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Christian Nationalism
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, Vocabularies
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Journal of the Week
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
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The Pride Test
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
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To Love At All is To Be Vulnerable
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
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What is a Christian Ministry?
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
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Journal of the Week
11/22/2025 Saturday After the Men's fellowship, I told pastor Chris that we will be attending Crossroads PCA church from now on. I explained that Nadia's not being fed at GCC and that pastor Daniel Liu's sermons on Galatians are better, … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Computer Science
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Aquascaping - Freshwater
Fine examples, notice not all use lily pipes or canister filters:
Posted in Biology, Botany
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The Importance of Distinguishing Christian/non-Christian foundations
It seems that many Christians today fail at this: They speak of non-Christian literature as if they expect Christian value out of it and become disappointed if that is not the case. They then speak of Christian literature as if … Continue reading
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Chinese Vocabulary: 欲說還休，策略、战略和战术
「欲說還休」的意思是想說卻又猶豫不決，想說又說不出口的樣子. Not quite accurate, but the best English idiom I can relate this to for now is "to beat around the bush". 順便題外話：（GoogleAI） 策略、战略和战术是层级不同的行动概念，战略是长远的、全局性的行动计划方向，策略是实现战略目标的具体方法或方案，而战术是执行策略的更具体、阶段性的行动步骤。简单来说，战略决定了“做什么”，策略决定了“怎么做”，战术则是具体的“执行动作”。 战略 (Strategy) 策略 (Scheme/Tactic) 战术 (Tactic) 总结关系
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How Ancient Chinese Mark Time
日晷，水鈡，火鈡，香鈡 Early Han dynasty: 十二时辰 (a day broken into every 2 hours)： 夜半 (midnight) = 23:00PM - 1AM鷄鳴 (rooster crows) = 1AM - 3AM平旦 (daybreak) = 3AM - 5AM日出 (Sunrise) = 5AM - 7AM食時 (breakfast) = 7AM - 9AM隅中 (approaching … Continue reading
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