Dream: Primary School Teacher

Posted on January 17, 2015 by timlyg

Some strange dream happened around the beginning of the week.
It was in a classroom, that looked like my primary school standard 6 classroom.
I was sitting on the left (from the instructor's perspective) side towards the front. Some student (I cannot recall who) in the middle alerted me to another "student" who turned out to be my standard 6 teacher Chin Lai Leng sitting across the classroom a little further back, asking me for deodorant.
Then, I think I woke up.

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The Calculating of the Solar System

Posted on January 17, 2015 by timlyg

It always fascinates me what Kepler came up.

The challenge now is to figure a way to put this on Pebble, a watch that my wife gifted me on last Christmas.

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Scapegoat

Posted on January 17, 2015 by timlyg

Azazel. Lev 16:8

Etymology: Tyndale's translation of the verse.

Now, people erroneously used it as "the one to be falsely blamed on".

The truth: There were two goats. One will die, the other will be let go. The one being let go is the scapegoat. Signifying the duality of Christ by some. However, they have now thought that it was the one that will be sacrificed that was the scapegoat, or worse, that they did not realize there were two goats to begin with.

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Waterfall Restaurant in Philippines

Posted on January 17, 2015 by timlyg

The Waterfall Restaurant is one part of the Villa Escudero Plantation and Resort.

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Comforting Abortion

Posted on January 17, 2015 by timlyg

Not long ago, I heard a reverend spoke of a very depressed woman due to her abortion.

This reverend's counseling to her was: Don't feel bad, that is Satan's lie.

Two serious errors I in this type of counseling:

1. Don't feel bad? Sinning is something to not feel bad about? So admitting this as a sin was just a lie than.

2. Satan's lie...What if it was the conviction of the Holy Spirit? Wouldn't that be calling the Holy Spirit Satan and making Him a liar?

This shows the serious flaw in psychiatric counseling today, even within the Christian community as this reverend has claimed mastery in this field.

This problem stems from the fact that one cannot tell "ignorance" and "moving on" from the sin apart. And then, put the blame on someone else - the most accurate target would be Satan.

The best answer to give, I believe is this:

Jesus died on the cross for the sin of abortion too!

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Vocab: Allium

Posted on January 15, 2015 by timlyg

Allium Vegetables (like onions and garlic):

1. facilitate dexocification

2. stimulate immune function

3. reduce inflammation

Source: Maya Adam (Standford University)

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Funny Homeworks

Posted on January 14, 2015 by timlyg

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Tozer on Prayer

Posted on January 12, 2015 by timlyg

"If you do all the talking when you pray, how will you ever hear God's answers?" AW Tozer

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The Reason for Homosexuality: Idolization of Heterosexual Love

Posted on January 12, 2015 by timlyg

These days the promotion of homosexuality, gay marriage, trans, bi, what have you, triumph.

There is one reason: The idolization of family. When the culture over promotes heterosexual love, family values to a point of idolization, the balancing force kicks in. Thus, the opposing values are inevitable, and the two extremes dances in a symphony of godlessness.

These soon will pass.

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Don't ask, don't tell, just believe

Posted on January 10, 2015 by timlyg

This is a prominent theological problem among the Chinese Christians. One championed by Yuan Zhiming.

Just believe it with your heart, don't analyze, don't reason.

But here lies the problem, when people ask questions, sincerely hope to understand, reason with the truth, they are basically asking: "Should I abandon my ignorance and foolish desire?"

So, to say, don't analyze, don't ask, just believe, is to say "Don't abandon your ignorance and foolishness, just believe". Therefore, it is not really solving anything but adding new contradictions, hypocrisy arises as well.

In the worst case scenario: I will keep my foolish desires, but I am a believer, I have the faith, so DON'T YOU DARE!

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