Love is not enough: A loved one at some time will depart from this world. No matter how strong (or weak) the love is, neither side has the capability to determine the time or manner of departing this world. There is only so much “will power” can override the end…
The birth of Jesus is celebrated on the 25th December, with some traditions making that observation or remembrance within a few weeks of that date. No one denies that the date of 25th is not a “fact”, it was a simple arrangement to remember his birth. The “simplicity” of grace…
So pleasantly surprised we didn’t remember the details. Anyway, for some reasons our names were on one of our bags. Somebody walked pass us, or we went pass them, and they happened to see our name on the bag. They called us out, and both were stunned for a few…
We got ready. We discovered the wheels on the suitcase needed attention, they are so worn out that soon one or more might get detached from the case. We decided to see if we could find a replacement. We know there is a shop that sells suitcase. We assumed it…
Caution is required when we are satisfied in discovering knowledge of ourselves and our world, that we are learning “truth”, and reject Jesus as the way, the only way. In this category are people who come to church once in a while but refuse to commit and prefer to visit…
The wrong kind of worship is when we say the worship is wrong. Jesus found there were people abusing the worship venue for personal gain, he decided that was wrong worship. (Matthew 21:12-17) The Samaritan woman followed traditions and to worship at one place, where “worship” is carried out at…
Religion and science don’t mix, or very rarely could one observation been made on equal footing from both. One argument is that science discovers, and affirms, facts, and by derivation, truth. When science hit on the new discover of quantum physics, it carried out extensive testing and reviewing to affirm…
There is a little bit of “herd” mentality amongst many of us. And some show more of this than others; while some do not exhibit such characteristics at all. In any case, there is a tendency for many of us to evaluate our own behaviour against others, or against what…
Morality is one that can be difficult to discuss – there is always specific conditions to take into account, and each has their own ways of dealing with moral issues, and that each might have different moral “standard” or “principles”. What is interesting is when one refuses to be “found”…
