The next generation!

Given all the natural disasters around the world and the fact that California is over due with a major earthquake..., we figured that we should go get ourselves prepared! So we didn't do much over the unusual rainy weekend except to prepare ourselves some emergency earthquake supplies to put in our cars so that we can survive for like 2~3 days without water, food or power. Surprisingly Target was able to fulfill most of our emergency supply needs!

And a totally unrelated story, wife is currently either sick or suffering one of her worst PMS problems... aches all over the place... and hot and cold flashes... Hope she'll get better soon. May God be with her and comfort her while she's going thru such trouble...

And Pastor Jim wasn't available this week so Taylor the youth pastor took over sunday's service. The guy is kinda like a comedian! Gave a pretty light hearted and funny sermon. But there were still important issues. Such as how we may pass on our faith to the next generation with not just words, but also with action...
1) We ought to live passionately.
2) We ought to live with integrity.
3) We ought to prioritize our lives better.

And speaking of the next generation, Star Trek the Next Generation is celebrating its 20th year anniversary!!! I remember I used to faithfully watch it every week! That Captain Jean-Luc Picard surely influenced me greatly during my high school and college years!


And here is the gorgeous starship Enterprise!


Anyway, today's reading was about Ezra. This guy gained favor in King's eyes... and God's eyes and led the Jews back to Israel to worship God at the newly rebuilt temple! And he later began a revival of the Jews and got the Jews to repent of their sins at the temple of God! He surely was a man who was passionate about the affairs of God... and passed down God's laws to the next generation.

(Ezra 7-9)