Author Archives: timlyg

Journal of the Week

Posted on September 1, 2025 by timlyg

9/5/2025 Friday A real life Teacher-Student taboo relationship in public? Only possible on a reality courtroom:Karen Mills-Francis, an arbitrator or adjudicator rather than a sitting judge (on this reality show), handling case of Serena Young and Howell Brodis. I don't … Continue reading →

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The Gospel is Not Discipleship

Posted on September 1, 2025 by timlyg

It's a great title by Michael Horton: This is a response to John Mark Comer, who apparently (not to my knowledge) has become the new hype (from C.S. Lewis to Chesterton to Schaefer to Stott to Packer to Piper to … Continue reading →

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Learning Vietnamese

Posted on August 29, 2025 by timlyg

This is a funny start:

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Journal of the Week

Posted on August 25, 2025 by timlyg

8/30/2025 Saturday Today at noon, I attended the Passport to Taiwan cultural festival in Bridgewater Commons. Parking lot 9 right outside Lord & Taylor (which is already shutdown). It's an extension of the NYC version which has been around since … Continue reading →

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When is Leaving a Church Appropriate?

Posted on August 21, 2025 by timlyg

I find this topic more and more interest after encountering Catholic/Orthodox theology, because they have no sense of discerning visible and invisible church, nor would they want to. So in the Invisible sense of the Church, no true Christians would … Continue reading →

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AI in the Music Industry: Suno

Posted on August 20, 2025 by timlyg

Thanks to Mr. You(尤靜波)'s demonstration: the SUNO is getting incredibly "talented" in music. I've longed for this technology, since I learn slow in music theory. This AI obviously makes full use of chord progressions in various styles and genres, by … Continue reading →

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Hillsdale College Imprimis: Is J.D. Vance Right about Europe? Christopher Caldwell

Posted on August 19, 2025 by timlyg

A while ago, I received this June 2025 Volume 54, Number 6: Imprimis newsletter (physical) from Hillsdale College (the best and hardest college to get into, according to Charlie Kirk), I was a big news in on Feb 14 when … Continue reading →

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Journal of the Week

Posted on August 18, 2025 by timlyg

8/23/2025 Saturday The GCC Men's Fellowship was led by Frank and I was impressed because Frank of all people, his topic of the day was on Fanny Crosby. He had us singing "To God be the Glory" and "Blessed Assurance". … Continue reading →

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General and Special Revelations

Posted on August 18, 2025 by timlyg

Many Christians and Reformed wannabes are generally very poor in distinguishing the two. Yesterday, Rob from church: "Isaiah speaks of Earth being a sphere", "Science affirms the Bible" This is an example of a bad understanding of general vs. special … Continue reading →

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The Wellerman, Sea Shanty genre, popularized by Nathan Evans' Acapella version

Posted on August 18, 2025 by timlyg

This swing style version of this (wish I can find the sheet) I heard on FB reminded me of the original: Level of difficulties from easy to hard: This is quite impressive: Of course, what's humanly possible on a single … Continue reading →

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