Christianity
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The cosmos of Genesis 1
Recently I’ve been consuming content about how today’s science view the cosmos, which makes me think about the cosmos of Genesis 1 (from the Hebrew Bible) and how they follow a similar pattern of how everything started from wild and waste. Then there was order and life. From Genesis 1, here’s how life on earth Read more
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Ghost net
There are things left behind by the people from our past that keep us from moving froward today. And like ghost nets, we don’t quite understand what got us. We only know how to flail and exhaust ourselves trying to escape an invisible force holding us back. It would be fortunate to have someone see Read more
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Planning our lives based on what’s tested and true
It’s true that when you don’t have a plan, somebody does it for you. Because we all have ideas. But these ideas don’t necessarily reflect what the other person values. And if that person’s resolve is weak, he might easily be swayed by what’s on the table. What a joy if it aligns with his Read more
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Selfish kids
After serving my niece her favorite dish, she began to put almost everything on her plate (more than what she could finish), leaving everybody else almost nothing. She is five. It seems that selfishness was the default. But she doesn’t know it. More likely, she doesn’t understand (yet) what it means to share a limited Read more
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Is being helpless something you learn?
You might say that your circumstances have shaped you and made you who you are today. Well, it would’ve been inspiring if you meant it that way. But if who you are today meant seeing yourself as having no power to change your circumstance, you might see yourself helpless and a victim of it. But Read more
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Everything begins with a thought
Did you ever wonder why you did what you did? Most of the time, you’ve thought about it passionately before committing it. “Sow a thought, reap an action. Sow an action, reap a habit. Sow a habit, reap a life.” And we control the thoughts we sow–the thoughts we continually allow our minds to dwell Read more
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It’s the last quarter of the year
Can you believe it? We’re almost over with 2022! Made me ponder about all the things I wanted to do but didn’t and the things I hoped for that did. All the unanswered and answered prayers were things I am both grateful for. The Lord truly knows what’s best for us! There are indeed so Read more