Monthly Archives: April 2008

The World is My Parish, Fourth Week

The last Sunday marked the last week of the month I visited churches in the city. Churches I've been eager to visit. I visited Harvest NYC in the morning. Harvest NYC is affiliated with Harvest Christian Fellowship, founded by Greg … Continue reading

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Vocabulary: to Palter

Verb: Palter Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information   I remember a college professor once told me that if there's something he couldn't explain, he would try to throw in big words to make … Continue reading

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Support God's Ministry

I remember something brought up during the astronomy association. Where there was an event held for stargazing for the public and there was this very very enthusiastic member who brought a lot of reporters and media to promote our club. … Continue reading

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Problem with Love and Righteousness

I have noted before, that the Pharisees and scholars and many other Jews in Jesus' days thought they are more righteous than Jesus, while today, many people think they have more love than God.  These are people who probably would … Continue reading

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Judging Others

The more sacrifices you make for God, the more respect you get in your judgment; However, the more sacrifices you make for respect, the more fake respect you get in your childishness.[@more@]

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Cleaning

Spent whole Saturday Evening clearing out garbages in my room. Keep things simple. Some are of my landlord, but I guess he wouldn't mind anyhow. Now, my books are more well organized. Phase one: Library, Completed, took out two large … Continue reading

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Take Ye Away the Stone

John 11:39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone... It is our responsibility to obey and spread the Gospel. John 11:43 ...he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. It is God who gives salvation, not us.   If … Continue reading

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Midi Keyboard Studiologic TMK-88 Latency with Computer

I expected it was the low 128MB memory on my computer. But after skeptical research on the web, it turns out to be easily fixed by using a sound card with synthesizer built-in. The delay between pressing the key and … Continue reading

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Pastor's Advice

During my last sleep, I dreamed that Newtown Reformed Church's pastor David Su's wife greeted me on the phone, asking if I was returning to their church. (She had called me before to see if I would return to their … Continue reading

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Great Artists, Great Misconceptions

As the Oratorio Society of New York marches into the new season, I have seriously consider pulling myself out or participate in only Handel's The Messiah piece. In light of the new work we will be singing, Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish … Continue reading

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