Billy Graham probably is the greatest evangelist of the 20th century, and his teaching is ever-lasting, timeless, and of fundamental truth. I feel I am so glad our world had such a great preacher like Billy Graham, a living proof of God’ grace and glory. Speaking at TED in 1998, Billy Graham discussed the power of modern technologies to improve lives but pointed out three problems technology can’t solve: Human evil, suffering, and death. ...
Boring and Plainness of Modern Cities I often find modern cities not beautiful, sometimes even ugly. I held such feelings while I was in China. At that time, I thought it was understandable that China didn’t possess many classical and beautiful buildings, given most old buildings in China used wood and were vulnerable to fires, not to mention the intentional demolishing of old buildings during the Cultural Revolution. I was expecting something different from Canada but was quite disappointed by the harsh realities. From an architectural perspective, Toronto is nothing but an identical replica of modern cities in China: skyscrapers after skyscrapers, office buildings after office buildings. ...