{"id":2,"date":"2018-11-16T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ofchristian.life\/meaning\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2019-11-30T23:10:04","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T15:10:04","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ofchristian.life\/meaning\/homepage\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"238\" height=\"357\" src=\"http:\/\/ofchristian.life\/meaning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MoCL_cover_238x357-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ofchristian.life\/meaning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MoCL_cover_238x357-1.jpg 238w, https:\/\/ofchristian.life\/meaning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MoCL_cover_238x357-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ofchristian.life\/meaning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MoCL_cover_238x357-1-1x1.jpg 1w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to <em><strong>The Meaning of Christian Life,<\/strong><\/em> the website for the book of the same title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Description of this very concise yet thought-provoking book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>This book explores the meaning of the Christian life through three parables by Jesus: Parable of the Minas (Luke 19), Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25), and Parable of the Shrewd Manager (Luke 16). From these parables we can see God&#8217;s expectations of all mankind relative to the three things we think we own while on Earth &#8212; our time, talents, and treasures. We can understand the meaning of Christian life once we understand God&#8217;s perspective on these things. This is a book that every Christian should read and understand.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You may download the whole book here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>        For online reading: <a href=\"http:\/\/meaning.ofchristian.life\/read.pdf\">http:\/\/meaning.ofchristian.life\/read.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>        For printing: <a href=\"http:\/\/meaning.ofchristian.life\/print.pdf\">http:\/\/meaning.ofchristian.life\/print.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or purchase a printed copy by using the buttons to the right.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the additional printouts that can help you follow the discourse in the book or to use in a Bible study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> <a href=\"http:\/\/ofchristian.life\/meaning\/Lk19-Mt25-NIV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">The Luke 19 and Matthew 25 side-by-side scripture (NIV)<\/a> for the comparative study <\/li><li> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/ofchristian.life\/meaning\/comp-blank.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The blank Luke 19 and Matthew 25 comparison table<\/a> <\/li><li> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/ofchristian.life\/meaning\/comp-done.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The completed Luke 19 and Matthew 25 comparison table<\/a> (for use to check your answers for the above table) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sermon Powerpoints in English and Chinese are now available for downloading at <a href=\"http:\/\/ofchristian.life\/meaning\/downloads\/\">the Downloads page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome. I&#8217;m George Huang who authored this book during the second half of 2018. Right now this is a single-person operation with support from friends and family.&nbsp; If this book sells well, I want to develop a second book and see if we can have a series of books to help Christians.&nbsp; I love developing new materials and sharing it with other Christians.&nbsp; I have a full-time job to support my family so cannot really dedicate too much time on these projects without financial support or book sales revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the books do really well, I want to set up a non-profit to better channel resources and give tax deduction to donors.&nbsp; Until then, please remember your non-designated donations are NOT tax-deductible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may send us a message through our contact form:<\/p>\n\n\n<div role=\"form\" class=\"wpcf7\" id=\"wpcf7-f95-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/meaning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2#wpcf7-f95-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"95\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"5.1.4\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f95-o1\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_hidden_group_fields\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_hidden_groups\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_visible_groups\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_repeaters\" value=\"[]\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_steps\" value=\"{}\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_options\" value=\"{&quot;form_id&quot;:95,&quot;conditions&quot;:[],&quot;settings&quot;:{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation_intime&quot;:200,&quot;animation_outtime&quot;:200,&quot;notice_dismissed&quot;:false}}\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><label> Your name: (required)<br \/>\n    <span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap your-name\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" value=\"\" size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" \/><\/span> <\/label><\/p>\n<p><label> Your e-mail: (required)<br \/>\n    <span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap your-email\"><input type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" value=\"\" size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" \/><\/span> <\/label><\/p>\n<p><label> Message to us:<br \/>\n    <span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap your-message\"><textarea name=\"your-message\" cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\"><\/textarea><\/span> <\/label><\/p>\n<p><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpcf7-response-output wpcf7-display-none\"><\/div><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>George Huang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 31, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to The Meaning of Christian Life, the website for the book of the same title. Description of this very concise yet thought-provoking book: This book explores the meaning of the Christian life through three parables by Jesus: Parable of the Minas (Luke 19), Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25), and Parable of the Shrewd Manager (Luke 16). From these parables we can see God&#8217;s expectations of all mankind relative to the three things we think we own while on Earth &#8212; our time, talents, and treasures. 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