Monthly Archives: January 2013

23andMe

Posted on January 21, 2013 by timlyg

Interesting information from my Evolution coursera course from Duke University. With the advancement of DNA testing, now this 23andMe company can provide information of a person by usually a mere spit for around $99. Ancestry ethnicity percentage, health, risks of … Continue reading →

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Rock Paper Scissors is a $50,000+ prize Competition

Posted on January 21, 2013 by timlyg

I can't believe I looked up this game on Wikipedia, after my Standford professor in Game Theory mentioned it. And perhaps a side strategy on Tic Tac Toe...So I can put my recursive programming skill on a more complex game … Continue reading →

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Horsemeat in Beef Burgers?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by timlyg

If this is happening in U.K., what do we have in U.S.A.? She adds there is an "enormous amount" of horse meat in the food chain. "Where do people think they go when they become useless?" I don't mind eating … Continue reading →

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Understanding the connection between Targum, Talmud, Mishnah and Gemara

Posted on January 18, 2013 by timlyg

"The Talmud has two components: the Mishnah (Hebrew: משנה, c. 200 CE), the first written compendium of Judaism's Oral Law, and the Gemara (c. 500 CE), an elucidation of the Mishnah and related Tannaitic writings that often ventures onto other … Continue reading →

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Sermon Review: God's Approbation of His Works by John Wesley

Posted on January 18, 2013 by timlyg

John Milton's Paradise Lost is praised as comparable to the goodness of God's creation. So, John Wesley concluded the 4 elements: earth, water, air and fire as the building blocks of the cosmos. An interesting Note, or question: And even … Continue reading →

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How to Make Fake Shark Fin

Posted on January 18, 2013 by timlyg

For Shark fin soup. Not long ago, I tried it with a frozen shark fin imitation. Using the recipe below from Youtube. It was good. The black fungus helped imitate the shark fin texture while the fake shark fin, a … Continue reading →

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How to Deal with Children's Ministry on America Today

Posted on January 18, 2013 by timlyg

Paul Washer said it on several occasion that he would not send his children to 98% of Sunday schools in America. Even in the churches I've been to here, the ministry has been ignored, pampered, ill-treated and sugar-coated by wickedness … Continue reading →

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Preview on the book A Puritan Theology, an interview by Janet Mefferd

Posted on January 17, 2013 by timlyg

Janet interviewed Joel Beeke, and here's my summary: William Perkins, considered to be the Father of Puritans. Problems within puritans: Richard Baxter, though a puritan, but he was not sound on justification by faith alone.John Eaton was an antinomian. Recommended … Continue reading →

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Strange Fire Conference 2013

Posted on January 17, 2013 by timlyg

Dr. Stephen Tong is not the only one rebuking the Charismatic movement of today. There is also at the same age on the other side of the globe, John MacArthur, who wrote Charismatic Chaos. Of course, Dr. Tong doesn't hide … Continue reading →

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Replacement Theology/Supersessionism

Posted on January 17, 2013 by timlyg

There are the Messianic Jews, the Chosen People Ministries, who want to make a distinction between the future of Israel and the Church: Chosen People Ministries: "There are some who say that while it is true that God will restore … Continue reading →

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