"I have not been called to the wisdom of this world
But to a God who's calling out to me
And even though the world may think
I'm losing touch with reality
It would be crazy to choose this world
Over eternity." - 'Crazy' by MercyMe
Something I learnt from ARPC's series on Revelations:
Our sovereign God has been, and is implementing His plan.
His plan to judge those who oppose Him,
and to save those who worship Him.
And that is why life is worthwhile.
My prayer for myself is that I will not be swayed from that vision. Not to get distracted by the things of the world. Was sharing abt this issue with Desmond in the afternoon....
For example, let's take something small like our growing fascinations with the latest techy toy/ gadget ("oooh!! cool ipod!!" *fiddle fiddle for 40 mins*), or how technology and the internet has greatly altered the state of human r/ps these days. How many of us prefer talking to our friends thru sms/ msn rather than face to face bcos it guards our privacy and allows us to multi-task? I'll admit, I'm like tt quite often. I'm learning still.
I think our time is getting more fragmented with the array of distractions ard us, and individuals are getting more isolated from each other. The Urban Disconnect. We're forgetting the value of a single person....the need to nurture r/ps....n the central focus of living with heaven in our hearts.
I was singing this song while playing on my guitar tdy..."More than life" by Hillsong. Think it really helps me to remember that heaven is my reality, not the illusory, deceptive worldly obsessions.
Lord, be my 1st love. Amen.
"I love You. More than life."- Reuben Morgan.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Timbre
The new cafe/bistro/ bar "Timbre"
at Substation (the old 'Fat Frog Cafe') is my new fav hang-out. :)Finally, a place where my frens n I feel totally comfy at. The crowd (mostly Uni students/ grads) n staff there are very frenly. We even shared a plate of fries with the grp of pple next to us! The feel is quite laid-back, casual and unpretentious. It's almost like 'Central Perk' from the show "Friends".
Music-wise....they have a different line-up each night. I usually hang there on Sats, where there's an acoustic set up (i like!) and informal jam sessions. Expect current pop hits, class 95FM type of music and light jazz. You can request for songs too. I asked for "Fields of Gold". Thank gdness it wasn't slaughtered! A pretty decent rendition of Eva Cassidy's version of tt song.
Well, the music isn't THAT solid or sophisticated, but it's nostalgic, 'feel-good', fun fare for the Uni student/grad types. Last week, during a jam session, one guy went up to sing 'Rainbow Connection' in a kermity voice! Was very funny and heart-warming. :)
Tip....if u ever go there n wonder what is gd in terms of food. Try the pizza n fries (very 'potato-ey'. haha!).
Ok..too woozy from my pint of beer liao. Moo...OUT!
at Substation (the old 'Fat Frog Cafe') is my new fav hang-out. :)Finally, a place where my frens n I feel totally comfy at. The crowd (mostly Uni students/ grads) n staff there are very frenly. We even shared a plate of fries with the grp of pple next to us! The feel is quite laid-back, casual and unpretentious. It's almost like 'Central Perk' from the show "Friends".
Music-wise....they have a different line-up each night. I usually hang there on Sats, where there's an acoustic set up (i like!) and informal jam sessions. Expect current pop hits, class 95FM type of music and light jazz. You can request for songs too. I asked for "Fields of Gold". Thank gdness it wasn't slaughtered! A pretty decent rendition of Eva Cassidy's version of tt song.
Well, the music isn't THAT solid or sophisticated, but it's nostalgic, 'feel-good', fun fare for the Uni student/grad types. Last week, during a jam session, one guy went up to sing 'Rainbow Connection' in a kermity voice! Was very funny and heart-warming. :)
Tip....if u ever go there n wonder what is gd in terms of food. Try the pizza n fries (very 'potato-ey'. haha!).
Ok..too woozy from my pint of beer liao. Moo...OUT!
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Be Still
This is posted at Audrey's request. She asked me this qn last week or so, "what does it mean to be still and know that He is God?" (ref. Psalm 46) An excellent qn...at a Psalm we often read, but often gloss over. This was Daryl's eloquent and moving interpretation of that famous bible verse:
"I think it has to do with an inner state of reverence and awe ...
Like when a King or Ruler comes in your presence ...
You keep quiet ...
You listen to him ...
You don't fidget and get restless
You wait on him
Context is about the awesome power of God
So God is saying ...
"Hey Man ....
Look at my power ...
Where my power is ....
you need not fear ...I am your strength n power."
I am blown away by the strength and the tenderness of our God. :)
"I think it has to do with an inner state of reverence and awe ...
Like when a King or Ruler comes in your presence ...
You keep quiet ...
You listen to him ...
You don't fidget and get restless
You wait on him
Context is about the awesome power of God
So God is saying ...
"Hey Man ....
Look at my power ...
Where my power is ....
you need not fear ...I am your strength n power."
I am blown away by the strength and the tenderness of our God. :)
Mr Pants
My friend SudahS, just had a very amusing encounter lately. She got introduced to this Ah Beng guy by her friends. Her friend then tries to fix them up by giving her number to this guy (without her knowledge).
The next day, SudahS gets smses from this guy, whom she barely knows,(in barely coherent english btw)...asking her out for a date. Initial reaction from SudahS are shrieks of "Ee-yer!!!!!". Then, SudahS gets furious at her friend because she is not interested in dating now, and furthermore, she can't even remember how the guy remotely looks like. All she CAN recall, is tt he was wearing pants. (Henceforth, the guy will be known as Mr Pants.)
SudahS calls up her friend demanding an explanation for the unneccessary mess she's in now. Her friend's reply "but he's a good catch what! He's from the national canoeing team, check out his bod man! Somemore ah, he help his mother do housework leh!"
SudahS then sarcastically points out tt even psycho murderers might be involved in charity work/ help their mums do the washing. Perhaps these psychos could qualify as great 'catches' too? (This reminds me of how my mum often complains abt her single daughter being fussy with guys: "Why so fussy? Got job, don't drink, don't smoke can oredi what!" My mum certainly has high expectations for me. Ah, my sweet family!)
Anyway, SudahS's friend tries to clear up the mess and explain things to Mr Pants. Mr Pants calls/ smses to apologise for "being frightening....n not having enuff foresight" and to say that he hopes to meet her before she leaves for Australia. SudahS is amazed that the word 'foresight' is part of his vocab. Then she politely entertains him by agreeing.
Next day, it seems like Mr Pants still hasn't gotten the point. SudahS awakes to an sms that says 'Good morning PAL!'. A perplexed SudahS thinks "who's your freaking pal man???" But after calming down, Audrey moves beyond frustration, to a state of tickled amusement. She now secretly looks forward to Mr Pant's smses...just to laugh at the funny msges he sends.
At night, SudahS recounts the tale to Mich. Mich and SudahS roar in laughter over the amusing antics of Mr Pants, and her 'wonderful' friends who fix her up with 'cannot-make-it' guys. It just seems so 'Bridget Jones' doesn't it?Classic 'nightmares' in the dating scene. Hahaha! I think some of you might be able to identify.
The next day, SudahS gets smses from this guy, whom she barely knows,(in barely coherent english btw)...asking her out for a date. Initial reaction from SudahS are shrieks of "Ee-yer!!!!!". Then, SudahS gets furious at her friend because she is not interested in dating now, and furthermore, she can't even remember how the guy remotely looks like. All she CAN recall, is tt he was wearing pants. (Henceforth, the guy will be known as Mr Pants.)
SudahS calls up her friend demanding an explanation for the unneccessary mess she's in now. Her friend's reply "but he's a good catch what! He's from the national canoeing team, check out his bod man! Somemore ah, he help his mother do housework leh!"
SudahS then sarcastically points out tt even psycho murderers might be involved in charity work/ help their mums do the washing. Perhaps these psychos could qualify as great 'catches' too? (This reminds me of how my mum often complains abt her single daughter being fussy with guys: "Why so fussy? Got job, don't drink, don't smoke can oredi what!" My mum certainly has high expectations for me. Ah, my sweet family!)
Anyway, SudahS's friend tries to clear up the mess and explain things to Mr Pants. Mr Pants calls/ smses to apologise for "being frightening....n not having enuff foresight" and to say that he hopes to meet her before she leaves for Australia. SudahS is amazed that the word 'foresight' is part of his vocab. Then she politely entertains him by agreeing.
Next day, it seems like Mr Pants still hasn't gotten the point. SudahS awakes to an sms that says 'Good morning PAL!'. A perplexed SudahS thinks "who's your freaking pal man???" But after calming down, Audrey moves beyond frustration, to a state of tickled amusement. She now secretly looks forward to Mr Pant's smses...just to laugh at the funny msges he sends.
At night, SudahS recounts the tale to Mich. Mich and SudahS roar in laughter over the amusing antics of Mr Pants, and her 'wonderful' friends who fix her up with 'cannot-make-it' guys. It just seems so 'Bridget Jones' doesn't it?Classic 'nightmares' in the dating scene. Hahaha! I think some of you might be able to identify.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
"My heart is spoken for"
Bless those American guys in 'Mercy Me' for writing such an incredible song! It made my heart skip a beat, n gave me the shudders (gd type lah) when I first heard it. The truth of the lyrics really hit me, and then...my heart melted at the realization that my God is SO in love with ME!! Why me?? I can't fathom why. But He truly is! Now I can proudly say....my heart is spoken for.
I hope it'll speak to u guys too...not just the gals, or the singles...but even those who r in marriages. Cos well, God is the only one who can ever complete us. :) Problem with us humans, is that we always look in the wrong places...even tho' we don't always realize it. I like how C.S Lewis articulated it:
"...when the real want for Heaven is present in us, we do not recognise it. Most people, if they had really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never quite keep their promise.
The longings which arise in us when we first fall in love, or first think of some foreign country, or first take up some subject that excites us, are longings which no marriage, no travel, no learning, can really satisfy.
I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death..."
Spoken For (by Mercy Me)
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Take this world from me
I don't need it anymore
I am finally free
My heart is spoken for
Oh and I praise You
Oh and I worshp You
Chorus:
Covered by a love divine
Child of the risen Lord
To hear You say
"This one's mine"
My heart is spoken for
Now I have a peace
That I've never known before
I find myself complete
My heart is spoken for
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I hope it'll speak to u guys too...not just the gals, or the singles...but even those who r in marriages. Cos well, God is the only one who can ever complete us. :) Problem with us humans, is that we always look in the wrong places...even tho' we don't always realize it. I like how C.S Lewis articulated it:
"...when the real want for Heaven is present in us, we do not recognise it. Most people, if they had really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never quite keep their promise.
The longings which arise in us when we first fall in love, or first think of some foreign country, or first take up some subject that excites us, are longings which no marriage, no travel, no learning, can really satisfy.
I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death..."
Spoken For (by Mercy Me)
=========================
Take this world from me
I don't need it anymore
I am finally free
My heart is spoken for
Oh and I praise You
Oh and I worshp You
Chorus:
Covered by a love divine
Child of the risen Lord
To hear You say
"This one's mine"
My heart is spoken for
Now I have a peace
That I've never known before
I find myself complete
My heart is spoken for
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Missing ya....
I was watching Rockstar INXS on cable just now (i love that show ok! better than American Idol. Go Mig Ayesa!!)...and I realized how much I miss my band, Disclosure. We used to meet almost every Sun for practices...but now everyone's so bz, it's hard to even meet up to just hang out.
I miss the music we made (or tried to make), Kelvin's dogs that we played with during practices, the drinking n eating sessions, the prayers we shared, the deep talks/ debates we had, the silly games we played, the jokes we cracked...even those awful crude ones that these boys made in front of ME, forgetting that there's a gal in the midst of them. haha!
Well, at least I am meeting Dehui this Sun...just to catch up. :)For that, I'm real glad. I hope to see Kelvin n George soon leh.
I miss the music we made (or tried to make), Kelvin's dogs that we played with during practices, the drinking n eating sessions, the prayers we shared, the deep talks/ debates we had, the silly games we played, the jokes we cracked...even those awful crude ones that these boys made in front of ME, forgetting that there's a gal in the midst of them. haha!
Well, at least I am meeting Dehui this Sun...just to catch up. :)For that, I'm real glad. I hope to see Kelvin n George soon leh.
"Have you been filled with the Spirit lately?"
This is an excellent article by Ps Chris Chia from ARPC. I found it really liberating how he clarifies the notion of being spirit-filled. n after reading through it, I realize how much I have to learn in the area of submission to others.
p/s: btw, regarding the part of abt 'getting drunk with wine' in Ephesians...I never get drunk ok! in case some of u tease me abt me n my alcohol. :p
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by Pastor Christopher Chia:
What does it mean to be spiritual?
For many in both Christian circles and other faiths, anything spiritual must have to do with supernatural events or inexplicable phenomena. This is what Paul the Apostel wrote in Ephesians 5:18-21.
"And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ."
For Paul, being filled with the Spirit of God does not involve supernatural or inexplicable phenomena like speaking in tongues, seeing visions, being slain in the Spirit, making loud animal noises or finding peace.
Being filled with the Spirit involves four rather natural, almost mundane, activities! These are (a) speaking to one another in spiritual songs, (b) singing to the Lord in our hearts, (c) giving thanks for all things and (d) submitting to one another in our daily relationships. What a revelation for our liberation. Why?
We do not have to go on an endless quest or pilgrimage to discover spirituality. Christian spirituality is not a place to be found, a feeling to be felt or a state of mind to be attained. Christian spirituality is simply doing the things that matter to God. It is embarking on activities that show our thanks to God and our submission to others.
p/s: btw, regarding the part of abt 'getting drunk with wine' in Ephesians...I never get drunk ok! in case some of u tease me abt me n my alcohol. :p
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by Pastor Christopher Chia:
What does it mean to be spiritual?
For many in both Christian circles and other faiths, anything spiritual must have to do with supernatural events or inexplicable phenomena. This is what Paul the Apostel wrote in Ephesians 5:18-21.
"And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ."
For Paul, being filled with the Spirit of God does not involve supernatural or inexplicable phenomena like speaking in tongues, seeing visions, being slain in the Spirit, making loud animal noises or finding peace.
Being filled with the Spirit involves four rather natural, almost mundane, activities! These are (a) speaking to one another in spiritual songs, (b) singing to the Lord in our hearts, (c) giving thanks for all things and (d) submitting to one another in our daily relationships. What a revelation for our liberation. Why?
We do not have to go on an endless quest or pilgrimage to discover spirituality. Christian spirituality is not a place to be found, a feeling to be felt or a state of mind to be attained. Christian spirituality is simply doing the things that matter to God. It is embarking on activities that show our thanks to God and our submission to others.
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Thank You Jesus!
I remember how Andrea wrote in her blog, abt how Darlene Zschech had this infectious spirit of gratitude towards Jesus. She was always saying "Thank You Jesus" for this and that. That is so refreshing and admirable! What a good habit to get into, to see His goodness in things great and small...and it really blesses the heart of God. :)
I think when we sit down and count our blessings, we start to realize that we r much happier than we think we r. So THANK YOU JESUS for...:
1) The job that I hv now! Even tho' the workload is kinda costing me my social life (for this season...it's necc. tho'), I'm learning and growing. It's a privilege to be able to impact the lives of the students we hv.
p/s: Sorry May n Rie for not being able to join u for drinks that day cos of work. We shall do it again I promise!!!
2)My colleagues!
Funky Aaron, for:
- his sweet treats (thanks for your choc cake n sudoku book! You da bomb!)I was telling Desmond it must be gd 'karma'. cos i was giving out cupcakes the week before. haha! of course we don't believe in karma per se.
- his hilarious "you can do it!!!" shout-outs before I go into class. (I told him tt i give myself 'pep talks' before going into classes on some days u see)
- and enlightenng me that there REALLY is a bk entitled "The asshole's guide to handling chicks". *chuckles* Ok guys...own up! Who actually has been hiding this at home??
Spencer:
-for being my stone-out buddy after Thurs nite classes.
We just let out the dumbest, most bimbotic exclamations like "yay, horiday!" or the classic "COOL!!!!" at pretty much anything. Yeah, things do get kinda weird behind the closed doors of the office.
Bernice and Andrea:
-for being sweet, sweet frens and confidantes! 'nuff said. :)
3) My students who have been giving positive feedback so far. Phew!
Also, thank you Jesus for students who encourage me, and seriously go all out to MAKE ME LAUGH! (most of the time it's the other way round u see) What a blessing. :) Their antics make me laugh so hard I can't sing sometimes.
4)My sweet grandma who lovingly makes fresh otah for me (with gigantic chunks of crab-meat n fish ah!) Also, my aunt in Sabah who is ever so encouraging and caring.
5) DW for introducing the 'Lakewood live' CD to me. I found this song inside that was super infectious, "Sweeter" by Israel Houghton.
"Every day with You Lord
Sweeter than the day before"
6)My friends who stand by me through it all. :) Your phone calls, smses, cranberry scones, cheesecakes, beer,prayers, hugs, encouragement, and companionship are all deeply appreciated! (Winnie: I wait in eager anticipation for the tiramisu tt is to come. haha! rem...with bucketloads of alcohol pls.)
(thanks Edvok8 for putting up with my incessant quote-sharing.hee!)
7) For good health, even while having to face many sick students daily. It's quite a miracle! (Audrey: remember to take your Vitamin pills everyday.it really helps!)
8) For brilliant writers like C.S Lewis, Tolkien, Philip Yancey, whose writings inspire, comfort, challenge, and touch me profoundly. Their writings cast a reflection on the greatest poet and artist of all, my God Almighty.
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C.S Lewis "Mere Christianity":
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"God designed the human machine to run on Himself. He Himself is the fuel our spirits were designed to burn, or the food our spirits were designed to feed on. There is no other. God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing."
"To what will you look for help if you will not look to that which is stronger than yourself?"
I think when we sit down and count our blessings, we start to realize that we r much happier than we think we r. So THANK YOU JESUS for...:
1) The job that I hv now! Even tho' the workload is kinda costing me my social life (for this season...it's necc. tho'), I'm learning and growing. It's a privilege to be able to impact the lives of the students we hv.
p/s: Sorry May n Rie for not being able to join u for drinks that day cos of work. We shall do it again I promise!!!
2)My colleagues!
Funky Aaron, for:
- his sweet treats (thanks for your choc cake n sudoku book! You da bomb!)I was telling Desmond it must be gd 'karma'. cos i was giving out cupcakes the week before. haha! of course we don't believe in karma per se.
- his hilarious "you can do it!!!" shout-outs before I go into class. (I told him tt i give myself 'pep talks' before going into classes on some days u see)
- and enlightenng me that there REALLY is a bk entitled "The asshole's guide to handling chicks". *chuckles* Ok guys...own up! Who actually has been hiding this at home??
Spencer:
-for being my stone-out buddy after Thurs nite classes.
We just let out the dumbest, most bimbotic exclamations like "yay, horiday!" or the classic "COOL!!!!" at pretty much anything. Yeah, things do get kinda weird behind the closed doors of the office.
Bernice and Andrea:
-for being sweet, sweet frens and confidantes! 'nuff said. :)
3) My students who have been giving positive feedback so far. Phew!
Also, thank you Jesus for students who encourage me, and seriously go all out to MAKE ME LAUGH! (most of the time it's the other way round u see) What a blessing. :) Their antics make me laugh so hard I can't sing sometimes.
4)My sweet grandma who lovingly makes fresh otah for me (with gigantic chunks of crab-meat n fish ah!) Also, my aunt in Sabah who is ever so encouraging and caring.
5) DW for introducing the 'Lakewood live' CD to me. I found this song inside that was super infectious, "Sweeter" by Israel Houghton.
"Every day with You Lord
Sweeter than the day before"
6)My friends who stand by me through it all. :) Your phone calls, smses, cranberry scones, cheesecakes, beer,prayers, hugs, encouragement, and companionship are all deeply appreciated! (Winnie: I wait in eager anticipation for the tiramisu tt is to come. haha! rem...with bucketloads of alcohol pls.)
(thanks Edvok8 for putting up with my incessant quote-sharing.hee!)
7) For good health, even while having to face many sick students daily. It's quite a miracle! (Audrey: remember to take your Vitamin pills everyday.it really helps!)
8) For brilliant writers like C.S Lewis, Tolkien, Philip Yancey, whose writings inspire, comfort, challenge, and touch me profoundly. Their writings cast a reflection on the greatest poet and artist of all, my God Almighty.
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C.S Lewis "Mere Christianity":
-------------------------------
"God designed the human machine to run on Himself. He Himself is the fuel our spirits were designed to burn, or the food our spirits were designed to feed on. There is no other. God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing."
"To what will you look for help if you will not look to that which is stronger than yourself?"
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
All for love
I love quotes..soundbites...well-crafted/articulated nuggets of truth. That is why I truly enjoy reading Philip Yancey who quotes regularly from literary greats. I'm using his bk as part of my devotion....and these are some powerful quotes that impacted me. I'm collecting them here more for myself to reflect on...and so i don't hv to keep searching for them.
"All for love, a Father gave
For only love could make a way
All for love, the heavens cried for love was crucified"
-Mia Fieldes 'All for love'-
That's from the new hillsong album. I'm planning to use that song in one of my vocal modules. Really find it very ministering. Reminds me how incredible and awesome, and loving and beautiful our God is.
Ps Chris Chia from ARPC said this in his last sermon abt materialism.
"Which is more difficult?
For God to grant you your salvation,
or your daily bread?"
Wow! Simple but such a powerful truth. I love how he articulates things and puts them into perspective for you. Btw, his fav writer is Philip Yancey.
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"The only ultimate way to conquer evil to let it be smothered within a willing, living, human being. When it is absorbed there, like blood in a sponge or a spear thrown into one's heart, it loses its power and goes no further." - Gale D. Webbe, "The Night and Nothing"-
" To believe in the supernatural is not simply to believe that after living a successful, material, and fairly virtuous life here one will continue to exist in the best-possible substitute for this world, or that after living a starved and stunted life here one will be compensated with all the good things one has gone without: it is to believe that the supernatural is the greatest reality here and now." -T.S Eliot-
"Everything difficult indicates something mroe than our theory of life yet embraces."- George MacDonald-
"Faith like Job's cannot be shaken because it is the result of having been shaken."- Rabbi Abraham Heschel-
"To be commanded to love God at all, let alone in the wilderness, is like being commanded to be well when we are sick, to sing for joy when we are dying of thirst, to run when our legs are broken. But this is the first and great commandment nonetheless. Even in the wilderness--especially in the wilderness--you shall love him."
- Frederick Buechner-
"God is like a person who clears his throat while hiding and so gives himself away."- Meister Eckhardt-
"All for love, a Father gave
For only love could make a way
All for love, the heavens cried for love was crucified"
-Mia Fieldes 'All for love'-
That's from the new hillsong album. I'm planning to use that song in one of my vocal modules. Really find it very ministering. Reminds me how incredible and awesome, and loving and beautiful our God is.
Ps Chris Chia from ARPC said this in his last sermon abt materialism.
"Which is more difficult?
For God to grant you your salvation,
or your daily bread?"
Wow! Simple but such a powerful truth. I love how he articulates things and puts them into perspective for you. Btw, his fav writer is Philip Yancey.
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"The only ultimate way to conquer evil to let it be smothered within a willing, living, human being. When it is absorbed there, like blood in a sponge or a spear thrown into one's heart, it loses its power and goes no further." - Gale D. Webbe, "The Night and Nothing"-
" To believe in the supernatural is not simply to believe that after living a successful, material, and fairly virtuous life here one will continue to exist in the best-possible substitute for this world, or that after living a starved and stunted life here one will be compensated with all the good things one has gone without: it is to believe that the supernatural is the greatest reality here and now." -T.S Eliot-
"Everything difficult indicates something mroe than our theory of life yet embraces."- George MacDonald-
"Faith like Job's cannot be shaken because it is the result of having been shaken."- Rabbi Abraham Heschel-
"To be commanded to love God at all, let alone in the wilderness, is like being commanded to be well when we are sick, to sing for joy when we are dying of thirst, to run when our legs are broken. But this is the first and great commandment nonetheless. Even in the wilderness--especially in the wilderness--you shall love him."
- Frederick Buechner-
"God is like a person who clears his throat while hiding and so gives himself away."- Meister Eckhardt-
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Surviving the week....
I don't know why I'm here....I know I shld be getting down to work. This is my current "must do list":
1) AWD1 schedule and overview
2) prepare list of songs for boss
3) Prepare students' presentation songs
4) run through the new wk's lesson plans
5) re-vamp songs for Primer n WD1
6) Get started on AWD1 lessons plans
So tired from the week that has just passed..and the thought of a new one seriously scares me. In contrast to the above list, which reflects the mundane reality of working life....this is my "WANT to do list" for today. (Feel free to drop a comment with your own "must do" and "want to do" lists. haha! Go on, amuse me.) :
*1) run off to botanic gardens, sit down at the Al Fresco Cafe with a great bk, and a glass of white wine with fresh raspberries.
**2) go Borders and buy tonnes of Roald Dahl bks (30% off tdy only)
# 3) buy a cute pink cardigan from U2 that has a quaint embroidered butterfly.
^4) declare Mon an official term holiday so that I can avoid teaching the overwhelming bulk of 5 classes.
*: no time and appropriate tpst
** and #: yes, sweet retail therapy. Unfortunately,no money
^: my bosses wld kill me and i wld lose my job
Well, at least one perk of my week was seeing more students touched during class. Somehow, a lot of students were incredibly moved by "Open the eyes of my heart Lord" and "Think abt His love". Hasn't really happened in this magnitude before. So was pleasantly surprised to see students tearing and even sobbing during those old, familiar songs.
Oh yes, and I saw Corrinne May at a talk at Esplanade library on Fri nite! She sounded beautiful in that small, intimate space. The generous gal was obliging enough to extend her talk by nearly half an hour. When she finally had to wrap it up, she joked by saying tt she was 'hungry lah'. Poor gal was swarmed by adoring fans after the talk tho'...so gdness knows when she finally got to eat.
1) AWD1 schedule and overview
2) prepare list of songs for boss
3) Prepare students' presentation songs
4) run through the new wk's lesson plans
5) re-vamp songs for Primer n WD1
6) Get started on AWD1 lessons plans
So tired from the week that has just passed..and the thought of a new one seriously scares me. In contrast to the above list, which reflects the mundane reality of working life....this is my "WANT to do list" for today. (Feel free to drop a comment with your own "must do" and "want to do" lists. haha! Go on, amuse me.) :
*1) run off to botanic gardens, sit down at the Al Fresco Cafe with a great bk, and a glass of white wine with fresh raspberries.
**2) go Borders and buy tonnes of Roald Dahl bks (30% off tdy only)
# 3) buy a cute pink cardigan from U2 that has a quaint embroidered butterfly.
^4) declare Mon an official term holiday so that I can avoid teaching the overwhelming bulk of 5 classes.
*: no time and appropriate tpst
** and #: yes, sweet retail therapy. Unfortunately,no money
^: my bosses wld kill me and i wld lose my job
Well, at least one perk of my week was seeing more students touched during class. Somehow, a lot of students were incredibly moved by "Open the eyes of my heart Lord" and "Think abt His love". Hasn't really happened in this magnitude before. So was pleasantly surprised to see students tearing and even sobbing during those old, familiar songs.
Oh yes, and I saw Corrinne May at a talk at Esplanade library on Fri nite! She sounded beautiful in that small, intimate space. The generous gal was obliging enough to extend her talk by nearly half an hour. When she finally had to wrap it up, she joked by saying tt she was 'hungry lah'. Poor gal was swarmed by adoring fans after the talk tho'...so gdness knows when she finally got to eat.
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