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Journal of the Week

Posted on November 17, 2025 by timlyg

11/22/2025 Saturday After the Men's fellowship, I told pastor Chris that we will be attending Crossroad 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 →

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Aquascaping - Freshwater

Posted on November 16, 2025 by timlyg

Fine examples, notice not all use lily pipes or canister filters:

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The Importance of Distinguishing Christian/non-Christian foundations

Posted on November 15, 2025 by timlyg

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

Posted on November 14, 2025 by timlyg

「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

Posted on November 11, 2025 by timlyg

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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Journal of the Week

Posted on November 10, 2025 by timlyg

11/15/2025 Saturday Thanks to The Pour Over, I learned of this interest case that a U.S. presidential pardon was rejected: The U.S. States vs. George Wilson (1833). Wilson robbed the U.S. mail, and was sentenced to death by hanging. President … Continue reading →

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Journal of the Week

Posted on November 3, 2025 by timlyg

11/08/2025 Saturday Mr. You on how to use prompts in Music AI SUNO, turning Chinese folk songs into Western taste, he created an album of such on platforms such as Spotify: Neighbor (398) claimed that car tires got slashed. Cops … Continue reading →

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The Pocono Mountains - The Camelback Resort

Posted on October 31, 2025 by timlyg

11/2/2025 Sunday So Nadia did not like their pillow and was mad the entire night until morning. We ate breakfast from Bagel "N" Go at the balcony and left straight home after a stop at Paris Baguette near our church. … Continue reading →

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The Prophet, Priest and King

Posted on October 30, 2025 by timlyg

This is a common in Reformed Theology. There's much to talk about the 3 offices and functions. As for offices, it is well known that other than Melchizedek, who is mentioned only 3 times in the Bible (Genesis, Psalm 110:4, … Continue reading →

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On Infant Baptism

Posted on October 29, 2025 by timlyg

Sure, we can go over covenant theology. The continuous sign of circumcision. Until the simple mind who inquired this has gotten lost in the word "covenant" or "people of God". They might as well just need to understand "grace of … Continue reading →

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