Former New Age and Occultist Jen Marino Chen joins me to discuss her freedom in Jesus Christ.
https://youtu.be/FybNHH9CTMQ

Ever feel like one piece of your life is missing?

Before you give up, remember: God may already be holding the piece you're searching for.

#FaithOverFear #TrustGod #ChristianInspiration #Chen

Running on empty was never part of God's design. Stay connected to the Source.

#FaithOverFear #PrayerWorks #JesusSaves #Chen

CHAPTER 17
EPHESIANS 5:25–28
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

ONE WEDDING AND A WHITE SUIT
Arriving back in China in early October, we had to organise the wedding. Lots of friends helped us. People from Helen's church took care of the photos and video. My friend from Chinese class, Adam, who was already in China, came and served as my best man.

Another church leader acted as host, and Pastor Ji Tai married us.

In China, you can get legally married very quickly. As the country is not Christian, a marriage certificate can be obtained in just a few minutes. However, many couples still want a wedding ceremony, which usually takes place in a large hotel.

Helen and I, along with our friend Samuel, organised the wedding. We had photos taken at a photography studio and ordered a cake from a local bakery. We managed to transport it to the venue, but not before half of it had collapsed!

Helen had a beautiful wedding dress and looked stunning. She spent a long time getting ready, while I took about thirty seconds—although I did have my hair dyed, and it turned orange!

Samuel decided to wear a white suit. He looked very smart. I expected everyone to come dressed formally, but most people arrived in fairly casual clothes.

We said our vows and then I was invited to speak. Helen's father spoke, as did Adam (in fluent Chinese) and Pastor Ji Tai.

We had our own little choir made up of church members and friends who sang some of our favourite songs.

There were twelve tables, and everyone enjoyed a good meal—except us. We had to go around and toast everyone twice, so we ended up with almost nothing to eat.

At Chinese weddings, instead of giving gifts, people usually give red envelopes filled with money. The usual amount is 500–1,000 yuan (around £50–£100 at the time).

Our wedding took place on 28 October 2012. This year we celebrate our 14th anniversary. Despite many obstacles and challenges, we are still happy together, and I thank God for the gift of my wife.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT
Things are very different at Chinese weddings. We will have a full update on our daughter's wedding later in this book.

Marrying Helen was probably the second-best decision I have ever made, after trusting Christ as my Saviour.

Marriage has not always been easy for either of us. Remember that marriage is between two sinners. Christian marriage can be especially challenging because the devil hates it and does all he can to disrupt it.

The difference in a Christian marriage is that the Lord is right in the middle of it. He is the guiding and controlling influence.

What helps more than anything else? Praying together. We have found that praying together strengthens our marriage greatly. It helps us focus on the same things and seek God's direction together.

When we do not pray together, we tend to have more problems.

Recently, we have spent time sharing the gospel together. Doing things together is one of the best ways to strengthen a marriage. We make dumplings together, travel together, and have recently visited Vietnam together.

So pray together, serve together, and do life together. These are some of the keys to a happy marriage.

CHAPTER 18
A PIGEON, A KING, AND MICHAEL JACKSON
Proverbs 22:6
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

By now, I was living in Nanjing, but what was I going to do? I had not yet mastered the language, so it was suggested that I help Chinese students improve their English.

Our friend Chen said she knew some teenagers who wanted to learn English, so one Saturday morning I went to her house, accompanied by Samuel for moral support.

We met eight teenagers. To break the ice, I suggested they introduce themselves using their English names.

The girls went first. We started with Catherine, then Celia—both perfectly normal English names.

Then came Pigeon.

Who calls themselves Pigeon?

"Okay," I thought, "who's next?"

"Michael."

Good.

The boy sitting next to him introduced himself as "Jackson."

So there I was, with Michael Jackson in the room—and he could actually moonwalk!

The final boy introduced himself as "King."

Yes, that's right. My first English class in China included a pigeon, a king, and Michael Jackson!

I remember asking the students to describe how they travelled to class. Jonah said he arrived on a motorised elephant. I actually thought he might have come by whale power!

I gradually started gaining students. There was an Australian-Chinese couple living in our apartment complex, and they had two sons. The boys told their Chinese mother, "We saw an Englishman in our complex." She did not believe them until we bumped into each other a few days later.

Over the years, I taught many students. I remember with great fondness Fiona, Seven, Andy, Rain, and many others, all of whom are now in their twenties. When I first arrived, Helen was always bumping into former students. Now I find myself doing the same.

At one point, I had around thirty students and taught four or five classes every weekend. I have since reduced my workload, but I remain thankful to the students and parents who allowed me to teach them.

I cannot speak highly enough of my time with students such as Sophia, Anthea, Kevin, Rose (both of them), Adam (whom I taught for six years), Jack, and Jerry, to name just a few.

I am gradually slowing down and reducing the number of classes I teach, but I will continue as long as God brings students my way. My current students include little Rui, Bowen, Joy, Jerry, and Mary.

I charge a modest fee. I could charge more, but my goal is to help Chinese children learn English.

I thank God for all His blessings and for allowing me to touch so many lives.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT
God certainly has a sense of humour.

You may remember that Keith was a terrible student. He drove his teachers absolutely crazy.

Can you imagine what some of those teachers would think if they knew that Keith became a teacher?

"Keith, a teacher? You've got to be kidding!"

I sometimes joke that I hope he gets back what he gave—ha-ha!

Whenever I have a badly behaved student who refuses to listen, I remind myself that I was exactly the same many years ago.

Being able to help Chinese children learn English is a great honour and privilege, but it is nothing compared to teaching them the precious Word of God.

Parents, it is your responsibility to teach your children. The buck stops with you. It is not primarily the church's responsibility.

If you do not teach them the Bible, the world will mould them into its own image. The education system will fill their minds with atheism, humanism, and worldly philosophies.

The place where all these "isms" can and should be challenged is the home.

You cannot be an absentee parent, constantly pursuing more money or another promotion while leaving your family to cope without your presence and leadership.

Many families in China are led primarily by the mother. While mothers play a vital role, God's design is for the husband to provide spiritual leadership within the home.

Men, are you leading your family?

By setting a godly example?

By leading family devotions and prayer?

By providing spiritual protection through prayer and sacrifice?

Men, life is not all about money.

The next generation must be taught the Scriptures. We must pass on the truths of God's Word to our children and grandchildren.

If we do not fill their hearts and minds with biblical truth, someone else will fill them with something else.

God's creation = 100 /evolution = 0
I thought I would do something different today. So often atheists say there are no “real” scientists who support young earth creation or a global flood.

That simply isn’t true.

Here is a partial list of real scientists and their credentials from CMI's website. And yes, this is only a partial list.

We are not claiming numbers equal truth. But sometimes a little pushback is needed so people can see reality for what it is and understand that this claim just doesn’t hold up.

Dr Paul Ackerman, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wichita State University.
Dr E. Theo Agard, Medical Physics
Dr James Allan, Genetics
Dr John Ashton, Chemistry, Food technology
Dr Steve Austin, Geology
Dr S.E. Aw（胡瑞永; Pinyin Hú Ruìyǒng,) Biochemistry
Dr Geoff Barnard, Immunology
Dr Don Batten, Plant physiology
Dr Donald Baumann, Solid State Physics, Professor of Biology and Chemistry, Cedarville University
Dr John Baumgardner, Electrical Engineering, Space Physicist, Geophysicist, expert in supercomputer modeling of plate tectonics
Dr Élizabeth Beauchesne Biomedical Sciences.
Dr Jerry Bergman, Psychology, Human Biology/Physiology
Dr Kimberly Berrine, Microbiology & Immunology
Prof. Vladimir Betina, Microbiology, Biochemistry & Biology
Dr Markus Blietz, Astrophysicist
Dr Raymond G. Bohlin, Biology
Dr Andrew Bosanquet, Biology, Microbiology
Dr Edward A. Boudreaux, Theoretical Chemistry
Dr David Boylan, Chemical Engineering
Dr Bernard Brandstater, Anesthesiology
Prof. Stuart Burgess, Engineering and Biomimetics, Professor of Design & Nature, Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol (UK)
Prof. Linn E. Carothers, Associate Professor of Statistics
Dr Ben Carson, Professor and chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University. He has 51 honorary doctorates, including from Yale and Columbia Universities.
Dr Robert W. Carter, Marine Biology
Prof. Sung-Do Cha, Physics
Dr Eugene F. Chaffin, Professor of Physics
Dr Ainsley Chalmers, Biochemist, medical researcher
Dr Choong-Kuk Chang, Genetic Engineering
Prof. Jeun-Sik Chang, Aeronautical Engineering
Dr Xidong Chen, Solid State Physics, Assistant Professor of Physics, Cedarville University
Dr Donald Chittick, Physical Chemistry
Prof. Chung-Il Cho, Biology Education
Dr John M. Cimbala, Mechanical Engineering
Dr Harold Coffin, Paleontology
Dr Bob Compton, DVM, PhD
Dr Matthew Cserhati, Molecular Biology
Dr Ken Cumming, Biology
Dr Malcolm Cutchins, Aerospace Engineering
Dr Lionel Dahmer, Analytical Chemistry
Dr Chris Darnbrough, Biochemistry
Dr Nancy M. Darrall, Botany
Dr Bryan Dawson, Mathematics
Dr Douglas Dean, Biological Chemistry
Prof. Stephen W. Deckard, Assistant Professor of Education
Dr David A. DeWitt, Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience
Dr Don DeYoung, Astronomy, atmospheric physics
Dr Geoff Downes, Plant Physiology
Dr Ted Driggers, Operations research
Robert H. Eckel, Medical Research (more than 80 research papers)
Dr André Eggen, Genetics
Dr Leroy Eimers, Atmospheric Science, Professor of Physics and Mathematics, Cedarville University
Dr Dudley Eirich, Molecular biologist
Prof. Dennis L. Englin, Professor of Geophysics
Prof. Danny Faulkner, Astronomy
Dr Dennis Flentge, Physical Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Science and Mathematics, Cedarville University
Prof. Carl B. Fliermans, Professor of Biology
Prof. Dwain L. Ford, Organic Chemistry
Prof. Robert H. Franks, Associate Professor of Biology
Dr Kenneth W. Funk, Organic Chemistry; biologically active peptide synthesis.
Dr Alan Galbraith, Watershed Science
Dr Roger G. Gallop, P.G., Geology
Dr Robert Gentry, Physics
Dr Maciej Giertych, Genetics
Dr Werner Gitt, Information Science
Dr Steven Gollmer, Atmospheric Science, Professor of Physics, Cedarville University
Dr D.B. Gower, Biochemistry
Dr Stephen Grocott, Industrial Chemistry
Dr Donald Hamann, Food Science
Dr Barry Harker, Philosophy
Dr Charles W. Harrison, Applied Physics, Electromagnetics
Dr John Hartnett, Physics and Cosmology
Dr Mark Harwood, Satellite Communications
Dr Joe Havel, Botanist, Silviculture, Ecophysiology
Dr George Hawke, Environmental Science
Dr Steven Hayes, Nuclear Science
Dr Margaret Helder, Science Editor, Botany
Dr Larry Helmick, Organic Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry, Cedarville University
Dr Harold R. Henry, Engineering
Dr Dewey Hodges, Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Dr Joseph Henson, Entomology
Dr Jonathan Henry, Chemical Engineering, Astronomy
Dr Robert A. Herrmann, Professor of Mathematics, US Naval Academy
Dr Kelly Hollowell, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
Dr Ed Holroyd, III, Atmospheric Science
Dr Bob Hosken, Biochemistry
Dr George F. Howe, Botany
Dr Neil Huber, Physical Anthropology
Dr Russell Humphreys, Physics
Dr James A. Huggins, Professor and Chair, Department of Biology
Dr G. Charles Jackson, Science Education
Dr Evan Jamieson, Hydrometallurgy
Prof. George T. Javor, Biochemistry
Dr Pierre Jerlström, Molecular Biology
Dr Arthur Jones, Biology
Dr Raymond Jones, Agricultural Science
Dr Valery Karpounin, Mathematical Sciences, Logic, Formal Logic
Dr Dean Kenyon, Biology
Prof. Gi-Tai Kim, Biology
Prof. Harriet Kim, Biochemistry
Prof. Jong-Bai Kim, Biochemistry
Prof. Jung-Han Kim, Biochemistry
Prof. Jung-Wook Kim, Environmental Science
Prof. Kyoung-Rai Kim, Analytical Chemistry
Prof. Kyoung-Tai Kim, Genetic Engineering
Prof. Young-Gil Kim, Materials Science
Prof. Young In Kim, Engineering
Dr David King, Astronomy.
Dr John W. Klotz, Biology
Dr Vladimir F. Kondalenko, Cytology/Cell Pathology
Dr Felix Konotey-Ahulu, Physician, leading expert on sickle-cell anemia
Dr Leonid Korochkin, M.D., Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology
Dr John K.G. Kramer, Biochemistry
Dr Johan Kruger, Zoology
Dr Wolfgang Kuhn, biology researcher and lecturer
Dr Heather Kuruvilla, Plant Physiology, Senior Professor of Biology, Cedarville University
Prof. Jin-Hyouk Kwon, Physics
Prof. Myung-Sang Kwon, Immunology
Dr Barry Lawrence, Nuclear Engineering
Dr Matti Leisola, Biochemistry (esp. of enzymes), D.Sc. in biotechnology, Dean, Faculty of Chemical and Materials Sciences, Aalta University, Finland
Dr John G. Leslie, biochemistry, molecular biology, medicine, biblical archaeology
Prof. Lane P. Lester, Biology, Genetics
Dr Jean Lightner, Agriculture, Veterinary science
Dr Peter Line, Neuroscience
Dr Jason Lisle, Astrophysics
Dr Raúl E López, Meteorology
Dr Alan Love, Chemistry
Dr Gloria Luciani-Torres, Molecular Oncology Researcher (Cancer Biology)
Dr Heinz Lycklama, Nuclear physics and Information Technology
Dr Ian Macreadie, Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Dr John Marcus, Molecular Biology
Dr George Marshall, Opthalmology researcher
Dr James Mason, Nuclear physics
Dr Ralph Matthews, Radiation Chemistry
Dr Mark McClain, Inorganic Chemistry, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Cedarville University
Dr John McEwan, Organic Chemistry
Prof. Andy McIntosh, Combustion theory, aerodynamics
Dr David Menton, Anatomy
Dr Angela Meyer, Plant Physiology
Dr John Meyer, Physiology
Dr Victor Meyer, Entomology, environmental science
Dr Douglas Miller, Professor of Chemistry, Cedarville University
Dr Robert T. Mitchell, Internal Medicine (specialist)
Dr Colin W. Mitchell, Geography
Dr Gina Mohammed, Plant physiology
Dr John N. Moore, Science Education
Dr John D. Morris, Geology
Dr Len Morris, Physiology
Dr Graeme Mortimer, Geology
Dr Stanley A. Mumma, Architectural Engineering
Dr Ron Neller, fluvial geomorphology
Prof. Hee-Choon No, Nuclear Engineering
Dr Eric Norman, Biomedical science
Dr David Oderberg, Philosophy
Professor Douglas Oliver, Professor of Biology
Prof. John Oller, Linguistics
Prof. Chris D. Osborne, Assistant Professor of Biology
Dr Charles Pallaghy, Botany
Dr Gary E. Parker, Biology, Cognate in Geology (Paleontology)
Dr Terry Phipps, Professor of Biology, Cedarville University
Dr Jules H. Poirier, Aeronautics, Electronics
Dr Georgia Purdom, Molecular Genetics
Dr Graeme Quick, Engineering, former Principle Research Scientist with CSIRO (Australia)
Dr Dan Reynolds, Organic Chemistry
Dr Chad Rodekohr, Engineering, Physics
Dr Jung-Goo Roe, Biology
Dr David Rodda, PhD, Population Genetics
Dr David Rosevear, Chemistry
Dr Marcus Ross, Paleontology
Dr Ariel A. Roth, Biology
Dr Ronald G. Samec, Astronomy
Dr John Sanford, Plant science / genetics
Dr Jonathan D. Sarfati, Physical chemistry / spectroscopy
Dr Joachim Scheven Paleontology
Dr Ian Scott, Education
Dr Saami Shaibani, Forensic Physics
Dr Young-Gi Shim, Chemistry
Prof. Hyun-Kil Shin, Food Science
Dr Mikhail Shulgin, Physics
Dr Emil Silvestru, Geology/karstology
Dr Roger Simpson, Engineering
Dr Horace D. (‘Skip’) Skipper, Professor Emeritus Soil microbiology, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, SC, USA
Dr E. Norbert Smith, Zoology
Dr Andrew Snelling, Geology
Prof. Man-Suk Song, Computer Science
Dr Timothy G. Standish, Biology
Prof. James Stark, Assistant Professor of Science Education
Prof. Brian Stone, Engineer
Dr Esther Su (苏绯云，Pinyin Sū Fēiyún), Biochemistry
Dr Dennis Sullivan, Biology, surgery, chemistry, Professor of Biology, Cedarville University
Dr Greg Tate, Plant Pathology
Dr Stephen Taylor, Electrical Engineering
Dr Larry Thaete, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Pathobiology
Dr Ker C. Thomson, Geophysics
Dr Michael Todhunter, Forest Genetics
Dr Lyudmila Tonkonog, Chemistry/Biochemistry
Dr S.H. ‘Wally’ Tow (Tow Siang Hwa), retired chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Singapore (d. 8 March 2019).
Dr Royal Truman, Organic Chemistry
Dr Brandon van der Ventel, Nuclear scientist
Dr Gerald Van Dyke, Ph.D. and Professor Emeritus in Botany, North Carolina State University
Dr Larry Vardiman, Atmospheric Science
Prof. Walter Veith, Zoology
Dr Joachim Vetter, Biology
Dr Erich Vorpagel, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology; computational protein function.
Dr Tas Walker, Mechanical Engineering and Geology
Dr Jeremy Walter, Mechanical Engineering
Dr Keith Wanser, Physics
Dr Noel Weeks, Ancient Near-East History (also has B.Sc. in Zoology)
Dr Carl Werner, Biologist
Dr A.J. Monty White, Chemistry/Gas Kinetics
Dr John Whitmore, Geology/Paleontology
Dr Kurt Wise, Paleontology
Dr Bryant Wood, Archaeology
Prof. Seoung-Hoon Yang, Physics
Dr Thomas (Tong Y.) Yi, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Dr Ick-Dong Yoo, Genetics
Dr Sung-Hee Yoon, Biology
Dr Patrick Young, Chemistry and Materials Science
Prof. Keun Bae Yu, Geography
Dr Daiqing Yuan, Theoretical Physics
Dr Henry Zuill, Biology

chapter 17


EPHESIANS 5

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.



ONE WEDDING AND A WHITE SUIT

Arriving back in China in early October, we had to organise the wedding, lots of friends helped us, people from Helen's church did the photos and the video, my friend from Chinese class Adam who was already in China, came and was best man.

Another church leader was host and our Pastor Ji Tai, married us.

In China, you can get legally married very quickly, as the country is not Christian, you can get marriage certification in a few minutes, but many couples want and have a ceremony, which usually takes place in a large hotel.

So Helen and I along with our friend Samuel, organised the wedding, we had photos taken at a photo shop and ordered a cake from the local cake shop, which we managed to transport to the venue, but not before, it had half collapsed.

Helen had a beautiful wedding dress and she looked stunning, she took a long time, getting made up, I took thirty seconds, although I had my hair dyed and it was now orange!

Samuel decided to come in a white suit, he looked very dapper, I expected everyone to come in formal wear, but everyone came in fairly casual clothes.

We said our wows and then I was invited to speak, Helen's father spoke, as did Adam (in fluent Chinese) and Pastor Ji

We had our own little choir made up of church members and some friends sang our favourite songs.

There were twelve tables and everything had a good feed, well except us, we had to go round and toast everybody (twice), so we ended up having nothing to eat.

At Chinese weddings, instead of giving gifts, people give red envelopes filled with money, the usually amount is 500 -1000 Yuan (around 80 -150 English pounds).

Our wedding was on the 28th October 2012 and this year, it will be 14 years, we are still happy, despite many obstacles and challenges, I thank God for the gift of my wife.

Devotional thought

Things are very different at Chinese weddings, we will have a full update of our daughter's wedding, later in this book..

Getting married to Helen is probably the second best thing I have ever done, after trusting Christ.

Marriage has not been easy for both of us, remember that marriage is between two sinners. Christian marriage is a challenge as the devil hates it and tries all he can to disrupt it.

The only difference in a Christian marriage is that the Lord is right in the middle of it, he is the controlling factor.

What is the thing that helps beyond anything else, it is to pray together, we find that praying together helps us greatly. This allows us to focus on the same things.

When we don't pray together, we have problems.

Recently we have gone out together sharing the gospel, to do things together is the best thing, we make dumplings together and have just been to Vietnam together.

So do things as one and pray together and that will make a happy marriage.


CHAPTER 18

A PIGEON, KING AND MICHAEL JACKSON



Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

So now I was living in Nanjing, but what was I going to do, I hadn't grasped the language, so it was suggested that I help Chinese students grasp mine.

Our friend Chen said she knew of some teenagers who would like to learn English, so I went along to her house one Saturday morning accompanied by Samuel for moral support.

We met eight young teenagers and to break the ice, I suggested they introduce themselves with their English names, Girls were first and we started with Catherine, then Celia, all good English names. Then Pigeon, who calls themselves pigeon, Ok I thought, who's next....Michael.. good.. the guy sat next to him. Is Jackson. So I had Michael Jackson in the room and he could actually moonwalk.

The final boy introduced himself, as KING. Yes that's right, my first class had a pigeon, a king and Michael Jackson in it!

I remember I asked them to describe a way they would get to class, and Jonah, came on a motorised elephant, I actually thought he would of come by whale power.

I started to have some students, there was an Australian Chinese couple in the complex and they had two sons, their sons said to their Chinese mother, I saw an Englishman in our complex, she didn't believe him, until we bumped into each other a few days later.

I started to have some students, I remember with fondness Fiona, Seven , Andy, Rain and others, all of which are now in their twenties. When I came Helen was always bumping into old students, now I am doing the same.


At one point, I had thirty students and had 4-5 classes at the weekend, Now I have lessened those classes, but I give thanks to the students and their parents, who have allowed me to teach them, I can't say enough of my time, with students such as Sophia, Anthea, Kevin, Rose x2, Adam (who I taught for six years), Jack and Jerry, to name but a few.

I am slowing down my teaching now and gradually reducing numbers, but will continue to do the teaching as long as God brings the students to me, My current students especially little Rui, Bowen, Joy, Jerry and Mary.

I charge a little, I could charge more, but I want to help Chinese children learn English.

Thanks God for all his blessings in allowing me to touch many lives.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT

God has a sense of humour, you remember that Keith was a terrible student, he drove his teachers totally nuts, so can you imagine, Keith is now a teacher.

What would some of his teachers think, Keith a teacher, are you kidding me!

I hope he gets back what he gave.. ha-ha

Whenever I have a badly behaved student, who won't listen, I think to myself, well that was you many years ago.

Being able to help Chinese children learn English is a great honour and privilege, but it is nothing to teaching them the precious word of God.

Parents, it is your responsibility to teach your children, the buck stops with you, it is not the responsibility of the church.

If you don't teach them the bible, the world will mould them into it's own image, the school system will fill their heads with atheism and humanism.

The place where all these ISM'S can and should be challenged is the home, you can not be an absentee parent, always seeking to gain to more money or another promotion, whilst leaving your family to manage with one parent.

So many families in China are controlled by the mother, that is not God's ideal, the man is the leader.

Are you as a man, leading your family?

By setting a godly example.
By leading the family altar
By providing protection for your family by prayer and sacrifice.

Men, it's not all about money.

The next generation has to be taught about the scriptures, we must pass on the truths of the bible to our children and grandchildren, if we don't fill their minds and hearts with bible truth, someone else will fill them.

Ephesians 1:1-2 Comparing Multiple Versions


Salutation


Ephesians 1:1-2 RSVC Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus:


Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.


Kehilah in Ephesus 1:1-2  OJB Sha'ul a Shliach of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua b'ratzon Hashem (by the will of G-d) to the Kadoshim who are in Ephesus, and who are HaNe'emanim in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua; 


Chen v'Chesed Hashem to you and shalom from Elohim Avinu and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua. 


Ephesians 1;1-2 WBMS Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, to all the saints that be at Ephesus, and to the faithful men in Jesus Christ,


grace be to you and peace of God, our Father, and of our Lord Jesus Christ.


Ephesians 1:1-2 WMB Paul, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua through the will of God, to the holy ones who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Messiah Yeshua: 


Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.



Ephesians 1:1-2 YLT Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:



Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!


Prefácio e saudação



Efesios 1:1-2 NAA Paulo, apóstolo de Cristo Jesus pela vontade de Deus, aos santos que vivem em Éfeso e são fiéis em Cristo Jesus.



Que a graça e a paz de Deus, nosso Pai, e do Senhor Jesus Cristo estejam com vocês.


Salutation


Aux Ephesiensa 1:1-2 NBS Paul, apôtre de Jésus-Christ par la volonté de Dieu, à ceux qui, à Ephèse, sont saints et dignes de confiance en Jésus-Christ : 


Grâce et paix à vous de la part de Dieu, notre Père, et du Seigneur Jésus-Christ !


Epheser 1:1-2 Lutherbibel 1912 aulus, ein Apostel Jesu Christi durch den Willen Gottes, den Heiligen zu Ephesus und Gläubigen an Christum Jesum:


Gnade sei mit euch und Friede von Gott, unserm Vater, und dem HERRN Jesus Christus! 


Indirizzo e saluti


Lettera ai Efesini 1:1-2 NR 94 *Paolo, *apostolo di Cristo Gesú per volontà di Dio, ai santi che sono in *Efeso e ai fedeli in Cristo Gesú. 


Grazia a voi e pace da Dio, nostro Padre, e dal Signore Gesú Cristo.


Saludo


Efesios 1:1-2 RVR Pablo, apostol de Jesucristo por la voluntad de Dios, a los santos y fieles en Cristo Jesus que están en Efeso;


Gracia y paz a vosotros, de parte de Dios nuestro Padre y del Señor Jesucristo.


Efesios 1:1-2 RVA Pablo, apostol de Jesucristo por la voluntad de Dios, a los santos y fieles en Cristo Jesus que están en Efeso;


Gracia a vosotros y paz,  de parte de Diosbnueestro PAdre y del Señor Jesucristo.


Saludos de Pablo


Efesios 1:1-2 NTV Yo, Pablo, elegido por la voluntad de Dios para ser apostol de Cristo Jesus, escribo esta carta al pueblo santo de Dios en Efeso, fieles seguidores de Cristo Jesus.


Que Dios nuestro Padrey el Señor Jesucristo les den gracia y paz.


Efesios 1:1-2 NVI Pablo, apostol de Cristo Jesus pornla voluntad  de Dios, a los santos y fieles en Cristo Jesus que
están en Efeso;


Que Dios nuestro Padre y el Señor Jesucristo les concedan gracia y paz.