The Asia-Pacific Institute of International Studies (APIIS)

SEOUL - A VICE-PRESIDENT of South Korea's largest company Samsung Electronics has committed suicide by apparently jumping from his Seoul apartment building.

Police said the 51-year old man, identified only by his last name Lee, was found dead outside the building by a security guard.

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I talked with a pastor friend who visited us. He was so excited to share an experience of victory in one of the church members.

" This brother testified that he had been in the bottom that he was so sure that going up is the next thing to happen", my friend related.

This brother he mentioned was engaged in business and had experienced terrible set backs.

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I became curious. Why the light in this lamp post is not as bright as the rest?

I was walking toward our block and I can spot the difference at a distance. In a row of ten lamp posts, this one is obviously dimmer than the rest. It became clearer to me when I stood directly under the lamp. There were dead insects piled up inside the glass cover. How did the insects get there? It puzzled my mind because it was sealed.

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"What is in a person that just goes up and will never come down?", asked the seven year old girl. She raised her eyebrows as she glanced at me confident that the question was real difficult for me to answer. She was disappointed that I knew the answer

I like to play riddles with young children for it will prod them to think.

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My friend asked, " What will you do to a cup of hot coffee to become cold?"

There were varied answers from the young people on the floor. Add water to it. Stir it. Blow it with a fan. These were few of their answers. All of them were right.

"Just do nothing", my friend said, after nobody can think of any other reason. Almost everyone was startled. Nobody thought about it. That included myself.

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A common problem in traditional church is the role of the pastor.

He is often seen to be the church's "Superman".

From preaching to sweeping, from evangelism to visitation, from writing books to writing church bulletins, from counselling to cleaning toilets, the Super Pastor is to do it all.

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Witnessing for Jesus.

Many Christians often think it's like being a salesman for Jesus! There is a lot of pressure exerted upon the listener, almost as if a decision of faith must be squeezed out and we have to press even harder.

But we should be discerning. Yes, there are times when the Spirit of God leads us to be more direct. But at all times, we should be sensitive to how much the other person can take....

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