Category Archives: Reflection

Reminiscence of the Past - Port Jefferson Methodist Church

Posted on May 4, 2017 by timlyg

At the time, I did not know much about the American UMC theological content. I went to this small church in Port Jefferson on Main Street. Female pastor hired from China, I think. A search on google gives me a … Continue reading →

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KJV or ESV?

Posted on February 24, 2017 by timlyg

I have been memorizing the entire Psalms in KJV. But now that ESV is noted to be a better version than KJV, I wonder if I should switch it all to ESV? Or do I memorize both versions. Because I'm … Continue reading →

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Men's Monthly

Posted on February 24, 2017 by timlyg

Last night I attended the Men's Monthly for the first time. I thought it was on W83, so I was 30 min late. The size was around 15. We meditated independently on Psalms 19. Bijan preached on John 16: regarding … Continue reading →

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The Ameristian Influence

Posted on February 18, 2017 by timlyg

The American Christian-based culture certainly have much great contribution to the world, such as in fellowship, in being neighborly, etc. However, it also brought along lots of vain and disgusting elements, treating them as principles that even Christians must somehow … Continue reading →

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The Character of the Security Paranoid

Posted on February 12, 2017 by timlyg

I'm beginning to wonder whether if those paranoid about IT security (when it's really unnecessary) has nothing much interesting in their lives to do. Therefore, they have all their energy wasted on the security. They can be friendly and even … Continue reading →

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A Duty in a Church vs. Other All Jobs

Posted on December 19, 2016 by timlyg

I am making this under question category because I cannot think right now due to finals. It is also under "reflection" category as it may pertain to the kind of attitude a Christian should have in any work place. I … Continue reading →

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Self Examining + Perceiving Other Critics

Posted on December 14, 2016 by timlyg

If one is adamant of the theological issues with others; then what does it say about how one deals with the theology of those closer to one, especially when there are sharp distinctions. Can one simply just say "Oh I … Continue reading →

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吃过苦与没吃过苦的受苦观

Posted on December 6, 2016 by timlyg

双方都认为受苦代价不宜。 但吃过苦的能更分辨得出重要的何不重要的，有效或无效的，证明了自己在受苦中炼成金； 没吃过苦的，只能认出受过苦的结果，然后以其认识来证明自己对受苦的价值观的看重，可惜自己却无法再行事上有任何长进的效率。结果，在只有两条出路中，通常不选自己努力自我改进的路，只选不准被别人批评的路。。。可怜哪！

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Struggle of the Day

Posted on November 27, 2016 by timlyg

Trying to write a Gospel-centric paper for a secular Bible (Tanach) class under the Jewish Department as a requirement to my graduation. The Title of my paper: The Idea of Mashiach in the Bible Gospel-centric because of my duty to … Continue reading →

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Teaching Resume

Posted on November 26, 2016 by timlyg

If I were to find a teaching job, my cover letter will read something as short as this: Today in colleges, many professors teach students in class how to do 1+1, and make congruence modulo, Jacobian Matrix, etc. as reading/homework … Continue reading →

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