Offering: Gratitude or Command?

If it's a 50/50 vote, then obviously I'm not crazy.

However, I do like the quote from the article:

Douglas LeBlanc, author of Tithing: Test Me in This, commented, "What is maddening to me is if there were a more explicit command to tithe, I think there would still be folks who would say, 'We are not in bondage to the law after all.'

"American Christians in particular, I think, will never fail to find a way out of tithing if they are not interested."

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3 Unread Mail Messages

"3 Unread Mail Messages" shows up on my welcome logon screen. But not emails...where they go?

Solution:

Check Outlook, Outlook Express & MSN Messenger (In my case I removed my msn).

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Childhood Toys

Came across this store: New Dragon Toy Wholesale Inc. 龍池貿易玩具公司。

Reminded me of some times I've seen in the old days back home...penguin sliding rising machines, 8-min remote controlled small helicopter ($30), etc.

I'll write it here so I can throw the business card away.

Tel: 212-691-8676

Fax: 212-691-8515

Mr. Mak

101 West 27th Street, New York, NY 10001

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The Contribution of the Reformation

One chief work of the reformation movement back then (not now), is the discernment of both good and evil from a single action.

Such as from Jacob's deceptive action: false testimony (sin), desire of birthright (righteousness).

Something that is usually betrayed by the simpletons. So they either make evil that which is good; or make good that which is evil.

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Facebook Maintenance

I have just gone through my facebook account to hide those with useless/selfish messages, and removed a Jonathan Koay, no need to include this ignorant selfish debtor on my list (This JoKer still owes me some 100-200USD for extra shipping cost for sending his stuff back to Malaysia some 10 years ago and claims he's given me the money but couldn't provide either a fake proof or knowledge of the amount he owes). He can be my friend if we meet. One can imagine how he makes his money.

Now, I shall have a good limited reading from FB.

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Well, I guess I'm not alone...

Came across this Daniel Mann's article: Preaching the Entire Word vs. The Theology of Silence, on Tim Keller after his recent chat with NBC on Civil Justice.

I had always thought of Pastor Keller as a thinker...not a preacher. I just can't believe I missed the show, given that I knew the schedule and it's free and I have transportation problem. I guess I don't have to go after all, given this revelation.

And I was...am...unaware that Rick Warren had switched side on this gay marriage issue...no doubt Warren's own dilemma, but perhaps Mann's exaggeration?

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Florida burn Quran, Afghan kill 7

When I read this news, I thought, I knew I should have predicted this...not surprising...wait...why U.N.? Why not America? Maybe somewhere I can witness personally...think again Timothy...well I should overcome the violence...is this April fool's day? Do they love to play with dates...What's crazy Jones gonna do next?...Should America exile him?...to Afghanistan?...What are the preachers there doing?...Aren't there any serious Christians in the U.N. that actually made a difference in a hostile country...what would I have done?

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False Christs

Apparently, there is a collection of list of some 30+ who claim to be christs (Jesus). Since 744 Bishop Adalbert to today's Sun Myung Moon.

Also on the list, around 20 Jewish Messiah from Simon of Peraea in 4 B.C. to today's the late Menachem Mendel Schneerson (died 1994).

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Vocab: Another way to define Lust

Lust: Inordinate desires

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New Text File Option Missing from Right-Click -> New...

Apparently something changed the registry.

Solution:

Create txt.reg txt file and paste content within ###:

 

###

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt]
"Content Type"="text/plain"
"PerceivedType"="text"
@="txtfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\PersistentHandler]
@="{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\ShellNew]
"ItemName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
00,6e,00,6f,00,74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,\
2d,00,34,00,37,00,30,00,00,00
"NullFile"=""

###

And then run it. Thanks to vistax64.

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