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Ben Brock

An interesting coverage by Redeemer Downtown. Though I don't go to Redeemer anymore. Ben Brock Artist and PM Coffee Hour curator“We're like lights in a Christmas tree, people, you gotta be plugged in.” Ben Brock is ambidextrous, challenges anyone to … Continue reading

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Today's Service - Sermon: John 6, on predestination

Message: J.I. Packet's testimony about falling off his boat back when he was at Oxford. He thanked God that a Calvinist was on his boat, who jumped down to rescued him. A true rescue. Pelagianism: kick harder, you can do … Continue reading

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Vocab: Obstreperous

Kathy’s Word of the Week (6/21/2018) Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our VP of HR obstreperous Pronunciation: ob-strep-er-ous Definition: noisy and difficult to control As used in a sentence: The boy is cocky and obstreperous.

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Chris Pratt's Evangelism

I'm impressed. Briefly listened through. Other than implying God designed you to be imperfect, Chris definitely done much better than most preachers in U.S. He dared to touch on subjects (God & Prayer) in public media when most fame lover … Continue reading

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Sermon today

Approaching God - referenced from Esther's approaching the king. EST 5.

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Founder of a Church

Michael Young told me when we first met at a retreat, "I'm the founder of this church". I didn't know him well then. But if I do, I would have asked: "How come you're still not a pastor? or teaching … Continue reading

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Alex Tseng vs. Michael Liu

So here it is, starting from one of the major dissents among those who were close to Pak Tong, when he introduced his new protege Michael Liu. Many troubled Tong, some tried to bring up certain other protege of their … Continue reading

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“奸诈”的来源

A strange dream I just had waking up. In the dream, I came across the etymology of the word 奸诈. This false idea appeared in Wikipedia that said that the words, in different characters though pronounced and meant the same, … Continue reading

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Artificial Intelligence vs. Humans

Watching the British TV series Humans prompted this question: Is there any difference between men and machines? I would say, men believes in miracle, machines do not. Machines can mimic souls, intelligence and such, but a programmed trust in miracles … Continue reading

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Vocab: Parsimonious

Kathy’s Word of the Week (6/11/2018) Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our VP of HR parsimonious Pronunciation: par-si-mo-ni-ous Definition: frugal to the point of stinginess As used in a sentence: He is not parsimonious, but his instincts and … Continue reading

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