Category Archives: Theologization

Journal of the Week

Posted on July 4, 2023 by timlyg

7/7/2023 Top 10 Javascript Frameworks in 2023: For System Networking 101, this seems to be a good tutorial start, with great details. Pre-2000 American doctors were wrong in advising parents to avoid allergenic food to infants. But it's the introduction … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service 7/2/2023

Posted on July 2, 2023 by timlyg

Three themes come up today at church: After my time spent with American churches, I would say the common issue unaware by many is being on different wavelengths. One question asked, an off topic response answered. Happens all the time. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service 6/25/2023

Posted on June 25, 2023 by timlyg

In Sunday School, on Prayer, when asked "What keeps our prayer faithful or unfaithful?" I thought of this during the Service sermon, that when people use "OMG" Oh my God! it is a form of prayer. Mostly done in vain, … Continue reading →

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On Sunday Service 6/18/2023 regarding CCM

Posted on June 22, 2023 by timlyg

This is the last day I serve as violinist for E's "praise team". I had notified her a week earlier. This was after Nadia's urging, not to wait for Tom, whose view on church music I cherished somewhat because he … Continue reading →

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Machen on Bible Reading in Public School

Posted on June 14, 2023 by timlyg

Contrary to many fundamentalist Christians, Machen is opposed to Bible reading in state controlled schools simply because the Bible is not something to be taken lightly. There must be Christian element in the teaching, reading and listening of it, or … Continue reading →

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On Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) Updated

Posted on June 13, 2023 by timlyg

I have written about this a few times here before, so this is an update. Heavily focused on Stephen Tong's take on it and Deuteronomy 12:4. So this morning, Nadia spoke with me about not leading E. on in the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Service 2023-06-11

Posted on June 12, 2023 by timlyg

In the sermon the pastor once again gave the same erroneous/insufficient interpretation of Matthew 7 on "judge not". C: Judge not... = "don't sit on God's throne to judge" Though this is true, but it is not the context of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen

Posted on June 9, 2023 by timlyg

Introduction: Clear-cut definition of terms in religious matters, bold facing of the logical implications of religious views, is by many persons regarded as an impious proceeding. Meaning those who look always for a black and white terminology (i.e. fundamentalists) and … Continue reading →

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Bible Study: Galatians

Posted on June 8, 2023 by timlyg

GCC has started this on Thursdays while Nadia and I were away in Asia. So we came back joining half way, at around chapter 3. We have just about finished with chapter 4 last week. Since I don't have nor … Continue reading →

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GCC Sunday Service 06/04/2023

Posted on June 5, 2023 by timlyg

Sunday School on Religious text, very brief: Quran (variant original manuscripts compiled and then finally codified by Caliph Uthman, thus not as direct revelation as the Muslims claim to be), Hindu text (I didn't get to see the slideshow points … Continue reading →

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