Joseph Yu

At the Cantonese cell group, Pastor David Hoi asked: Why was Jesus raised in Nazareth—small, overlooked, even dismissed? And why was He labelled “the carpenter’s son”? (Matthew Chapter 13 verse 55) In the Gospels, the word used is the Greek tekton—closer to “builder / craftsman” than a narrow modern idea of carpenter. A tekton measured, cut, joined, repaired, and solved real problems on site. Yet in a status-driven world, that identity wasn’t “impressive,” so people tried to reduce Him: Isn’t...

While AI-assisted art is remarkable, encountering poetry that marries spiritual depth with divine grace is truly rare. This Lunar New Year, Brother Lawrence Cheng of Rock House Publishers has composed two evocative poems, beautifully paired with imagery by Brother Joseph Yu. Together, they invite us to journey from the dawn of creation to the promised covenant of the rainbow. The Second Day: Praise from the Beginning of Time (On the "Opening of the Year," Lawrence reflects on the arc of...

I recently read about how parts of the Gobi Desert—long seen as barren and unproductive—have been transformed into forest land capable of producing high-quality rubber. (See article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3341641/it-flourishing-chinas-man-made-forest-gobi-produces-good-rubber-military-use?utm_medium=email&utm_source=cm&utm_campaign=enlz-china&utm_content=20260130&tpcc=enlz-china&UUID=ab2fb359-7cfe-40df-b3d0-ed1e850e6259&next_article_id=3341618&article_id_list=3341641...