較高的二氯丙醇。
當中,以燒肉的二氯丙醇含量最高,每公斤含9至9.5微克,最低者為蒸鹹魚,每公斤含3至3.5微克(見圖),而是次抽取的火腿及免治牛肉樣本全部低於檢測限(即每公斤0.5微克)。中心指出,肉類及家禽尤其是香腸,是攝取二氯丙醇的主要膳食來源。
醫生﹕可傷腎 宜避吃
本港一般中學生平均每日從食品中攝取的二氯丙醇,為每公斤體重0.003至0.019微克,即使是高攝取量者也只是0.009至0.04微克,遠遠低於國際專家所訂誘發10%腫瘤發生基準劑量可信限的低側值,即為每公斤體重每天攝取量3.3毫克。理論上,若以50公斤體重者計算,每天攝取165毫克二氯丙醇,即逾1.8萬公斤燒肉樣本,才達此水平。
食物安全中心顧問醫生何玉賢指出,二氯丙醇可損害基因,動物測試結果亦顯示,不用高劑量亦可致癌,雖然是次從食物中驗出的二氯丙醇含量低,正常食用上述燒肉、香腸等對健康危害不大,但由於這始終是對健康有影響的化學污染物,可傷腎臟及心臟,故應盡量減吃。然而,目前科學界對食物中的二氯丙醇產生過程仍所知不多,故他們亦不清楚上述食品為何會含二氯丙醇。
城大生化系副教授林漢華指出,二氯丙醇對遺傳基因有毒性,可破壞基因細胞,與其他致癌物更可產生「一加一大於二」的化學作用,如吸煙者本身可令細胞修補機能減慢,再有二氯丙醇破壞基因細胞,可令患癌危機大增,此化學物雖不會在身體積聚,但在代謝過程中卻會產生有毒的代謝物「草酸」,亦會破壞腎臟,雖說檢出食品的二氯丙醇含量低,「但最好不要攝取」。
林亦說,世衛組織早已將二氯丙醇定為食物中不應含量的化學物,惟本港至今仍未有任何指標,當局應盡快制訂指標以保食物安全。

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Jul17,07一個有關執着與愚痴的故事+7食品標籤誤導+慎重對待Handle With Care

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月17日
慎重對待
讀經: 使徒行傳20章27-32節
金句: 「如今我把你們交託上帝和他恩惠的道;這道能建立你們,叫你們和一切成聖的人同得基業。」(使徒行傳20章32節)
全年讀經: 詩篇18-19篇;使徒行傳20章17-38節

去印尼雅加達參加聖經會議時,我應邀到一個教會講道。在第一場崇拜開始前,一位長老請我把我的聖經給他。他解釋說,長老們有責任確保會眾能聽到符合聖經原則的教導。所以他會當著會眾面前把聖經交還給我。這是教會領袖用可見的方式向會眾表示,在那一天把傳講上帝之道的使命託付給我。
這種行動既發人深省,又激勵人心。這是提醒我,向人宣講聖經真理這一特權決不可等閒視之。這也讓我深得激勵,是因為看到這些印尼長老如此看重牧養群羊的責任。
使徒行傳20章,講到保羅會見以弗所教會的眾長老。保羅勸勉他們時,就提醒他們要防備假教師的危險(28-29節)以及教會領袖的責任,就是幫助會眾在上帝的話語上有長進(32節)。
不管我們所接受的呼召為何,讓我們慎重對待上帝的話語。只有如此行,上帝的百姓才會加增。WEC
天父讓我信靠你,因你話語心感恩;助我遵守你誡命,一生持守到永生。Huss
上帝的靈藉著聖經來改變他的子民。
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July 17, 2007
Handle With Care
ODB RADIO: Listen Now DownloadREAD: Acts 20:27-32
I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up. —Acts 20:32
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While visiting Jakarta, Indonesia, for a Bible conference, I was invited to speak in a church there. Before the first of two services that Sunday morning, one of the elders asked me to give him my Bible. He explained that the elders were responsible for the biblical reliability of the teaching the congregation received, and that he would return my Bible to me in front of the congregation. It was a tangible way of showing the church family that the leadership was entrusting the ministry of the Word to me on that day.
This practice was both sobering and encouraging. It reminded me that the privilege of presenting the truths of the Bible to people is not one to be taken lightly. It also was encouraging to see the degree to which these Indonesian elders took seriously their responsibility for the care of the flock.
In Acts 20, we read that Paul met with the elders of the church at Ephesus. In his charge to these leaders, the apostle warned them of the danger of false teachers (vv.28-29) and the responsibility of the church leadership to help the congregation grow in the Word of God (v.32).
No matter what our calling is, let’s handle the Word with care. When we do, God’s people will grow. —Bill CrowderBill Crowder-->
O God, in whom our trust we place,We thank You for Your Word of grace;Help us its precepts to obey,Till we shall live in endless day. —Huss
The Spirit of God uses the Word of God to change the people of God।
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一個有關執着與愚痴的故事

在一個偏遠的小村莊裏,有一個老牧師,他照管著村裏的人,施行洗禮,舉辦葬禮、婚禮,撫慰病人和孤寡老人,忠誠盡責,得到所有村民的愛戴。
有一次,村裏發生了水災,迫使老牧師爬上了教堂的屋頂。

這時候,消防員駕著快艇來到,對他說道:「牧師,快上來,我把你帶到安全的地方。」
牧師看了看消防員,說道:「這數十年來,我一直按照上帝的旨意,施行洗禮,舉辦葬禮、婚禮,撫慰病人和孤寡老人。我一年只休一個星期的假期,而在這一個星期的假期中,你知道我幹甚麼去了?我去了家孤兒院幫助做飯。我真誠地相信上帝,因為我是上帝的僕人,上帝會救我的,你離開吧。」
消防員見不能說服他,只好離開去搜救其他人。
水越漲越高,四周白茫茫一片,老牧師抱著屋頂的十字架渾身顫抖。

突然有個漁夫划著船過來,對他喊道:「神父,快點上來,全村人都到了高地,我是專誠來救你的,你平時待我們這麼好。」
老牧師搖搖頭:「不,不。」他又一次講述了他一生的工作和對上帝的信仰,漁夫只好無奈地走了。

最後,老牧師被水淹死了。
老牧師來到天堂,他問上帝:「一直以來我遵照你的旨意做事,為甚麼當我最需要你的時候而你卻讓我淹死了。」
上帝回望著他,迷惑不解地說:「你被淹死了?我不是派了消防員去救你嗎?為了保險,我還叫漁夫再去看一遍確保你能獲救呢!」 
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7食品標籤誤導(2007年7月17日)檸檬餅無檸檬 香橙冰冰沒果肉

消委會抽查市面上60個名稱提及水果的餅乾、蛋糕、乳酪和冰凍甜點樣本,發現7個樣本只含調味劑(flavouring),而非真正的水果配料,例如檸檬餅乾沒有檸檬成分等。(楊陽明攝)

【明報專訊】檸檬夾心餅、黑加侖子威化、香橙冰冰……食品往往靠包裝上的名稱和鮮果圖片吸引消費者,消委會調查發現,多款名稱中提及水果的食品,其實沒有水果成分,只含相關調味劑。食物安全中心已就7個標籤帶誤導成分的食品樣本發出警告信。
只含調味劑 命名要指明
根據本港的《食物及藥物(成分組合及標籤)規例》,預先包裝食物須加上標明其名稱的標籤,而該名稱不得在任何方面就食物性質有虛假、誤導或詐騙成分。例如「紅莓鬆餅」的配料須包含紅莓,若該食品只有紅莓調味劑,命名時便要指明是「紅莓味鬆餅」。
對此,消委會抽查市面上60個名稱提及水果的餅乾、蛋糕、乳酪和冰凍甜點樣本,發現當中7個樣本只含調味劑(flavouring),而非真正水果配料,但產品名稱卻沒有註明只是「水果味」,容易誤導消費者。
食物安全中心發警告信
消委會其後把樣本轉介食物安全中心檢視,中心已發出警告信。該7個樣本中有5個為餅乾,2個為冰凍甜點。
現行規例未有就食品包裝上的圖像作明確規定,各配料所佔重量或體積的百分率一般亦毋須在配料表中列明。消委會調查時發現部分產品處於當中的灰色地帶,如標示為「香橙/葡萄」的餅乾,聲稱「含豐富香橙及葡萄果肉」,包裝上亦有橙和葡萄的圖片,但配料表列出的成分只是「濃縮橙汁」,雖沒違例,卻可能令人混淆。
消委會提醒市民,選購食品時要留意配料表以了解真正成分;而添加水果或調味劑的食品一般只含小量水果成分,不宜以此代替新鮮水果作為攝取營養及預防疾病的途徑。

Monday, July 16, 2007

Jul16,07TEST FOR DEMENTIA(癡呆症)+人菌和平共存+丟掉垃圾 Taking Out The Trash+你既行了這事,不留下你的兒子

TEST FOR DEMENTIA(癡呆症)Below are four (4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately. Let's find out just how clever you really are. 下列有 4 個問題及一個加分題,你必須立刻回答,不能花時間慢慢想,讓我們看看你有多聰明。 Ready? GO!!! (scroll down)準備好,向下捲! First Question: 第一題 You are participating in a race. You overtake the second place person. What position are you in? 你參加賽跑,追過第 2 名,你是第幾名?

Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are wrong! If you overtake the second place person, and you take their place, you are second! 解答: 如果你的回答是第 1 名,你就錯了!你如果追過第 2名,你只是取代那人的位置,你是第 2 名。
To answer the second question, don't take as much time as you took for the first question। 回答第 2題,你不能使用與回答第 1 題相同的時間。 Second Question第二題 : If you are in a race, and you overtake the last person, then you are? 你參加賽跑,你追過最後一名,你是第幾名?

Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again। Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST person?! You're not having a good time at this! Are you? 解答: 如果你的回答是倒數第 2名,你又錯了!告訴我,你怎能追過最後一名?顯然你並未樂在其中! Very tricky maths! Note: This must be done in your head only। Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator। Try it। 很詭異的算術!這只能在腦中盤算。不要使用紙與筆或計算機,試試看。 Third Question: 第三題 Take 1000 and add 40 to it। Now add another 1000। Now add 30। Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. now add 10. What is the total? 以 1000 加上40 ,再加 1000,再加 30 ,再加1000 ,現在加上 20 ,再加一次 1000 ,現在加上 10 ,總數是什麼?

Answer: Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually 4100. Don't believe it? Check with your calculator! 解答:得到 5000 是嗎?正確答案是4100 ,不要相信,用計算機查證吧!
Today is definitely not your day। Maybe you will get the last question right? 今天對你鐵定諸事不宜,或許最後一題你會答對? Fourth Question: 第四題 Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter? Mary的父親有 5 個女兒,第1 個女兒 Nana, 第 2 個女兒 Nene , 第 3個女兒 Nini , 第 4 個女兒 Nono,第 5 個女兒的名字是什麼?

Answer: Nunu? NO! Of course not. Her name is Mary. Read the question again! 解答: 答案是 Nunu 嗎?不!絕對不是,她的名字是 Mary,請再讀一次問題!
Okay, now the bonus round। You can partially redeem yourself with this one!!!!! 好,現在是加分題。這題可稍稍解救﹙ 彌補﹚你! Bonus Question 加分題 : There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done. Now if there is a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself? 一個啞巴想買牙刷,他模仿刷牙的動作,成功的向店主表達,也完成了購買。現在如果一個瞎子想買一副太陽眼鏡,他要如何表達?

Answer: He just has to open his mouth and ask. He's blind, not mute - so simple. 解答: 他只要張開嘴問即可。他是瞎子,不是啞巴。就這麼簡單! KEEP THIS GOING TO FRUSTRATE THE "SMART PEOPLE" IN YOUR LIFE 把這個傳下去,以便打擊那些你生活中遇到的「聰明人」

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靈命日糧 - 2007年7月16日
丟掉垃圾
讀經: 詩篇103篇
金句: 「東離西有多遠,他叫我們的過犯離我們也有多遠!」(詩篇103篇12節)
全年讀經: 詩篇16-17篇;使徒行傳20章1-16節

在垃圾收集日,妻子常常會提醒我把垃圾拿出去。這並不是我最喜歡的工作,但我能提起精神去做,做完就好。把垃圾從家裏丟出去讓我感覺舒暢。接下來的一週,我就可以把此事拋之腦後。
正如我們需要垃圾車把存留在家的垃圾載走,我們也需要耶穌來清理那些盤據在我們心中的「垃圾」。如果忘記把垃圾丟掉,那光景實在不妙。耶穌希望我們能定期清理垃圾,把它們丟在十字架下。事實上,他應許要移走垃圾,並不再記念。
但是等一等,我們是否仍在那些廢棄罐頭中尋覓,想要找到那個我們還未準備好丟棄的東西?是否還不想放棄那惡習?仍然緊抓著幻想不放?仍存著報復的念頭?我們為什麼抓住那些垃圾不放呢?
丟掉垃圾要從認罪開始,然後靠耶穌丟掉它們。「我們若認自己的罪,上帝是信實的,是公義的,必要赦免我們的罪,洗淨我們一切的不義」(約翰一書1章9節)。
今天是丟垃圾的日子,把它拿出來丟掉吧!JS
求主幫我莫掩罪,挖出深處的過犯;主前坦然來承認,在你面前無所藏。D. De Haan
認罪是打開赦免之門的鑰匙。
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July 16, 2007
Taking Out The Trash
ODB RADIO: Listen Now DownloadREAD: Psalm 103
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. —Psalm 103:12
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My wife usually has to remind me to take out the garbage on trash pick-up days. It’s not one of my favorite jobs, but I muster up the determination to get it done and then just do it. Afterward it’s a nice feeling to have it out of the house, and I forget about it till the following week.
Just as we need trucks to pick up the garbage that accumulates in our homes, we need to let Jesus remove the “trash” that inevitably accumulates in our hearts. When we forget to take out the trash, it’s not a pretty picture. Jesus wants us to dump it regularly at the foot of the cross. In fact, He has promised to remove it and forget it.
But wait a minute! Could we be rummaging through the cans, trying to find that thing we weren’t quite ready to part with? A sinful habit we don’t want to give up, a fantasy we want to cling to, a revenge that we still want to ignite? Why are we wanting to hang on to the garbage?
Taking out the trash begins with confession, and then counting on Jesus to get rid of it. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
Today is garbage day. Take it out and then leave it there! —Joe StowellJoe Stowell-->
Lord, help me not to cover sin,Those secret wrongs that lurk within;I now confess them all to Thee;Transparent I would always be. —D. De Haan
Confession is the key that opens the door to forgiveness.
For similar resources, search these topics:Basics Of Faith > Sin > Repentance
Bible in One Year: Psalms 16-17; Acts 20:1-16
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"你既行了這事,不留下你的兒子,就是你獨生的兒子......我必叫你的子孫多起來,如同天上的星,海邊的沙...因為你聽從了我的話."(創二十二章十六至十八節)
從這几節聖經里,我們知道:凡照著神的要求,將我們心中最寶貴的那件東西獻給神的,神仍要將那件東西還給我們, 并且加上千倍.亞伯拉罕因著神的命令甘心舍棄他的獨生子,那時,他對于孩子的生命和成人的希望,都同時消失了;他高貴的種族也將從此絕代了.但是結果怎樣呢? 不但孩子歸還了他,他的子孫竟多得如星沙一般; 并且到了指定的日期,我們的主耶穌基督也出世在這個家族里.
我們有時候好像忘記了神揀選我們,是要在苦難的爐中揀選的(賽四十八章十節).我們也忘記了復活的生命, 和升天的榮耀, 是從客西馬尼,十字架和墳墓里來的.
親愛的讀者啊,不要想亞伯拉罕的經歷是一件絕無僅有的奇事. 我告訴你,這正是神對待一切愿出代價來順服他的人們的一個樣品,一個模型. 犧牲最大的一剎那, 就是祝福最大的一剎那. 神對于一個膽敢為著他向煙霧中前進的人,是沒有一件東西不肯給的. ------梅爾(F. B. Meyer)
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人菌和平共存(2006年9月12日)保持平衡 互利互惠
人菌和平共存 人菌和平共存 保持平衡 互利互惠 和平共存7錦囊

【明報專訊】經過SARS、禽流感洗禮,人類對傳染病的態度由掉以輕心,變得聞病毒、病菌色變。殺菌、滅毒等各式產品琳瑯滿目,甚至有人極端至建議把室內空間控制為無菌環境,此乃集體「神經衰弱」症。事實上,大部分細菌與人類和平共存,有時更是人類健康的守護者、人類的僕人。只有在例外的情下,細菌才會與人為敵,侵襲人體。
道理很簡單,細菌和人體能保持微妙的平衡,便有食有住﹔與人為敵則招致人類頑抗,結果玉石俱焚,自尋絕路。
保守估計,一個成年人體內任何時間,都存活至少100兆(100萬的三次方)的微生物,當中大部分是細菌,稱為「正常菌群」或稱「長駐菌群」。菌群長駐的部位,都是人體能與體外環境直接或透過器官通道接觸的地方,如皮膚、眼結膜、口腔、腸胃、上呼吸道、尿道近出口部分及陰道等。不與體外環境相通的人體部分,如血液、腦袋、心臟等,在正常情下是無菌的。
長駐菌群對人有益
胎兒在母體內處於無菌狀態。羊水囊一經破裂,胎兒通過產道出生,便第一次接觸母親及環境的細菌。及後不論哺乳、洗澡、抱抱或更換尿片,都成為成年人向嬰兒「傳播」細菌的過程。
由於人體不同的部位有不同的特性,成為不同種類細菌的根據地,例如皮膚表面缺水,便成了能在乾燥環境過活的葡萄球菌的「地頭」。哺乳的嬰兒,大腸內主要細菌為能在酸性糞便存活的雙歧桿菌及乳酸菌,這兩種細菌都善於把乳汁內的乳糖發酵,產生大量酸性物質,使其他細菌不能生存。
長駐菌群的作用
使免疫系統成熟,並長期處於備戰狀態
實驗證明,自出娘胎便生長於無菌環境下的動物,對細菌感染的抵抗能力極低。初生兒在出生6個月內,仍有母親授予抗體保護,在這時期與長駐細菌接觸,比較安全,同時藉此產生自己的免疫能力。
菌多勢眾,抗拒外菌入侵
大量細菌長駐的表面,外來致病細菌難以立足,原因之一是難以吸取足以維生的養料。另一方面,長駐菌群亦會製造各種化學物質,「醃」死入侵者,例如腸道中的大腸桿菌則懂得製造一種叫大腸菌素的抗生素,殺死入侵的痢疾菌。
維生素工廠
大腸中的細菌製造大量的維生素B及維生素K,使腸中有正常長駐菌群的人,毋須額外的維生素K及只需少量的維生素B。
抑制癌瘤,延緩衰老
長者腸道的益菌雙歧桿菌明顯減少,取而代之是生產較多有害有毒物質的芽胞桿菌屬菌,加速人類衰老,亦增加癌瘤出現的機會。
但話得說回來,人菌和平共存,互惠互利,人體自然平安。但細菌始終是細菌,一不留神,人菌間的勢力失衡,細菌反目不認主,大舉入侵人體,便會置人於死、病於不顧。(見表)
文﹕勞永樂(傳染病專科醫生)
編輯﹕余佩娟

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Jul14,07瑜伽硬練一身傷+手中物What’s In Your Hand?+用繩索把祭牲拴住,牽到壇角那里

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月14日
手中物
讀經: 出埃及記4章1-5節
金句: 「明天我手裏要拿著上帝的杖,站在山頂上。」(出埃及記17章9節)
全年讀經: 詩篇10-12篇;使徒行傳19章1-20節

飼養蛇類的動物園管理員都會告訴你,抓蛇正確的方式是抓頭。絕對不能抓它的尾巴,它會急速蜷起身子用銳利的牙齒咬你的手。(千萬不要在家裏嘗試噢!)
但捉蛇抓尾巴,正是上帝要摩西做的事(出埃及記 4 章 1-5節)摩西在米甸曠野居住,一定見過許多蛇,他當然曉得這不是明智之舉。
上帝要教導摩西什麼呢?上帝要他認識上帝的能力,並且願意作他的使者讓他使用。基本上,把杖丟在地上和抓蛇的尾巴並無多大差別,兩者都是順服上帝的舉動。摩西要學習的功課是,上帝能用各種方式藉摩西向百姓證實他所說的話。
我們手裡有什麼呢?從某種意義說,我們的生命握在我們手裡。我們能選擇是經年累月追求自我的目標,還是願意過順服的生活服事全能上帝。
一旦我們順服他的呼召,按他旨意所行,我們就會驚奇地發現,上帝藉著我們所能成就的事。
你手裡有什麼?AL
我願忠心服事主,一生為他所使用;願人藉我見基督,真情祈禱發心中。Hess
上帝呼召我們作工,也會賜下完成之力。
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July 14, 2007
What’s In Your Hand?
READ: Exodus 4:1-5
Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand. —Exodus 17:9
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Zookeepers who must handle snakes will tell you that you should never grab one by its tail. It can coil around in a split second and sink its fangs into your hand. The right way is to control it by its head. (Please don’t try this at home!)
Picking up a snake by its tail is exactly what God told Moses to do (Ex. 4:1-5). Moses, who must have encountered snakes in the Midian desert, knew this was unwise.
What was God trying to teach Moses? God wanted him to realize His power and be willing to be used by Him as His messenger. Basically, there was little difference between throwing the rod to the ground and taking the snake by its tail. Both were acts of obedience to the Lord. The lesson was that God was able to use whatever He wanted in order to validate His message to the people through Moses.
What is in our hands? In a sense, our lives are in our hands. We choose whether we’ll squander the hours, days, weeks, months, and years in our own pursuits or if we’ll live an obedient life that’s useful to Almighty God.
We will be surprised at what the Lord will accomplish in us and through us as we obediently do what He asks.
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O that my life may useful beAs I serve Jesus faithfully;And may the world see Christ in me—This is my earnest prayer. —Hess
God’s call to a task includes His strength to complete it.
For similar resources, search these topics:Ministry and Outreach > Serving > Commitment
Bible in One Year: Psalms 10-12; Acts 19:1-20
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〝用繩索把祭牲拴住,牽到壇角那里.〝(詩一一八篇二十七節)
在一次野外聚會里,有一位弟兄,愿意把自己奉獻給神.他每天晚上在祭壇旁邊奉獻自己﹔但是每天晚上在他離開聚會以前,魔鬼就來使他相信,他并沒有感覺什么分別,一定是神沒有接受他的奉獻.
一次一次他這樣被仇敵擊退,最后一天晚上,他來赴會的時候,帶了一把斧頭和一根長大的木椿來.他把自己奉獻了以后,就將木椿釘入他所跪的那塊地上.當他走出會場的時候,魔鬼又來引誘他相信這一切都不過是一幕趣劇而已.
他立刻回到木椿那里,指著木椿說:〝你看,魔鬼先生,你看見那根木椿嗎?那就是我的証人---証明神已經永遠接受了我.〝魔鬼立即離開了他,這位弟兄對于這個問題,以后再沒有什么疑惑了. ------微小的聲音(The StillSmall Voice)
親愛的,如果你也受了引誘疑惑你的奉獻的話,你也可以在一個地方釘下一根木椿,讓它在神前,魔鬼前,做一個証人說,你已經永遠解決了這個問題.
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瑜伽硬練一身傷(2007年7月13日)

【明報專訊】月初,台灣中央社引述《印度時報》的報道,指孟買的整形外科醫生接獲多名瑜伽愛好者因習瑜伽而導致頸部痠痛、膝蓋僵硬、肩胛骨脫臼以至筋骨折斷的病例,起因在於長期接受不正確的指導。
習瑜伽本為健康,但弄得一身是傷,那又何必?要避免做瑜伽受傷,除了動作要正確外,勿急進,勿硬來,也是箇中要點。
勿急進 須熱身
前陣子有報道指一名熱身不足的習瑜伽人士,以左腳單足站立時失重心而扭傷腳踝,撕裂韌帶。其實,做任何運動之前沒有好好熱身,都會發生類似的問題,不是瑜伽所獨有。
事實上,有骨科專科醫生指出,曾有瑜伽愛好者疑因修習不當,出現小腿肌肉撕裂或髖關節筋腱拉傷等問題,要2至3個月才能復元。習瑜伽5年的物理治療師吳展鵬指出,一些小心謹慎又有點「怕死」的修習者,很少受傷;相反性格急進的人求好心切,受傷機會較大。此外,受傷也包括以下的原因﹕
○忽略小處
沒有留意動作的小處,以致做錯而受傷。特別是長期穿高跟鞋的女士,本來膝蓋已長年累月承受壓力,更應留意一些式子的小節,像膝蓋的位置如何放。做得不對,很大機會令原本受壓的膝蓋受傷;但做對的話,則可強化膝蓋以上的四頭肌,減少膝蓋受力。
○過度練習
為了做好某式子而重複練習,以致受傷,大有人在。曾有個案為了做好「眼鏡蛇式」而不斷練習,最後使得肩膀的筋受傷。又有一名習瑜伽三四十年的愛好者,在肩膀的筋受傷發炎後,沒有充分休息又再練,以致受傷部位反覆結痂變厚,肩膀活動範圍縮小,最後需接受微創手術除痂,才能復元。
○漠視局限
每個人的身體活動都有其限制,好像有些人腰椎特別靈活,做拱橋易如反掌,但有些人則不。漠視自己身體的局限,「人做我又做」,受傷並不出奇。
若可因應本身的程度並在富經驗的導師指導下慢慢練習,不要硬來,瑜伽確能為健康帶來益處。
有關注意事項及如何選瑜伽課程,可同時參考〈學瑜伽做足準備〉一文。
文﹕姜素婷
圖﹕董玉金、美聯社、資料圖片
模特兒﹕Angel(Salute Models)
瑜伽動作指導﹕物理治療師吳展鵬
編輯:梁小玲