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Notes on Eastern and Western religion, theology, and belief cultures, spanning philosophy of religion, universalism, spiritual healing, personal testimony, and mysticism.
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An organized overview of the NTU Open Course 《宗教哲学》 fifteen-lecture content, serving as an index for introductory and extended viewing of the philosophy of religion.
From involuntarily revealing strangers' pasts to deliberately switching off her perceptions and warning viewers not to become obsessed with other realms, this long interview ultimately returns to judgment and life in the real world.
In 《我的灵界经历》, Pastor Yu Bin reflects on his pre-conversion experiences with feng shui, fortune-telling, qigong, and spirit communication, and explains the spirit world, pragmatism, and spiritual warfare from a Christian faith perspective.
In 《鬼与交鬼》, Pastor Yu Bin discusses the story of Saul summoning through the medium, spirit-mediumship, spirit writing (fuji), pen-spirit divination, and Che Ma Xian, and explains ghosts, evil spirits, and spiritual risks from a Christian faith perspective.
In 《鬼附与赶鬼》, Pastor Yu Bin discusses different dimensions of demon possession, spiritual breach, whether Christians can be possessed, and theological understandings of prayer, repentance, and casting out demons in Jesus’s name.
In 《万圣节？万鬼节！》, Pastor Yu Bin discusses the religious background of Halloween, Celtic traditions, modern commercialized celebrations, and how Christian families can face questions of participation in the holiday.
In 《气功？灵功！》, Pastor Yu Bin looks back on his own experiences with qigong, healing by emitting qi, encounters with extraordinary abilities, and Tai Chi, and explains the spiritual risks of qigong from a Christian faith perspective.
In 《瑜伽与冥想》, Pastor Yu Bin discusses yoga, meditation, the New Age movement, Buddhist and Taoist cultivation practices, and Christian spiritual boundaries, while reminding believers to be cautious about spiritual practices that aim to empty the mind.
In 《风水》, Pastor Yu Bin discusses tomb Feng Shui and dwelling Feng Shui, the geomantic tradition, what can be explained scientifically, and spiritual risks, and he cautions believers from a Christian perspective to stay away from seeking profit through Feng Shui.
In 《算命》, Pastor Yu Bin reviews his own experience studying fortune-telling, practicing it for others, and reflecting after coming to Christ, and discusses fortune-telling, mediumship, cursing, and whether destiny can be changed from a Christian faith perspective.
In 《终结篇》, Pastor Yu Bin concludes the Spiritual World Truth series, emphasizing that Christians need not study every form of sorcery, but should know the truth, discern deception, and build a real life relationship with Christ.
Universalism is not a simple slogan of goodwill. It includes universal salvation in theology and the ideal of world citizenship in political philosophy, but once it enters real-world ordering it confrontes difference, conflict, and cost.
The entry point to the Alicia series: each video receives its own structured article, preserving the narrative while marking the boundaries among spiritual views, real-world evidence, and professional help.
A Milan cemetery, old British houses, the Blue Lake missing-person case, the underworld, and trauma healing: how does Alicia understand her abilities, and why does she treat details that 'match afterward' as evidence?
The entry point to the Sophia Liu interview series: compare her accounts across different years and see how she moved from the identity of a medium toward baseball, social work, and public action.
How did Sophia Liu leave student years occupied by a “heavenly mandate” and choose her life anew through baseball, writing, and social action?
Animal companionship, nature, and religious faith can all become turning points, but Alicia sees healing ultimately as a long process of acknowledging the need for help, taking sustained action, and facing the past.
Fan Kaiyan's own account of unusual experiences and the changes in his life after moving from folk ritual practice to Christian faith.
Recurring nightmares, nighttime burning sensations, and an alleged family pact are woven by Alicia into a single story, but the case did not proceed and no independent evidence confirms her interpretation.
After a young father died unexpectedly, his surviving partner ended a pregnancy under immense pressure. Alicia says she was asked to find the unborn child and facilitate a symbolic reunion.
From an alleged adjustment period of seven to forty-nine days to judging whether a comatose or missing person is alive, why does Alicia repeatedly stress that families must not be given answers based on intuition alone?
From a low point while studying abroad and psychological counseling to personal beliefs about suicide and the afterlife, this article keeps practical help and spiritual claims strictly separate.
Zeng Shiqiang on religion and faith: he opposes religious exclusivism and stresses that Chinese tradition places greater emphasis on the Way of Heaven, morality, and personal cultivation.
Lights, footsteps, a floating toy, and a dream led Alicia to interpret three figures in a new Blackpool home as a ghost family that did not want to be separated.