Category Archives: General

In 1967, the political scientists Lloyd Free and Hadley Cantrill wrote that Americans were “ideological conservatives” but “operational liberals.” Of course, I refer this basically to the mostly republican, Southern Bible-belters, Midwestern segregators, etc.

Lately there's been this fake story about how Einstein debated his professor on issues of faith, circulating around on Facebook. I believe I had read different variations of the spam, all concluded with the student being identified as young Einstein. … Continue reading →

Often times I see and comment on a group's or fellowship's inefficiency in maturity, the response I get is: They are just baby Christians. This excuse, attempts to justify any responsibility or need for improvement criticized. For that I can … Continue reading →

A church leader cannot excuse his/her action by saying, there is no other better way, when the action in question is being weighted. For "blessed are all they that put their trust in Him". Psalm 2:12b This definition of the … Continue reading →

The memorial service for Rev. Philip Lee Hui (founding pastor of CCCNY) draws near. I've been tasked to do video presentation of the 3/23/2013 Saturday service. A time consuming project of turning two choir pieces for that service into an … Continue reading →

It's a fictional movie pertaining to chess. One of the two chess related films I know to have used real chess settings, while the other movies treated chess with illegal moves everywhere. I have watched this film long ago and … Continue reading →

It was recorded that Curt walked out of the room after foreseeing his demise in the Hasting chess tournament in 1895. Some say walking out due to noisy spectator was still polite enough, but to make Steinitz wait for the … Continue reading →

T'was never a biblical one but made by and for the self-righteous type.

Ancient Chinese's No (or rather, nuo4 諾) means Yes. While for Japanese Yes (or rather, iie, yea いいえ) means No. Just a play of words and languages.

If one is very eager to share something, some good news, I say to one: Why don't you give me your version of what you are going to share? If one is very eager to seek after something, some good … Continue reading →