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John Calvin on Evangelism

The Reformed Christians today (especially in the West, particularly in America) are known to be lack of evangelistic, if not anti-evangelism. It's a sad thing. Some blame this all to way to John Calvin. The defense would be that Calvin … Continue reading

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Journal of the Week

5/15/2026 Friday I am taking Reformed21's (GRII) Fokus Q&A (by Pdt. Hendry Ongkowidjojo) more seriously as when I use Google Gemini to summarize them, there are some useful terms not seen much in the West, both in English and in … Continue reading

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How Sewing Machine Needle Works:

How Sewing Machine needle works:

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"The Master Key" for Reaching Muslims

This entry documents everything related to the Christian Underground Ministry which I find fascinating as a resource for evangelizing Muslims. One of Allie's best podcast for sure, this interview with Shahriq Khan: It's the first time I heard of this … Continue reading

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Journal of the Week

5/6/2026 Wednesday Interesting take by the Holy Post Media in analyzing speeches between King Charles III and Donald Trump: Google Gemini: King Charles III: His address to Congress referenced his Christian faith as a "firm anchor" that inspires a "generosity … Continue reading

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Vocab: Dog Whistle

Google AI: In politics and social commentary, a dog whistle is an expression that has a secondary meaning intended to be understood only by a particular "in-group" The Literal Origin: Actual dog whistles emit high-frequency sounds that dogs can hear, … Continue reading

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Youtube Removed this of Stephen Tong's Romans Series

On 5/3/2026, I received an email from YouTube regarding a video of Stephen Tong I posted long time ago, I appealed and still got overruled. Whoever that was policing this must have only half a brain in the leftist self-righteous … Continue reading

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Interesting points Tim Keller Raised with Michael Horton in Their Last Conversation: Trusting God in the Face of Death

@50:40 Michael, I have found that because our modern generation, our youngest generation, is very justice-oriented, they are really justice-oriented. I'm not sure the idea of hell as judgment of God on evil is going to be quite as offensive to them … Continue reading

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Chinese Films to Watch to Learn History or Chinese Culture/Legend

After coming across titles posted by Youtuber "Learn Chinese Now", I think I need to start taking a list because these historical Chinese films seem quite interesting: 孔子 Confucius (2010): Chow Yun Fat 周潤發 武松 Wu Song, multiple versions but … Continue reading

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My Criticism on Tipping Culture

Giving out of appreciation is fine; But giving out of compassion, sympathy is toxic empathy. Also, Americans (or Americanized folks) who do not understand basic economics, tend to think that everyone in the world should have equal pay (i.e. a … Continue reading

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