Monthly Archives: August 2015

John MacArthur Confronted by "Prophet"

Trying to prove MacArthur's cessationism wrong. Perhaps the after-effect of the Strange Fire Conference. What I would comment from the video is that escorts must think very low of Dr. MacArthur. It would be great to leave it for MacArthur … Continue reading

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Tim Keller believes in Church Discipline

In his book, Judges for You: Chapter 14:1-15:2, ...they [liberal churches] do not do church discipline... He's definitely right on in criticizing the liberals and the conservatives in that passage.

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"Finding God in Ancient China" Book getting really expensive $1000+

Today I got an auto reply from the NYPL library saying that my request for the book was expired. I requested it years ago, AFAIK. And at the time, I am sure the book was available in one of those … Continue reading

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Mysterious Freshwater Aquarium Issue in U.S.A.

Possibly solved. After seeing how NYGC's aquarium failed as I did a long time ago with freshwater aquarium in the States, I suspected for some unknown reason, the water became really bad for the fishes. But I didn't say anything, … Continue reading

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Ahithophel, Grandfather of Bathsheba?

Came across this in Ravi Zacharias' sermon recently. He apparently believes it, made the allusion that because David saw Bathsheba from his porch, Ahithophel advised Absalom to rape David's concubines on his porch. There are contest to this fact, that … Continue reading

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Two Kinds of Compassions

When receiving news of others' misfortune, the compassionate reactions can be categorized into two: 1. I have compassion because I am no better than you, we all need God's mercy. 2. I have compassion because I am more fortunate than … Continue reading

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Riverdale Friday Bible Study Group - The Gospel of John

I'll keep all notes collected in this thread from now on. Starting from Chapter 10. Resources: Dr. Tong's expository in Hong Kong (Which Rev. Lin once told me that she would not use it due to some criticism/heretical arguments made … Continue reading

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Bible Study Leading Attitude

Not long ago, there's a small trend of this rotational Bible Study leading attitude. When nobody has any comment, the leader(s) would even dare to say: If no one has anything to say, then I will also keep quiet, and … Continue reading

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Coursera: Introduction to Public Speaking

By Dr. Matt McGarrity from University of Washington. 3 Types of speeches: Impromptu, Informative & Persuasive. 5 Cannons of Rhetoric: 1. Invention, 2. Arrangement, 3. Style, 4. Memory, 5. Delivery. Performance Orientation vs. Communication Orientation (by Michael Motley's work) = … Continue reading

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Super Glue

In USA, there's Gorilla Crazy Glue. But it's not crazy enough. One must order from overseas...AFAIK. The true super glue contains: Cyanoacrylate

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