Author Archives: timlyg

Jesus and the Adulterous Woman

Posted on February 6, 2015 by timlyg

4 things: 1) John 8:6 St. Jerome has a wonderful insight on what was Jesus writing on the ground. That Jesus inscribed the sins of the woman's accusers, based on Jeremiah 17:13. Judge not, lest ye be judged... N2 indirectly … Continue reading →

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Prominent Apologists who are Muslim Converts

Posted on February 5, 2015 by timlyg

Nabeel Qureshi, for one. The Q&A at the end was good.

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The City College CUNY Class: MATH 30800 Advanced Math

Posted on February 3, 2015 by timlyg

Instructor: Gennady Yassiyevich Science: Inductive, Empirical, Scientific Method Math: Deductive, Rational, Axiomatic Method Natural numbers defined elegently by empty sets? 0 is in N here. ========= Logic: Statement (able to assign truth value) or closed sentence vs. open sentence: P(x) … Continue reading →

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The Mindset of Bible Classes in the West

Posted on February 3, 2015 by timlyg

I take my limited experience from Redeemer. Many of the Redeemer classes are apparently geared towards new believers. I want to grant the benefit of the doubt. But just to be fair, if it were the case, that Sunday Bible … Continue reading →

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How should Women Dress?

Posted on January 31, 2015 by timlyg

One Christian woman wrote about not wearing yoga clothing in public, another "Christian woman" responded against it by saying she also "lusts" after men wearing suits. Yes, many in the West support the latter, no doubt. I can easily refute … Continue reading →

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The City College CUNY Class: PHIL 30600 History of Philosophy II: Modern

Posted on January 29, 2015 by timlyg

Taught by Prof. Benjamin Vilhauer. Starting from Descartes to Kant. Resources: Jonathan Bennett's collection. Bennett compared translations to original texts and presented the works in simplicity.

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Why "Global Warming" is Good!

Posted on January 25, 2015 by timlyg

Since we humans need lots of water and we are growing in numbers, it is only convenient that those ice caps are melting for our need. The more sponges there are, the more water is needed to moist them.

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Coursera: Child Nutrition and Cooking

Posted on January 24, 2015 by timlyg

Instructor: Maya Adam, from Stanford University. One of the few Coursera instructors who are passionate at their teaching. Creative pedagogy instead of boringly reading from a script. Mrs. Adam even used her home and her children for visual aids. In … Continue reading →

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Journal Transfer from 2014 Nov 6

Posted on January 23, 2015 by timlyg

George MacDonald has been a great influence on C. S. Lewis' works. MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin was a favorite of Tim Keller. But one should be aware of MacDonald's support of Universalism. --------- A CNN video of Obama's … Continue reading →

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The Prosperity that the Charismatics Cannot Answer

Posted on January 22, 2015 by timlyg

For over confident in blaming everything bad on the Devil, they cannot answer this correctly: Can Satan fake God's blessing? Consequence: 1. Irresponsibility: e.g. As long as I see myself blessed and not see other people being hurt, God is … Continue reading →

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