On Music, came across this movie score by Nico Muhly. Mostly played in the end of the trailer below: what appears to be clarinet thrills. I couldn't find the actual piece, so posting the trailer below is the best I can do. This piece is good for time lapse scenes.
Learned from Mr.You of this trick, though may not be useful for my situation: If you need emergency helicopter ride to hospital, you could avoid paying the usual $70k ride and pay only $70 membership fee for lifeflight.org which has benefits such as a free helicopter ride. Which is something that saved a couple whose devastation of the high helicopter cost (they do not have easy transportation) turned into joy when they were told of this secret by a nurse. However, this may not apply to me because I do not live in such rural area and also it appears that this benefit is only available in the North-West coast.
So I have this dream this morning that I shall try to recall, probably less than 50% of it for sure:
Apparently I had this job (fictional) that I didn't like (could be related to the recent talk with Nadia about her work) that I was quitting. Some fat guy, could be the manager, said "Good luck with your job hunting" or something along the line, but I knew he didn't mean it. So I lied by replying "Yes, I already found a great job in Sweden". And his reply was "and I lost 200 pounds" or something along the line of that.
This much I remembered. I do remember a lady asking me where in Sweden, I think, I'm not sure it's relevant, but if so, it is an awakening of my conscience of lying.
I think the earlier I sleep (before 1am) the better I could recall my dreams or that I have dreams.
It troubled me when I woke up and recited Psalm 5. It also amazes me yet again how "advanced" my dreams were sometimes, as if they are from someone else's head because certain details were just too original or unreal to be from my head.
I pondered upon the fact that the "manager's" reply could be sarcastic, calling out my bluff, hence he also claimed to have lost "5 pounds", or if not, he's basically implying that "who cares". The bluff I made would be for the intent to provoke jealousy of some sort, obviously. So not only I sinned by lying, the consequence of it is less than useless.
But then how shall we deal with people like such? It does recall the verse GCC had in the virtual Bible Study last night, James 4:17, that people like that manager that does not show a world of care, is sinful by that very act, on top of lying about the desire on other's good will. They believe they stayed righteous by not doing anything as long as they fulfilled the obvious.
So I was troubled and I believe it is a warning from God that I am heading the direction of unrighteousness by considering that this kind of lying may justify dealing with the nonchalant, despicable types. Best default way to deal with them is perhaps to just ignore them and look for David's advise in Psalms, for they were definitely included in the Psalms. Sometimes David battled against the wicked, sometimes he complained to God about them. Such is the meditation. May God have mercy upon me. Amen.
On unconverted ministries: When a person is truly saved, there is at least some sign of desire to love studying God's word. It is not a once upon a time kind of thing, not "I used to love it" kind of thing. One would feel guilty about the above. This proves many members in churches today are not saved. Their worship is a committive one, not a faithful one; their fellowship is a social one, not a family one; their proclamation of faith is an insurance one, not a rejoicing one. And their leaders/pastors are blind.
There is a notion that long distance relationship won't last. Because we do not see each other for an extended time, we do not know how each have changed so that we could acclimate in relationship accordingly. But God is not so, for He does not change. So relationship with God, even though God is invisible, and God is not tangible, and we cannot speak to God as we speak to man, we build our relationship with God through the Son, who is unchanging because He is God, who took human nature to be with us.
In my research for removing translator's audio parts in a lecture, I've come across this term: Speaker diarization. It's the method to distinguish different speaker voices.
It was cute at first, but after listening to many of Stephen Tong's videos, I now find the translator parts very annoying and time wasting.
So Hurricane Ida came, and I overestimated NJ Transit's competence. After the big snow storm melt down last year, I should have learned my lesson. Also, I should have left work earlier. NJ Transit's engineering ability really sucks, so when a storm is coming or a slight weather change happens, DO NOT COUNT on them. They don't know flood control, they don't know nothing. They even once banned e-bikes/scooters. Nadia had to come pick me up in NYC and I almost had a brawl with some homeless latino/white guy who tried to block my path. Had I not tried to hurry to signal Nadia for her to see me, I would likely have pulled out my tactical pen. But I tried my best to calm him down because all I could think of is for Nadia to see me. So I was a few seconds late tracking Nadia and had to run from 34th Street to 31st street chasing her as she didn't notice me signaling her on 7th Ave, and we had a hard time in the car. Alternatively, if this kind of thing happens, I should just book a hotel ($65-$150), WORTH IT!
This morning I woke up around 10:17am with a rather nice dream. I shall recall as best as I could. I think I can only recall the last 50% of it.
It's about going to visit Jack in CA. I had spent time at John's (I think) place and that Jason and Lydia were there as well. For some strange reason Jason shared that he was having issue with his work visa (which seemed so believable in the dream contrary to reality), which I later think it has to do with his rather quiet character, at least from how I personally know him. Everyone was cheerful with each other.
Though Nadia's not in the dream but she was mentioned. There's a companion with me to visit Jack, I think it's Willy. Probably because it was a smooth trip just with him in reality when we visited Komoko Island.
Then Dream ended with me saying farewell to John, Jason and Lydia at what looks like a bus stop departing for CA and perhaps there were others (Eastlyn?) etc. there.
My conclusion is perhaps it's God's way of showing me mercy, that I should be more forgiving, though, of course, I'm not changing any doctrinal stand such as reformed vs. Ameristian. But over all, those who truly love and serve God will recognize each other despite minor disagreements.
My own dilution method: Original sample with lots of tap water dilution, 1.93ppm With DSR EZ Carbon (more than a capful): 1.25ppm With Cobalt Total Nitrate resin instead (210g): 0.06ppm
Conclusion: I don't think the DSR EZ Carbon is as great as the online forum community puts out to be. Perhaps they were comparing reef tank to reef tank and not marine fish tank (20+ ppm is ok) to reef tank (not more than 5ppm).
So Cobalt Total Nitrate it is. I need lots of this. It is also able to recharge/reuse.
Or The Apocalypse of John. Our Grace PCA church's adult Sunday School has started on this book last Sunday. So far so good. So I'll start making notes here.
Pastor Christopher used Joel Beeke's
The Revelation is about Jesus Christ.
Beeke divides the book into 7 parts:
1:1-3:22
4:1-8:1
8:2-11:19
12:1-14:20
15:1-16:21
17:1-19:21
20:1-22:21
And the hermeneutics of the eschatology is distinguished as these groups: preterist (all in the past), historic (identifying specific historic moments from the book), futurist (yet to happen, dispensationalists, etc.) and idealist (symbolism), Eclectic (taking more than one approach, absorbing all 4 above)
There's discussion of special numbers: 7 (completion), 4 (4 corners of the world, creation? I don't remember), 12 (All people of God), 10 (completion)
Update 9/27/2022: Here I shall also add my own study. Starting with my outline. This is also because of the Friday Fellowship I have with the LECC church in Washington. I was called to lead 2 sessions on Revelation chapter 1. I also realized that I've had 贾玉铭's commentaries on the entire Bible (including Ecclesiastes and Revelation, both of which are currently involved in Bible study of churches I'm in) this whole time. I believe I bought these years ago before I was married, and perhaps at the time, didn't even know anything about the author.
The Bible Project does a good summary of the book:
Part 1:
Part 2:
One interesting note is that some thinks that the apostle John is not likely the author of Revelation and possibly 2John as well. This is pastor Li of LECC Bible study. He sourced his belief to Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea, who cited Dionysius of Alexandria: The theory was that since John didn't name himself in the gospel, why would he called himself John in Revelation, or Elder in 2John 1; 3:John 1. But this is a weak logic: Why couldn't John sign some with his own name and some other anonymously? Why couldn't he call himself an Elder, Peter did (1Pet 5:1). Dionysius also allegedly claim that some has rejected Revelation because of obscure authorship, which was even attributed by some to the heretic Cerinthus and his lot "Cerinthians", who used John's name as a reputable authority for his fiction. Though Dionysius himself with mysterious awe in unknown authorship of it, accepted this book as inspired. However, Ireneaus (Against Heresies, V, 30) and Eusebius (Church History, IV) attested that the author was the Apostle John. Ireneaus was the disciple of Polycarp who in turn was disciple to the Apostle John.
