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Sermon - Stephen Tong Sunday Service 7/19/2020 Matthew 5:43-48

Posted on July 20, 2020 by timlyg

How to be complete? West - Socrates - Aristotle's rational vs. ethics.East - Buddhist's forgiveness vs. ethics.Confucius always use: 君子Tong used to teach his philosophy class: compare Confucius & Christian ethics. Also asked them if any lived up to Confucius' … Continue reading →

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Hiking in New Jersey

Posted on July 19, 2020 by timlyg

So I need to keep a list after living in NJ for a couple of years now. Tools that help:1. Light pollution map2. Map with some topographical aid3. Google Map can also do elevation labels under menu4. Some good hiking … Continue reading →

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Beware of these

Posted on July 17, 2020 by timlyg

When Stephen Tong passes, there will be those who once broke up terribly with him coming back crying at his funeral. Or as if they really care. Beware of these. I recall a Serena Lin, who after getting her fellow … Continue reading →

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Sermon - Stephen Tong Sunday Service 7/12/2020 Matthew 5:38-42 (Part 2)

Posted on July 13, 2020 by timlyg

Our love is passive; Our hate is active: If you treat me well I'll treat you well, but if you treat me bad, I'll treat you worse. Injustice everywhere. Hammurabi stone recorded oldest? code for equality in "vengeful treatment". Gen … Continue reading →

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Vocab: Malaprop

Posted on July 13, 2020 by timlyg

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO malaprop Pronunciation:mal–uh-prop Definition:The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect. As used in a sentence:In her paper … Continue reading →

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Sermon - Stephen Tong Sunday Service 7/5/2020 Matthew 5:38-42

Posted on July 11, 2020 by timlyg

Announces that live stream of the services will stop starting August. Those who could come to worship at church should come. Otherwise they feel like they can just sit at home doing this. It's not good having a habit of … Continue reading →

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Sermon - Stephen Tong Sunday Service 6/28/2020 Matthew 5:33-37

Posted on July 11, 2020 by timlyg

God used Covid-19 to increase children's Bible camp's number from a couple hundreds to thousands, streaming the camp live online. Chinese high officers don't trust Chinese's own banks, sent their money overseas as US dollars to be saved. Why? They … Continue reading →

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Back to Office

Posted on July 9, 2020 by timlyg

After the NY Governor approved of this Covid-19 measure, SPG is starting a phase 1 (some minor % of employees returning to work with social distancing). I started returning Tuesday (7/7/20) (Tue, Wed, Thurs). Supposedly doing this for the next … Continue reading →

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My Covid-19 Observations

Posted on July 6, 2020 by timlyg

One important question I've been pondering has been surfaced in this pandemic lockdown: What's the difference between a Sunday Service (or any church activities) that can be done without any difference from a televised broadcasting?Preachers don't really engage with the … Continue reading →

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Vocabulary: Punctilious

Posted on June 29, 2020 by timlyg

Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO punctilious Pronunciation:puhngk-til-ee-uhs Definition:Marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions. As used in a sentence:Since her aunt is quite punctilious … Continue reading →

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