「十」分出「一」

利未记27:30-34

「地上所有的,无论是地上的种子是树上的果子,十分之一是耶和华的,是归给耶和华为圣的。 31 人若要赎这十分之一的什么物,就要加上五分之一。 32 凡牛群羊群中,一切从杖下经过的,每第十只要归给耶和华为圣。 33 不可问是好是坏,也不可更换;若定要更换,所更换的与本来的牲畜都要成为圣,不可赎回。」

34 这就是耶和华在西奈山为以色列人所吩咐摩西的命令。

拿供物献给神源自于该隐和亚伯两兄弟(创世记4:1-16),而最早的十分之一奉献,则是当亚伯兰杀败诸王回来,把所得的拿出十分之一奉献给来迎接他、给他祝福的撒冷王麦基洗德(至高神的祭司,希伯来书7:1)。

申命记14:22-26论及以色列人的十一奉献:「你要把你撒种所产的,就是你田地每年所出的,十分取一分;又要把你的五谷、新酒、和油的十分之一,并牛群羊群中头生的,吃在耶和华─你神面前,就是他所选择要立为他名的居所。这样,你可以学习时常敬畏耶和华─你的神。…」

Take Every Thought Captive

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (GNT) reads, “The weapons we use in our fight are not the world’s weapons but God’s powerful weapons, which we use to destroy strongholds. We destroy false arguments; we pull down every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God; we take every thought captive and make it obey Christ.”

The image is that of a warrior, a soldier, a fighter. Our enemy is the unsolicited, unhealthy, and unwelcome idea. Rather than indulge such thoughts, we take a wrecking ball to them. We “take every thought captive and make it obey Christ.” We poke a spear against the spine of toxic thoughts, march them outside, and toss them on their derrieres. Discipleship, at its core, is Christlike thinking.

一首摇滚上月球

哥林多后书1:4-5  我们在一切患难中,祂就安慰我们,叫我们能用神所赐的安慰去安慰那遭各样患难的人。 5 我们既多受基督的苦楚,就靠基督多得安慰。

《一首摇滚上月球(Rock Me To The Moon)》描写台湾罕见疾病家庭的日常压力以及病友间互相扶助的情谊,由六个罕见疾病家庭的父亲共同成立「困熊霸」(睡太饱)乐团,以登上贡寮国际海洋音乐祭表演为目标的奋斗历程。本片2013年获第15届台北电影节「观众票选奖」与第50届金马奖「最佳原创电影歌曲」。

来自六个家庭的父亲,职业从国中教师、网站设计师、捏面人师傅、课辅班老师、教会行政主任到计程车司机都有,相同的是家中都有罕病儿。他们组成乐团,六人从不会使用乐器到站上海洋音乐祭舞台,面向大海献唱《一首摇滚上月球》。

「尼曼匹克症C型」(Niemann–Pick disease, type C、NPC)是极其罕见的疾病,全台湾不到10个病例,如果一个家庭就有两个,而且医师宣告「可能都活不过20岁」,你会不会觉得,这样的苦难不是一般人所能承受的?

Practice Picky Thinking

The space between your ears occupies about six inches. It buzzes with nonstop activity—processing data, issuing commands, making selections, and determining the course of your life. It exists to filter facts and make decisions, and it was designed and built by God. One rule matters above all others: truth. Good decisions depend upon reliable information.