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faithful from all nations to ignite the BFG movement that will restore
the truth of our faith for a New Evangelization.

On December 9, BFG movement leaders, Fr. Michael
Barry and Keith welcomed nearly 1,000 people to a one-day
conference at Christ Cathedral for those who have drifted away
from their faith. Speakers at the conference were Fr. Michael Barry
SS.CC., Fr. Ernest Rush, Cyndi Peterson, Emily Wilson, Tracy
Hoang, and Keith Hoang, offering inspiration for deepening our
trust in God. Keith and Tracy conveyed the foundational principles
of the BFG Handbook to the group. They shared the way we can
prepare our hearts to receive the "Flame of Love" by exercising the
teachings in the BFG Handbook.

In order to receive the "Flame of Love" into our hearts,
Jesus Christ Himself, it is important we first understand the biblical
scriptures that lay the groundwork for our faith. It can be distilled
into three primary scriptures, Mark 12:30, Mark 12:31, and Matthew
28:19, which tell us to love God, love neighbor, and make disciples,
respectively. If you must take a snapshot of the Bible, these are the
three most important scriptures to build up the Kingdom of God for
a New Evangelization.

How can we use the Christian Edition of the Tao Te Ching,
BFG Handbook, to understand the Word of God? To elaborate
more on the Tao Te Ching, Tao means "the way," and Te is the
"power" or "virtue" that comes through the unity with the Tao. Ching
means a book. Tao Te Ching is the book of way (Tao) and of how it
manifests itself in the world (Te). It can be divided into two parts.
The first (chapters one through thirty-seven) concerns the Tao, the