Author Archives: timlyg

Stephen Tong on Tithing

Posted on December 3, 2025 by timlyg

Tong: The tenth is God's. It is not offering. It is minimum. Christians should give, more willingly. Only the surplus after the tithe, is true offering. True love giving is not restricted by the text.

Posted in Theologization | Leave a comment

Why a Country Goes to War

Posted on December 3, 2025 by timlyg

The common 4 reasons: 财宝 ($)，权柄 (power)，名望 (reputation)，女人 (women)

Posted in Theologization | Leave a comment

Journal of the Week

Posted on December 1, 2025 by timlyg

12/01/2025 Monday Some Chinese guy saw IP addresses as scarce resource and took a whole chunk of it out of Africa to lease to non-African organizations. Obviously, this made him unpopular as well. This raises my alarm: AI (Aristotle) proved … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer Science, Mathematics, Projects | Leave a comment

Brainstorming Ideas for Novels and Stories

Posted on November 30, 2025 by timlyg

Ideas for science fictions, literatures, etc. Intro: When you have lived 1500 years, the hardest part of fitting in, is to convince others that they have just met your parents...

Posted in Authoring, Projects | Leave a comment

American Christian Views vs. Christian Views

Posted on November 26, 2025 by timlyg

On Forgiveness: American: Showbiz, uncertainty of willingness, not understanding true forgiveness, by the textbook. Erika Kirk forgiving her husband's alleged murderer: Christian: To the core of the heart, Gospel-centered. Nigerian widow forgiven her husband's murderers: (Side note from the video … Continue reading →

Posted in Theologization | Leave a comment

Christian Nationalism

Posted on November 24, 2025 by timlyg

Seems to be a popular topic lately, thanks to the late Charlie Kirk. So after mentioning it a few times in my journal, I'll gather all continuation of it here. These are my recent two posts on Facebook: Commented on … Continue reading →

Posted in Theologization | Leave a comment

Journal of the Week

Posted on November 24, 2025 by timlyg

11/28/2025 Friday Jim Cassidy's take on the Book of Job is so bad. Basically he's saying that Job blamed God for his suffering. I don't know how these people read Job, because Job (and his friends) clearly was aware of … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Technical | Leave a comment

The Pride Test

Posted on November 23, 2025 by timlyg

I think I have a way to test someone's pride level. That is by their reaction through optical illusions. Works on anybody. It's not about how we are fooled or not fooled by those illusions, but how we react towards … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Leave a comment

To Love At All is To Be Vulnerable

Posted on November 20, 2025 by timlyg

From C.S. Lewis' The Four Love, Chapter 6, Charity. This Nadia quoted from Tim Keller on one of GCC's Bible Study and she wasn't happy with the pastor's response "...be vulnerable to God." I've forgotten the context, but this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes, Theologization | Leave a comment

What is a Christian Ministry?

Posted on November 18, 2025 by timlyg

Someone once said, as a believer, whatever you do, can be a ministry. As true as that is, I believe there needs to be a clear distinction of what is and what is not a Christian ministry, as I notice … Continue reading →

Posted in Theologization | Leave a comment