Category Archives: Geography

Journal of the Week

Posted on July 24, 2023 by timlyg

7/31/2023 Came across the late James Randi on FB, the Canadian guy who went about debunking physics, telekinesis, etc. He was raised somewhat Christian but turned Atheist. However, people (especially atheists and magicians) loved him for debunking charlatans such as … Continue reading →

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Christian Origin in Korea

Posted on May 22, 2023 by timlyg

Though there are other earlier accounts, the one I remembered most and have now found the detail, is the story about how foreigners carrying loads of bibles were killed and that the bibles were used as wallpapers in Korean homes, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Journal

Posted on December 20, 2022 by timlyg

昙花(仙人掌类 Epiphyllum oxypetalum) 蛇鞭柱(Selenicereus grandiflorus) in the category of Night-blooming cereus: Bloom at night, for a very short time. These are also known as Queen of the Night. I looked this up after Tong's video on James reminded me about … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Keys, Florida

Posted on December 12, 2022 by timlyg

12/11/2022 Sunday, 30-40F in NJ, we took off with Lyft service ($35 including tips) at 10AM heading for Terminal C United in Newark. 40 min ride. Texted our neighbor Joe about it, we had back and forth about why we … Continue reading →

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Geography: Senegal

Posted on September 23, 2022 by timlyg

So because we have Rodney Duttweiller as this week's church mission speaker on Sunday School as well as dinner this Saturday (tomorrow), I figure I'll look up the countries he's supposed to have served in, Senegal and South Africa, before … Continue reading →

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Geography: Rwanda

Posted on August 29, 2022 by timlyg

Since one at church is from Rwanda, I figure I would look it up. What's the connection with people there having French name and such. East Africa, bounded by land: Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi & DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) … Continue reading →

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Thoughts

Posted on August 12, 2022 by timlyg

The blaming of Joseph: Many loves to blamed Joseph. But was that wrong? According to Tong, (in the new non-translated expository series of John #141), they just don't dare to blame it on God, so they blamed others. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Chinese Bible Map Online

Posted on July 29, 2022 by timlyg

A good resource for Bible Map study in Chinese: http://biblegeography.holylight.org.tw/index/condensedbible_list So far the best I've seen.

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Most Taiwanese Places in America?

Posted on March 7, 2022 by timlyg

Roland Heights & Hacienda Heights in Los Angeles. I can't believe we missed this one in our tour of LA last year. And the history background of Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 is interesting:

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Station Bay

Posted on February 5, 2022 by timlyg

So I got a chance (by appointment) to visit the finally ready South Amboy Station Bay Apartment complex, after seeing it started construction by the train station a couple of years ago or so. I have video and documents collected … Continue reading →

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