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Read: 1 John 1:1–4; John 21:24–25 | Bible in a Year: Isaiah 37–38; Colossians 3 출처: https://odb.org/2018/10/11/stories-of-jesus/ Stories of Jesus예수님에 관한 이야기[ 1 John 1:1 - 1:4 ] - hymn 304 Jesus did many other things as well. John 21:25 As a girl I loved to visit my small local library. One day, looking at the bookshelves holding the young adult sec-..

The Spanish influenza struck 100 years ago this fall. It was unlikely any pandemic, before or since. The Spanish influenza was unusual in more ways than one. There’s its universality: Between 1918 and 1919, the particularly aggressive H1N1 virus infected 1 in 3 people on planet Earth. Its severity: The flu killed approximately 50 million. And its invisibility: Today, histori..

사시사철이 봄가을 같은 날씨이며 사막성 기후가 다분한 Southern California. 바람이 잔잔한 Back Bay(해안가 뒷동네)에서 걷고 가을빛이 가득한 Roger's Gardens의 Farmhouse 식당에서 간단한 점심을 먹는 구월의 마지막 수요일이다. 묻지는 않았지만 아마 lifeguard 훈련 중. The Back Bay [Sept. 26 - PDT] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Back_Bay 거의 1시간 걸었으니 이제 잠시 쉬고 점심을 먹으로 Roger's Gardens 가서 일부러 차를 동쪽에 세우고 늘 그러듯이 정원을 가로질러 식당 'Farmhouse'로 간다 Black phoebe가 꽃 만 사지 마시고 날 좀 사시오 하고 앉아있네.^^ 영리..

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2018/09/24/girl-7-belts-out-national-anthem-at-la-galaxy-game-in-viral-video.html    The Star-Spangled BannerO say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming,Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fightO’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?And the rocket’s red glare, the bomb..

http://www.slgardens.org/ - [Sept. 12, 2018 - PDT] Read: Acts 9:26–31 | Bible in a Year: Ecclesiastes 10–12; Galatians 1 https://odb.org/2018/09/22/blessing-of-encouragers/ The Blessing of Encouragers위로자의 축복[ Acts 9:23 - 9:31 ] - hymn Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles Acts 9:27 The 2010 movie The King’s Speech tells the story of England’s Ki..

Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte Down the way where the nights are gay And the sun shines daily on the mountain top I took a trip on a sailing ship And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop But I'm sad to say I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day My heart is down, my head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town Down the market you can hear Ladies cry out while on th..

Butterfly and more... Roger's Gardens에 들어가자마자 본 노란나비. Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) are diverse in their strategies to gather liquid nutrients. Typically, mud-puddling behaviour takes place on wet soil. But even sweat on human skin may be attractive to butterflies such as species of Halpe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud-puddling 타야 W. Monar..

Read: Psalm 23:1–6 | Bible in a Year: Proverbs 10–12; 2 Corinthians 4 출처: https://odb.org/2018/09/11/he-knows-our-names/ He Knows Our Names우리의 이름을 아시는 주님[ Psalms 23:1 - 23:6 ] - hymn But now, this is what the LORD says -- he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you ..

Read: 2 Corinthians 2:14–17 | Bible in a Year: Proverbs 6–7; 2 Corinthians 2 출처: https://odb.org/2018/09/09/they-smelled-like-christ/ They Smelled Like Christ그리스도의 향기를 풍기는 사람들 [ 2 Corinthians 2:14 - 2:17 ] - hymn For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 2Corinthians 2:15 Hot and dusty..

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