Monthly Archives: July 2014

Transgender - Sex Change Regrets Ministry

Posted on July 24, 2014 by timlyg

A website dedicated to such thing, that is very common in the West: http://www.sexchangeregret.com/

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Gay Marriage Ban - The Nonsense

Posted on July 24, 2014 by timlyg

Janet has it right when she tweeted: No state ever HAD a "gay marriage ban," so how can courts strike these phantom "bans" down? Media, the laws uphold marriage. Big difference. They would look bad if they called it annulling/appealing/striking … Continue reading →

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Is Pizza Really from China?

Posted on July 22, 2014 by timlyg

I once heard at NYGC that pizza came from China, via Marco Polo. There is such saying, but it's not true. The supposed Chinese invention is called 葱油饼: Chinese legend surrounding the invention of pizza Main article: History of pizza … Continue reading →

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Keller on Tolerance

Posted on July 22, 2014 by timlyg

Tolerance isn't about not having beliefs. It's about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you. ~ Timothy Keller

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Being Social in Christendom Today

Posted on July 22, 2014 by timlyg

"I would rather go to heaven alone than go to hell in company." ~ R.A. Torrey

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Vocabulary: acquiesce

Posted on July 20, 2014 by timlyg

Accept reluctantly, but without protest. -Google

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Deepak Chopra offers $1 million to atheists who can explain how a thought is formed

Posted on July 19, 2014 by timlyg

Sometimes, amidst the challenges from active atheists, story like this is tempting to relieve us. But Chopra does have a point.

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Comedo: Blackheads

Posted on July 18, 2014 by timlyg

Dots on the nose. An article supposedly to show how to treat this the right way: 【生活】教你如何簡單清除黑頭粉刺 ［方法1］ 黑頭又稱黑頭粉刺，為開放性粉刺（堵塞毛孔的皮脂的表層直接暴露在外面，與空氣、空氣中的塵埃接觸）。是皮膚油脂在空氣中的氧化而造成，發臭發黑， 黑頭粉刺常見於青春發育期的青少年，好發於面部、前胸和後背，尤其是鼻子的小黑頭最多，其特徵為明顯擴大的毛孔中的黑點，擠出後形如小蟲，頂端發黑。為了 健康與美麗要去除黑頭。 工具/原料 一個盆清水洗淨的臉一個毛巾 步驟/方法 1 將清水倒入盆中，水位是盆的1/2滿即可 2 捧起盆中的水在手中 3. 用鼻子輕輕的吸捧在手中的水， 4. 鼻子輕輕的呼出吸進鼻子的水 簡單有效去除黑頭的方法 5 從新從盆中捧起清水，用鼻子輕輕的吸捧在手中的水，然後呼出吸進鼻子的水。 6 以上的步驟反复10~20次，直到鼻子上的黑頭看不見為止。 7 用毛巾擦乾臉上的水。再看看鼻子的黑頭不見了 注意事項 … Continue reading →

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Christotelic vs. Christocentric

Posted on July 18, 2014 by timlyg

Recently, Westminster Theological Seminary had to force teaching staff Doug Green to "retire" early due to controversy regarding interpretation of the Bible, particularly in the O.T. The tools of hermeneutics in question are christotelic and christocentric. Green distinguished the two … Continue reading →

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On Homosexuality Debate: Against Homosexuality != Homophobic

Posted on July 17, 2014 by timlyg

After some interesting exchanges on FB, I would have added another defense against the point that homosexuality abhorrence has to be homophobic: I abhor divorces, that does not necessary make me divorcee-phobic. I abhor recreational boyfriend/girlfriend relationships: That does not … Continue reading →

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