Today (Feb 18) marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day season of repentance and preparation for Easter. As Jesus fasted in the wilderness before beginning his ministry, so believers are invited to humble themselves, seek purification of heart, and return to God with renewed commitment to compassion and righteousness. The following is a suggested vegan Lenten plan. 1. Guiding Vision “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness… to let the oppressed

Introduction : “ A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones”  (Prov. 17:22). “Emotional wounds need emotional healing,” as the Hong Kong saying goes. Jesus must have healed Mary Magdalene’s ostracization and trauma (note 1) not only through exorcistic healing, but through love, inclusion, trust, camaraderie, and companionship. This aligns with His broader pattern of healing—not merely curing physical ailments, but restoring dignity, breaking so

“Vegetarian” Christian theologian Stephen H. Webb (1961–2016) argued that MxDxxxxd’s provides inexpensive, calorie-dense food and implied that Christians should accept fast food and factory farming as unavoidable features of modern life. He even suggested that because Jesus identified with ordinary people and ate simple food, He would likely patronise MxDxxxxd’s were He to return today (Webb 2011:20–24). 1. Jesus Desires Compassion, Not Sacrifice! Such a claim fundamentally m

Summary : In the OT, there are graphic descriptions of animal sacrificial rituals that make them sound like an evil cult dedicated to Satan. E.g., in Exodus (29:15-17) and Leviticus (7:1-6), there are phrases like "hands on its head", “slaughter”, "Cut... into pieces", "blood... to be splashed against the sides of the altar", "internal organs", "the head and the other pieces", "both kidneys with the fat", "liver", etc. In these two books, as well as Numbers and Ezekiel, it’s

“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” (1 John 4:7) This verse presents love not as a feeling but as evidence of spiritual rebirth. To “know God” is not defined by correct doctrine, ritual observance, or religious identity, but by the active expression of love that reflects God’s own nature. Since the epistle goes on to say that “God is love”  (4:8), love is not merely something God does — it is

James the Just (early 1 st  century – 62 AD) is Jesus’ biological brother (Mark 6:3; Matt 13:55–56; Galatians 1:19) though later Catholic patristic writers, like St. Jerome, deliberately denied that James and Jesus came from the same mother, not on historical grounds, but to defend the doctrine of Mary’s perpetual virginity. James is also Jesus’ official successor ( Acts  15:13-21, 21:18; The Gospel of Thomas , saying 12; Clement of Alexandria, qtd. Eusebius, Ecclesiastical H

According to 2 Kings 22, two versions of Moses’ Law were in circulation, one corrupt and one authentic. The latter was discovered by Hilkiah the priest during the reign of King Josiah. When it was presented to the king, he tore his robe and acknowledged that the nation had been acting wrongly. 1. “Christ has Revealed this to me!” According to Kam Waters (2024), the corrupted version of the Law was anti-vegan, whereas the authentic Mosaic Law was vegan. This understanding was

In Book of Revelation 18:23, the seer declares that “all nations were deceived by your pharmakeia .” In the Greek text, φαρμακεία denotes substance-based enchantment—potions, drugs, or poisons employed to manipulate, control, or deceive. This charge appears within Revelation’s sustained critique of Babylon (Rev 17–18): an imperial system that intoxicates the nations, enriches elites, traffics in bodies and souls, and presents exploitation as salvation. 1. Domination Masked as

“When all ate of the meats of the Gentiles, he kept his soul and never was defiled with their meats.” (Tobit 1:12   Douay-Rheims Bible) 1. Background of the Book and the Man The Book of Tobit is one of the apocryphal books of the Bible. It dates to the 3rd or early 2nd century BC. It is a Jewish wisdom narrative set during the Assyrian exile, when Israelites were forcibly relocated to pagan cities after Assyria conquered northern Israel (8th c. BCE). Written for Jews living u

Intro.: Saint Seraphim of Sarov  (19 July 1754 – 14 Jan. 1833), born in Kursk, was a most revered Russian vegan monk. Between 1794 and 1819, he lived as a secluded hermit in the woods outside Sarov Monastery, during which he subsisted on vegetables he cultivated himself and formed gentle, trusting relationships with wild animals such as bears, rabbits, wolves, and foxes. A nun once saw the holy monk sitting beside a bear, stroking him and feeding him with bread. From 1825 onw

When we help innocent creatures of God, life itself rises to help us. When we rescue animals from danger, the Lord will deliver us from evil. The more we pray for and bless animals abused by humans, the more blessed our own lives become. The more we speak out for animal rights, the more righteousness, harmony, and inner peace we encounter. The more we donate to animal sanctuaries and those who protect God’s creatures, the more abundance flows into our lives. Jesus understood

St Francis of Assisi (1181/1182–1226) was renowned for his extraordinary compassion towards God’s innocent creatures. He addressed animals as his brothers and sisters, protected them from harm, and healed many of them (I:234–5). Animals, in turn, were often deeply attached to him, responding to him with devotion, gentleness, and even obedience (Bonaventure 1904:8.1, 8.6-11). However, because the medieval Church frequently accused strictly vegetarian or vegan groups—such as th

“Open your mouth for the speechless, in the cause of all who are appointed to die” (Proverbs 31:8). For sure, this applies to political dissidents imprisoned in dungeons, tortured, and organ-harvested by dictatorial regimes. Nonetheless, it also applies to animals crammed into small cages in dark factory farms, and throat-cut, scalded, cut open, and skinned alive in slaughterhouses and laboratories. These helpless, terrified creatures cannot speak for themselves. They have no

Halloween stands on the eve of All Saints’ Day, a time traditionally meant to honour holy men and women who lived lives of compassion, purity, and faithfulness to God. Yet, in the modern world, Halloween has become a celebration of the grotesque: images of death, violence, fear, and—most disturbingly—feasts of dead flesh displayed as entertainment. But the earliest Christian tradition offers a stark warning regarding such imagery and practice, especially when it concerns the

Summary: Many modern “animal-friendly” theologians—such as John Calvin, C. S. Lewis, Karl Barth, Stephen Webb, and David Clough—actually...

Many anti-vegan theologians, such as St Augustine ( The City of God ), Martin Luther ( Luther’s Works , 2:132), and Karl Barth ( Church...

Today, as the moon rises in her fullest splendour, families across East Asia gather to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節) — a time...

Dr. Jane Goodall (1934–2025), the celebrated British primatologist and vegan advocate for animal rights, passed away on 1 October 2025 at...

“For it is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it oxen God is concerned about? Or...

“The word of the Lord came to me: Woe to you shepherds… who only take care of yourselves!... You have ruled them harshly and...