Weed 野草/荑/菆/蓫/稂 2020/7/19
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Anthony Su
Jul 18, 2020, 7:17:28 AM7/18/20
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Matthew 馬太福音 13:24-43; Romans 羅馬書 8:18-25
It never has come to my attention about how many words are there in the Chinese language for the English word, weed, as a noun. There are more for the verb, wee. 我從沒有助益過英語裡面的 weed 這個名詞在中文裡面竟有那麼多字。動詞更多：荑/耪/耘/拔草/麃/鋤/穮/薙。
It might be due to the tradition of the agricultural culture. It might be due to the social culture of people-selection. We all have been taught to select friends carefully to make sure they would be beneficial to us. 這可能跟傳統的農業文化有關。也可能跟「挑選人」的社會文化有關。我們都曾被教導說要慎重選擇朋友，確定朋友都對我們自己有益。
I don't remember being taught, in schools, to be a beneficial friend to others. 我卻不記得在學校裡學習過如何成為他人的益友。
Fortunately, as a Christian, that is what we learn through church life. 幸虧，我們，做為基督徒，在教會生活裡就是在學習這些招。
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The hymn-briefing 11 for #722, "In the bulb" can be previewed partially here. It takes several runs to really get into the comprehension and receive the edification of a hymn. 第11期的聖詩簡介可以在這裡局部預覽。每一首聖詩都需要研讀好幾次才可能開始進入狀況，感受並接受那聖詩的感化。
It is a very rare and precious occasion that a congregation gets to sing two songs with different cultural backgrounds for the same poem, two Sunday in a row. It was not planned until Pastor Aline realized that the hymn I select from her list of possible hymns was not the one she has in mind. She asked me if we could sing the one she found from the "Glory to God", the latest hymnal of the PC(USA) which was not in her list for this coming Sunday. 這是一個非常難得又珍貴的情況 -- 一個教會竟然能在連續的兩個主日裡用兩首部同文化背景的歌唱出同一首詩。直到愛鄰牧師發現上個主日所唱的聖詩不在她所熟悉，列為上週選項的清單裡面，這不在原來為19日列出的選歌清單中。
This becomes a new challenge of the week, not only because a new set of slide images has to be created but also I did not have any feeling about how to interpret the lyrics and the music. The music is very simple and almost formularized, almost like a student's homework for a composition course. The lyrics also follows a pattern and uses almost none action verb. It is not praising but some reminding sentences about the phenomena in our world. It ends with the same sentence accepting a fact that we don't have a chance because "God alone can", even though it emphasizes "hope" implicitly. 這形成本週的一大挑戰。不僅是需要製作新的多語樂譜投影片，而且，我根本對於原作的解釋沒有靈感。音樂相當簡單、平凡、公式化，簡直向是學生在作曲課裡面繳交的練習作品。歌詞也沿襲一套語法，幾乎沒有用到「行動動詞」。沒在讚美什麼，只是提醒一些我們這個世界裡的現象。三節歌詞都以同一個嘆氣句子結尾，接受「我們沒有機會」的事實，因為只有上帝自己看得見，看得出，雖然暗示著「有希望」。
It is obviously a mystery that some words came to wake me up shortly after 3 am after I went to bed worrying about what to say about this hymn. Now I understand that this is a hymn that every congregation-between-pastors need to sing and learn. It reminds us that timing involves all the processes. Darkness and brightness appear intermittently. Do we know how to wait for and capture the revelation from above?
上午三點鐘過後，居然在腦中出現一些話這真的是一項奧秘，那是我在操心著怎麼解釋這首聖詩的情況下去睡覺之後的事情。現在我知道這是一首每個「尋牧中」的教會所需要唱，而且研讀，的聖詩。這首聖詩提醒我們，「時機」藏在每個程序之中。「暗」與「明」是交互出現的。我們曉不曉得如何等候，並捕捉從上面來的啟示？
Isn't this some kind of wonder? 你說妙不妙？
Now, try to watch the video in this playlist before we actually start the hymn-briefing tomorrow morning. The final version might be different. Do you believe that God might allow us to preview before the time is up? 現在試著在明天早上正式開始簡介之前先預覽這裡面的影片，相不相信上帝可能容許我們在時機成熟前「先知」一番？
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw1ntkkQDF4&list=PLBS8PDFwm_yEYHlP6uktKEouE03LxgwS3
It never has come to my attention about how many words are there in the Chinese language for the English word, weed, as a noun. There are more for the verb, wee. 我從沒有助益過英語裡面的 weed 這個名詞在中文裡面竟有那麼多字。動詞更多：荑/耪/耘/拔草/麃/鋤/穮/薙。
It might be due to the tradition of the agricultural culture. It might be due to the social culture of people-selection. We all have been taught to select friends carefully to make sure they would be beneficial to us. 這可能跟傳統的農業文化有關。也可能跟「挑選人」的社會文化有關。我們都曾被教導說要慎重選擇朋友，確定朋友都對我們自己有益。
I don't remember being taught, in schools, to be a beneficial friend to others. 我卻不記得在學校裡學習過如何成為他人的益友。
Fortunately, as a Christian, that is what we learn through church life. 幸虧，我們，做為基督徒，在教會生活裡就是在學習這些招。
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The hymn-briefing 11 for #722, "In the bulb" can be previewed partially here. It takes several runs to really get into the comprehension and receive the edification of a hymn. 第11期的聖詩簡介可以在這裡局部預覽。每一首聖詩都需要研讀好幾次才可能開始進入狀況，感受並接受那聖詩的感化。
It is a very rare and precious occasion that a congregation gets to sing two songs with different cultural backgrounds for the same poem, two Sunday in a row. It was not planned until Pastor Aline realized that the hymn I select from her list of possible hymns was not the one she has in mind. She asked me if we could sing the one she found from the "Glory to God", the latest hymnal of the PC(USA) which was not in her list for this coming Sunday. 這是一個非常難得又珍貴的情況 -- 一個教會竟然能在連續的兩個主日裡用兩首部同文化背景的歌唱出同一首詩。直到愛鄰牧師發現上個主日所唱的聖詩不在她所熟悉，列為上週選項的清單裡面，這不在原來為19日列出的選歌清單中。
This becomes a new challenge of the week, not only because a new set of slide images has to be created but also I did not have any feeling about how to interpret the lyrics and the music. The music is very simple and almost formularized, almost like a student's homework for a composition course. The lyrics also follows a pattern and uses almost none action verb. It is not praising but some reminding sentences about the phenomena in our world. It ends with the same sentence accepting a fact that we don't have a chance because "God alone can", even though it emphasizes "hope" implicitly. 這形成本週的一大挑戰。不僅是需要製作新的多語樂譜投影片，而且，我根本對於原作的解釋沒有靈感。音樂相當簡單、平凡、公式化，簡直向是學生在作曲課裡面繳交的練習作品。歌詞也沿襲一套語法，幾乎沒有用到「行動動詞」。沒在讚美什麼，只是提醒一些我們這個世界裡的現象。三節歌詞都以同一個嘆氣句子結尾，接受「我們沒有機會」的事實，因為只有上帝自己看得見，看得出，雖然暗示著「有希望」。
It is obviously a mystery that some words came to wake me up shortly after 3 am after I went to bed worrying about what to say about this hymn. Now I understand that this is a hymn that every congregation-between-pastors need to sing and learn. It reminds us that timing involves all the processes. Darkness and brightness appear intermittently. Do we know how to wait for and capture the revelation from above?
上午三點鐘過後，居然在腦中出現一些話這真的是一項奧秘，那是我在操心著怎麼解釋這首聖詩的情況下去睡覺之後的事情。現在我知道這是一首每個「尋牧中」的教會所需要唱，而且研讀，的聖詩。這首聖詩提醒我們，「時機」藏在每個程序之中。「暗」與「明」是交互出現的。我們曉不曉得如何等候，並捕捉從上面來的啟示？
Isn't this some kind of wonder? 你說妙不妙？
Now, try to watch the video in this playlist before we actually start the hymn-briefing tomorrow morning. The final version might be different. Do you believe that God might allow us to preview before the time is up? 現在試著在明天早上正式開始簡介之前先預覽這裡面的影片，相不相信上帝可能容許我們在時機成熟前「先知」一番？
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw1ntkkQDF4&list=PLBS8PDFwm_yEYHlP6uktKEouE03LxgwS3
Anthony Su
Jul 18, 2020, 6:56:15 PM7/18/20
to Growing through TPCSTL
Matthew 馬太福音 13:24-43; Romans 羅馬書 8:18-25
It never has come to my attention about how many words are there in the Chinese language for the English word, weed, as a noun. There are more for the verb, wee. 我從沒有注意過英語裡面的 weed 這個名詞在中文裡面竟有那麼多字。動詞更多：荑/耪/耘/拔草/麃/鋤/穮/薙。
It might be due to the tradition of the agricultural culture. It might be due to the social culture of people-selection. We all have been taught to select friends carefully to make sure they would be beneficial to us. 這可能跟傳統的農業文化有關。也可能跟「挑選人」的社會文化有關。我們都曾被教導說要慎重選擇朋友，確定朋友都對我們自己有益。
I don't remember being taught, in schools, to be a beneficial friend to others. 我卻不記得在學校裡學習過如何成為他人的益友。
Fortunately, as a Christian, that is what we learn through church life. 幸虧，我們，做為基督徒，在教會生活裡就是在學習這些招。
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The hymn-briefing has been evolving using different considerations every week. The challenges include the inclusive presentation for various levels of thinking, ages, educational background, and different language habits. When we share information with so many varieties one rule of thumb is to avoid complexity making it possible for the simplest comprehension. It is a work that is begging for complaints. It is worth trying. The video is available on Youtube for the continuous study if interested and not satisfied. It is possible to publicize on paper, DVD, or other futuristic formats, in order to introduce the new methods of approaching the hymns. 聖詩簡介持續以不同的考量在衍化中。挑戰包括展示對象包括不同層次的思考、年齡、知識背景、語言習慣。可說是「廣含」的展示。當我們同時考慮這麼複雜的「閱聽者」的時候，原則之依舊包含「內容避免太深奧」以便讓最單純的人也能理解。這是討人抱怨的工作。卻很值得嘗試。影片可以在 Youtube 繼續研讀，若夠好奇的話。或許會透過其他媒介發行，以便介紹一些新的方法。
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The hymn-briefing 11 for #722, "In the bulb" can be previewed partially here. It takes several runs to really get into the comprehension and receive the edification of a hymn. 第11期的聖詩簡介可以在這裡局部預覽。每一首聖詩都需要研讀好幾次才可能開始進入狀況，感受並接受那聖詩的感化。
The hymn-briefing 11 for #722, "In the bulb" can be previewed partially here. It takes several runs to really get into the comprehension and receive the edification of a hymn. 第11期的聖詩簡介可以在這裡局部預覽。每一首聖詩都需要研讀好幾次才可能開始進入狀況，感受並接受那聖詩的感化。
It is a very rare and precious occasion that a congregation gets to sing two songs with different cultural backgrounds for the same poem, two Sundays in a row. It was not planned until Pastor Aline realized that the hymn I select from her list of possible hymns was not the one she has in mind. She asked me if we could sing the one she found from the "Glory to God", the latest hymnal of the PC(USA) which was not on her list for this coming Sunday. 這是一個非常難得又珍貴的情況 -- 一個教會竟然能在連續的兩個主日裡，用兩首不同文化背景的歌，唱出同一首詩。直到愛鄰牧師發現上個主日所唱的聖詩不在她所熟悉，列為上週選項的清單裡面。這不在原來為19日列出的選歌清單中。
This becomes a new challenge of the week, not only because a new set of slide images has to be created but also because I did not have any feeling about how to interpret the lyrics and the music. The music is very simple and almost formularized, almost like a student's homework for a composition course. The lyrics also follows a pattern and uses almost none action verb. It does not contain praising words but some reminding sentences about the phenomena in our world. It ends with the same sentence accepting a fact that we don't have a chance because "God alone can", even though it emphasizes "hope" implicitly. 這形成本週的一大挑戰。不僅是需要製作新的多語樂譜投影片，而且，我根本對於原作的解釋沒有靈感。這首歌的音樂相當簡單、平凡、公式化，簡直像是學生在作曲課裡面繳交的練習作品。歌詞也沿襲一套語法，幾乎沒有用到「行動動詞」。沒在讚美什麼，只是提醒一些我們這個世界裡的現象。三節歌詞都以同一個消極嘆氣的句子結尾，接受「我們沒有機會」的事實，因為只有上帝自己看得見，看得出，雖然暗示著「有希望」。
It is obviously a mystery that some words came to wake me up shortly after 3 am after I went to bed worrying about what to say about this hymn. Now I understand that this is a hymn that every congregation-between-pastors need to sing and learn. It reminds us that all the processes involve timing. Darkness and brightness appear intermittently. Do we know how to wait for and capture the revelation from above?
上午三點鐘過後，居然在腦中出現一些話這真的是一項奧秘，那是我在操心著怎麼解釋這首聖詩的情況下去睡覺之後的事情。現在我知道這是一首每個「尋牧中」的教會所需要唱，而且研讀，的聖詩。這首聖詩提醒我們，每個程序都有隱藏「時機」在內。「暗」與「明」是交互出現的。我們曉不曉得如何等候，並捕捉從上面來的啟示？
This becomes a new challenge of the week, not only because a new set of slide images has to be created but also because I did not have any feeling about how to interpret the lyrics and the music. The music is very simple and almost formularized, almost like a student's homework for a composition course. The lyrics also follows a pattern and uses almost none action verb. It does not contain praising words but some reminding sentences about the phenomena in our world. It ends with the same sentence accepting a fact that we don't have a chance because "God alone can", even though it emphasizes "hope" implicitly. 這形成本週的一大挑戰。不僅是需要製作新的多語樂譜投影片，而且，我根本對於原作的解釋沒有靈感。這首歌的音樂相當簡單、平凡、公式化，簡直像是學生在作曲課裡面繳交的練習作品。歌詞也沿襲一套語法，幾乎沒有用到「行動動詞」。沒在讚美什麼，只是提醒一些我們這個世界裡的現象。三節歌詞都以同一個消極嘆氣的句子結尾，接受「我們沒有機會」的事實，因為只有上帝自己看得見，看得出，雖然暗示著「有希望」。
It is obviously a mystery that some words came to wake me up shortly after 3 am after I went to bed worrying about what to say about this hymn. Now I understand that this is a hymn that every congregation-between-pastors need to sing and learn. It reminds us that all the processes involve timing. Darkness and brightness appear intermittently. Do we know how to wait for and capture the revelation from above?
上午三點鐘過後，居然在腦中出現一些話這真的是一項奧秘，那是我在操心著怎麼解釋這首聖詩的情況下去睡覺之後的事情。現在我知道這是一首每個「尋牧中」的教會所需要唱，而且研讀，的聖詩。這首聖詩提醒我們，每個程序都有隱藏「時機」在內。「暗」與「明」是交互出現的。我們曉不曉得如何等候，並捕捉從上面來的啟示？
Isn't this some kind of wonder? 你說妙不妙？
Now, try to watch the video in this playlist before we actually start the hymn-briefing tomorrow morning. The final version might be different. Do you believe that God might allow us to preview before the time is up? 現在試著在明天早上正式開始簡介之前先預覽這裡面的影片，相不相信上帝可能容許我們在時機成熟前「先知」一番？
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw1ntkkQDF4&list=PLBS8PDFwm_yEYHlP6uktKEouE03LxgwS3
Anthony Su
Jul 19, 2020, 12:57:40 PM7/19/20
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The wilderness class is experimenting with a new time slot at 4 pm today. No matter how we try there will be difficulty and resistance. 曠野班在嘗試用另一個時段開班，下午四點鐘。無論我們怎麼嘗試，總會遇到困難和阻力。
Nobody knows exactly the perfectly right way to do anything. Keep trying is the key. Remember the hymn we sang this morning, In the bulb, there is a flower? 沒有人真正知道從事任何一件事情的「完全正確方法」。持續嘗試是關鍵。記得今早唱的聖詩「球莖裡有一朵花」嗎？
Wilderness class is an ongoing trial, for than 10 years, of a new method of "learning without a fixed answer but continuous exploration through questioning" 曠野班是一個持續十多點的「新的『無答案，問不停』學習法」
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Time schedule:
Sunday , 4:00pm to 5:00 pm
親愛的弟兄姐妹們：
華語/台語/英語並用
曠野班主日學 Wilderness Sunday school
Meeting ID
Phone Numbers (US)
PIN: 274 595 943#
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Everyone becomes "enemy" at the wrong time / wrong place. 搞錯時間與地點，每個人都可能成為敵人
Now I have a deep understanding of what Jesus said about "love your enemy". 現在我對耶穌所說的「愛你的敵人」有更深一層的瞭解。Matthew 馬太 5:43-48
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