When John Lennon wrote this famous song for The Beatles in 1967 it was born out of a growing young hippy movement that was sweeping America. Although many would see this sentiment as just the unrealistic idealistic expression of the ‘flower power’ movement, it was seen by others as a statement reacting strongly against the politics of power and the Vietnam War in particular.

約翰．連儂（John Lennon）在1967年為披頭四（The Beatles）寫下這首名曲《你需要的就是愛》（All You Need Is Love），當時正值美國掀起的一陣嬉皮風潮。不少人認為這嬉皮風潮其實是「權力歸花兒運動」（flower power movement）某種不現實的理想化表達，但也有人認為嬉皮風潮是源於人們對越南戰爭之權力政治的強烈反對。

How we see the gospel has an enormous effect on our approach to life, the things we value, and how we interact with the world around us. Once we get used to seeing it one way, it becomes more difficult to appreciate another reality.

我們對福音的看法極大地影響我們的生活態度，我們重視的事物，以及我們與周邊世界的互動。我們一旦習慣了一種看法，就更難去欣賞別的現實。

It was a long time after I recognised the work of Muller as God’s work of justice through him and his community of believers that I began to see that the foundations of what we often call ‘social justice’ are deeply rooted in God. We often recall the biblical verses from God that call us to ‘do justice’ (Mic 6:8), but maybe don't see so readily the verses that tell us that God ‘loves justice’ (Is 61:8) and that He ‘is just’ (Ps 9:16).

後來我才終於明白，原來慕勒的工作，其實就是神公義的工作，是祂透過慕勒和信徒群體所行出來的。我終於明白到我們稱之為「社會公義」的理論原來深深植根於神。我們常常會想起上帝叫我們「行公義」（彌六8）的經文，卻不常看到神說祂「喜愛公平」（賽六十一8）和「施行審判」（詩九16）的經文。

I remember as a young boy when my parents took me to visit my grandmother in Bristol, we drove down Muller Avenue and up over Ashley Down. As we crested the hill, my mother would often point out a stark building on the skyline and tell me that it was Muller’s Orphanage…

還記得小時候，父母會帶我去探望居於布里斯托（Bristol）的祖母，他們會駕車經過慕勒大街（Muller Avenue），上到阿什莉丘原（Ashley Down）。上山的時候，我母親會指著一座樸實無華的建築，告訴我那就是喬治．慕勒（George Muller）開設的孤兒院……

The latest point of discussion for Hong Kong has been brought about by Beijing’s decision to re-shape the political landscape of Hong Kong.

近期香港社會的關注，在於北京決定重塑香港的政治面貌……

When we come to think about Justice and Righteousness, they nearly always appear together in scripture. And yet, many Christians would try to set them apart against each other and pit one over the other.

當我們要思考公義和正義的時候，二者是分不開的。然而有許多基督徒試著要分別這兩個概念，並證明其中一方比較重要。

History shows us that… strong Empires that might see Christianity as a threat to their own existence, just like the small stone destroying the statue.

歷史上有許多強大的帝國都會將基督教視為威脅，就像那將大像砸碎的小石頭一樣。

As I was reading through Acts over the last few weeks I was struck by the number of times during his missionary exploits that Paul was hounded by Jews who caused trouble in order to disrupt his public preaching….

過往幾個星期，我在讀使徒行傳的時候，深受保羅在宣教旅程中被猶太人追擊的次數所震撼…

History has an annoying habit of proving us wrong, often by little side events that push things off track (at least for a little while).

歷史有個令人討厭的習慣，就是總愛證明我們是錯的，我們往往會因為一些小支節而（有一段時間）偏離正軌。

Yes, we know who our God is but where is our homeland?

是的，我們知道我們的上帝是誰，但我們的家國在哪裏呢？

We are either lost to His love or blind to the implications of His love.

我們可能迷失了，找不著祂的愛；又或是看不見祂的愛如何展現。

Christians in Hong Kong have every reason to be concerned at the rapidly evolving politics of Hong Kong.

香港政治發展急速變化，身於香港的基督徒也難免會有不安。