Earlier I wrote Basics of Today’s International Relations [1]. My goal was, and still is, to discuss the potential impact of this US...

Initially, I did not spend time on the Republican VP selection because normally VP is only a ceremonial position. I also knew little of...

We have identified two problems facing American politics in 2016 [1]. Identifying problems is only the first step. The next step is to...

Before 2016 I never thought someone like Donald Trump could become US president. It was also unimaginable then that American democracy...

This series is to explain American politics, both domestic and international. To certain extent they apply also to other democracies....

John J.L. Han For a Christian, Bible reading is extremely important. Matthew 4:4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on...

3-19-2024 The purpose of this writeup is to help you understand current International Relations and potential future developments. To...

John (J L) Han As we mentioned in Baptism, you now have a new life received from the Holy Spirit.  Like your physical life, your...

John J L Han Jesus’ Teaching on Baptism of Water and the Spirit Let us consider Jesus’ teaching in John 3:1-12.  3 Now there was a...

John (J L) Han Jesus said only those who are sick need a doctor.  Are we sick?  The Bible tells us that every one of us is a sinner, thus...

J. L Han 3-13-2024 If you compare all known political orders, democracy undoubtedly is one of the best, if not the best. As mentioned...

3-3-2024 From time immemorial religion and polity have been symbiotically related. Eminent historian Bernard Lewis wrote “The older...

Jia Liang Han The VOA published a recent interview of 刘军宁 about China’s political future [1]. I was asked to comment on it. 刘军宁 is a...

Niall Ferguson’s recent (Dec. 11) essay should be taken seriously [1] ([2] is related). He warns that current American universities are...

By now you must have heard that presidents of elite American universities testified in front of Congress and they flunked. Many Americans...

You probably have heard that recently presidents of three elite American universities (Harvard, UPenn, MIT) were asked to testify in...

John Han 三位一体教义是基督教的基本教义。三位一体教义指宇宙中只有一位真神，但神有父、子、灵三个身位。世上只有一位真神，这点申明记6:4讲得很明确（神是独一的）。圣经是神的话，只有一位真神应该不会有问题。但怎样理解神有三个身位呢？...

韩家亮（John Han） 虽然新约圣经多处提及教会，但并没有给出教会的具体定义。所以这里先解释一下什么是教会。英文的 church 一词可以指教会，也可以指教堂。教堂是建筑物；教会是指基督徒组成的团体。（这里中文比英文准确。这是很少几个中文比英文准确的例子）。旧约圣经里没...

韩家亮（John Han） 要做一个合格的基督徒很难，因为要求很高。 但借用耶稣的话，“在人这是不能的．在　神凡事都能”（马太福音19章26节）。我们应该牢记这句话，并常常回到这句话。从旧约圣经可以看到，神对犹太人有很高的要求，要求他们过圣别生活。古以色列人必须按照神指定的...

I started to pay attention when the news of the troubles of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) broke out. After a few weeks, SVB’s problems...