After hearing that name, only now I learned of its meaning: felt hat with creased top. Favored in the 50s and even now in New York. Those mafia hats. Used in combination of tommy guns in classic movies.
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Catholic is analogous to Egypt
Many boast about how the Roman Catholic Church has survived until today.
Does that mean the Catholics are right? Sure I'm confident that there are pious God's children amidst.
But I liken the Roman Catholic to Egypt of the Bible.
When the children of God are running from persecution from men and from nature, Egypt provided them a temporary haven; When the Episcopalians converted to homosexuality, the Catholic Church provided sanctuary for disappointed bishops.
And sacred music for those let down by contemporary prom song for Jesus music in the protestant churches.
Posted in Theologization
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The STEMI Co-workers
Though I have always cherished Dr. Tong as a mentor and one of the first in my prayer, I do take issue with some of his STEMI co-workers.
I am referring to the ones doing video/sound editing or 'marketing' and so on. Not the ones preaching, etc.
First it was a few years ago, when Rev. Tong in his lecture made a slight mistake. That was edited out of the recording. Now I've heard another similar case.
This is not about cutting out certain unnecessary piece, it is about honesty. There are times I thought to myself: I doubt this is sanctioned by Dr. Tong. In fact, I'm sure he would have those people put it back had he known it. Those hands of Uzzah.
Even the Bible is honestly display both pros and cons.
No wonder why these who hang around Dr. Tong longest and closest than most others never amount to much testimony themselves.
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Yo Yo Yo...did you say Excuse Me
Around 6:40pm, while leaving a subway train (F/M at 34th St) yesterday during rush hour, the train exit is blocked with incoming crowd, very usual crowd idiotic behavior (sometimes the conductor had to shout 'let the passengers off first' - just not this time).
So I pumped up my energy and break out with force. My left is a lady and possibly a black guy on the right. Thus, I rammed through between them leaning a little away from the lady.
While standing on the waiting platform, the black guy came to me yelling 'Yo Yo Yo, did you say Excuse me?'. I paused the classical music I was listening to, took out my headphones, and in a low and firm tone replied "You have to let people out first, man" and he just frustratingly murmurred ('what the F... you people are thinking...') and walked back to his train.
Though I was ready for him in all circumstances and I support my calm low tone reaction, I was feeling too much anger. I thank God for teaching me the lesson, a lesson that is not obvious but a lesson acknowledged nonetheless.
As much as we hate the disorder, we are to always first ready to love the people, give them an opportunity to turn around, not hate.
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104 Books of Islam
Since often times it is confusing for me to remember the first 100 book order, I shall have it written here for reference.
The Muslims claim 104 books from Heaven:
Lost:
10 to Adam
50 to Seth
30 to Enoch
10 to Abraham
And the corrupted (according to Muslims):
Torah - Moses
Zaboor - David
Injil - Jesus
The final: Koran - Mohammad
Thus, Islam wrote a new form of God's revelation. That which is via testimony of not many, but one. A reason why the muslims cannot really unite - unless perhaps if they seek a common enemy, such as America.
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Politeness
Politeness is not equal to rigtheousness.
Though it is not to excuse those who lack politeness, politeness can sometimes be sinful.
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Bible's Authority Teaches Us Right Judgment and Comment
When I am praised, the praisers do not make me as their example. For they praise not as lowly creatures, but a judge whose own pros and cons are always shielded from the world.
It is the same, when they read the Bible. They read it as the judge judging the Bible, while in reality, it is just the reverse, that when they read the Bible, they, not the Bible, are being judged - by the Bible.
Therefore, when we praise others, we do not praise vainly, but we make their example our mentor, our personal mentor.
If one only praises others and makes it not his life's example, of that which he praises, his praise is vain and there is no faithfulness found in his mouth.
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Why Europe Christianity Failed
European Christians are living in one of the most difficult fields in
the world. Why? It’s not because of persecution but because Europe feels
that it has tried Christianity and it hasn’t worked and we should move
on.
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The Repentance of Judah
In two occasions, one admitting the righteousness of Tamar (Gen 38:26), and the other a selfless desire to sacrifice for his brother Benjamin (Gen 44:33).
Some repent out of selfish desires: to gain acceptance, to be counted as virtuous as others, to be ahead of others in the 'competition' of righteousness, to be at peace with their guilt, etc.
A true repent mortifies one's own body of sins.
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Memory Improvement
A collection of guides, used mainly for textual things:
Repetition
Uttering in dramatized tones
Mnemonics
reminder
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