The Church Before the Seat of Christ
The Church Before the Seat of Christ consists of people who share the same faith, sincerely believe in God and long for His appearance.
It was early morning, just after a rain, and thin mist shrouded the village at the foot of the mountain. The village was only sometimes visible through the fog, like a fairyland on earth. In a warm, ordinary-looking farmhouse, Molian brought a muddy hoe to the gate, and urged her daughter-in-law inside the house, “Xiaoqing, […]
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By Jiaoxin, China Liu Meng bought some daily necessities at the supermarket, and as she was walking home, she passed an open-air restaurant, a place she used to come often. As she watched the busy waiter shuttling between the tables, she couldn’t help but think of that night a few years ago … The city’s […]
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By Jin Nana, South Korea My mother began to believe in God when I was in the third grade of primary school. Hence, I began to be in touch with God’s words and learn to pray since childhood, and sometimes sisters would come to my home to tell me the stories in the Bible. Due […]
Continue ReadingBy Xinzhi One evening, coming home from work, Wang Kai saw his seven-year-old daughter Lanlan, sitting on the sofa and watching TV. Having put down his attache case on the table, suddenly he heard his daughter crying as he was about to take off his shoes. Then quickly changing his shoes, he came over and […]
Continue ReadingBy Zhao Zhihan, China On the evening of August 13, 2014, I went out running some errands, but a sudden rain caused me some delay, so it was about 12 a.m. when I returned. On my arrival at the gate of my community, I met my elder sister and two brothers-in-law. “Why are they here […]
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By A’xia, Macao “It’s all your fault! You washed too many clothes at once, and it broke the washing machine. And the power strip for the TV, did you break that too? I’ve been using it for more than a decade and it never broke. Everything is breaking since you’ve come …” “Even at the […]
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By Lin Xin, United States Every time I see the sea, I am reminded of my hometown and how my villagers and family lived a happy life by relying on the sea for our food. My father was a fisherman. Every morning before daylight, he had to go fishing on the sea. Hearing my father […]
Continue ReadingBy Xiaoxue, Germany Love is beautiful, but losing it is painful. I trust many people have had this experience. I was also hurt once by love, but what was different for me is that I gained something more valuable by losing it. Xiaodie was once my girlfriend. She had a softly rounded face, and when […]
Continue ReadingBy Jiaxin I heard a story: A group of colorful and beautiful pencils are about to leave the factory. Then they will go to different places to work and welcome their new life. First, they will suffer being sharpened by knives, because only through that can they begin to work; then they will be routinely […]
Continue ReadingBy Haoyue, Italy From ancient times to the present day, innumerable writers and poets have praised the good qualities of the grass. For instance, poet Bai Juyi said in his poem Grasses, “Wild fire can’t burn them up; again they rise when vernal breezes blow.” And poet Yang Ji in Ming Dynasty also said in […]
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