When you fall or face the trials in life, always remember
LOOK TO THE CROSS!
=)

a perhaps pointless arguement

Happy mid autumn festival people...





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We serve in church. Why?

We contribute talents to good causes. Why?

sorry about the negativeness. But still.

When we are good in something, we get pushed to contribute it to causes which need such talents. For example, many of us JS members have good musical talents. So we are asked to perform, worship. People go even as far as to ask us to cultivate what we are already rather good in.

Is that wise? not really.



What are we serving and doing things out of? what people are asking us, what people think is best of us? Why are we serving if that is all that matters? we look like stupid robots here. And to our juniors in church and school, are they serving cause of that, we tell them to? erm... not wise.

In case you were wondering, yes, i am in the midst of a period where i am rather burnt and disillusioned. But i believe it's good to ask questions like this. We live a life where it's a non-stop bustle and hustle... but where is a purpose in the midst of the business? where is GOD, for that matter? And when life grinds itself out, i wouldn't want to find that it was not my own life i was living, but a life of people's fancies.

Perhaps we should stop and think things through. Before life overtakes us and makes itself a life of it's own.



-tim

Hey people!
Do post some stuffs on this blog.
Feel silence!

Do you love Him too?
I hope you do!

The batch of JS 2009!
This post is in conjunction to keep this blog alive!

Just a post!

Hi people... (wonders who else other then Praise and Ming Han will notice this) Here is a bit of me being random. Do forgive any mistakes here as i'm writing this while sick (diarrohea really sucks). Please do have the patience to read it till the end despite the lengthiness though.

As you all know (or not...? O.o), due to busyness of each and everyone of us and just plainly people having different schedules, a reu which has been scheduled around the end of this month has been put on hold for the moment.



So...

What are we really busy with? World cup? (hehe.) Studies? Dates? Work? Church? Socializing? Sleeping (lol!)? Eating? Emo-ing?

A sudden question pops to mind, is it all that we do worth it of our time?



-maybe i was asking this because i was sick, but anyways...-

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For there was once this story of a kid in primary school who was the nerd of the class. Thick specs, front row and centre student, first to raise his hand to answer a question (and typically correct). Blur to anything else but academically excellent (i dun think any one of us is like this LMAO). In short, he's teacher's pet. He was never absent.



Except this once. And oh this teacher felt it. Asking around, no student knew why (no one was good friends with him anyways) he was absent. Second day, same. Teacher got worried. But then he showed up on the third day... wearing a silly hat with two large black silly ears... Complete with this silly grin.

"Tommy (the dude's name), why were you absent and now wearing this hat?"

"Oh... Daddy brought me to Disneyland... =)" The whole class shut up on that word. Class nerd's now their jealous hero.

"well Tommy, i guess everyone wants to know how was your trip in DisneyLand,"

"OH!!!! IT WAS SO EXCITING!!!! We arrived at this HUGE CARPARK! There was so so so MMMMAAANNYY cars! We parked the car and there was this tram that we got on to..."



The whole class clung on to his words.

"... and the tram drove around the car park and brought us to this place with a HHHUUGGGEE GATE! We lined up at this counter for an hour..."



"...and then, then we bought a ticket and they gave me this hat... and, and, and, I got back on this tram and rode around the car park for the WHOLE DAY!!!! It was SSSOOOO HUGE!!!!!"

A pencil dropped, sending and eeery echo around the class room. Tommy was sounding so pleased, but something was wrong...

"Tommy?"

"yes?"

"Did you get in that gate to Disneyland?"

"I can?"

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Laughing? or not? It's painful, isn't it?

I've been thinking a whole lot, and i guess as we drift around in life, we need to constantly check ourselves. Are we missing the point in what we do? When you find yourself getting busy, getting involved, is it all worth it?

We all hold a golden ticket. A ticket of salvation. A ticket commissioned to make our lives worth living. A ticket direct to God's throne. And a ticket that gives us power and responsibility.

But have we, like this fictional story, been like Tommy, riding the tram of life and never entering into our promise? Never making it worth while? Never, *shivers*, understanding or doing it right?

And are we too busy with things that doesn't really matter? And i mean even with church?

That's all i wanna leave you guys with for the moment. I really hope to talk more with you guys, and i really hope our relationship will not continue to drift apart as we hold our separate lives separate as it is, as i believe we have something special. But then i realize, even relationships count in this race of life. We need to get it correct.

Found in 1 chor 9.24-27, NIV:

"Do you know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, i beat my body and make it my slave so that after i have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize." - Paul



-end of post.-

Hey people!!
I want you guys to do an assignment.
Ready for that?
Oh, I challenge you!
It's much better than doing assignments for uni.

Here's the question:
How's your journey with the Lord been?
Yes, it's just that simple.
Message me, call me, bug me, sms me, anything!
No word limit.
But must be about 1 paragraph!
Be truthful about this.
I am serious!
=)
Till then, take care!

The month of May!!!
I miss js 2009 a lot.
Was looking back at the pictures taken last year.
Memories left in my memory started appearing in my head.
I miss all of you!
Miss the heart to heart talks during js.
I guess time doesn't permit for all of us to meet during reunions.
But hopefully we can all meet up one day!
=)
God bless and take care people!

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God vs Science

'Let me explain the problem science has with religion.' The atheist
professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of
his new students to stand.

'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?'

'Yes sir,' the student says.

'So you believe in God?'

'Absolutely.

'Is God good?'

'Sure! God's good.'

'Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?'

'Yes'

'Are you good or evil?'

'The Bible says I'm evil.'

The professor grins knowingly. 'Aha! The Bible!' He considers for a
moment. 'Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here
and you can cure him.. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you
try?'

'Yes sir, I would.'

'So you're good...!'

'I wouldn't say that.'

'But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you
could. Most of us would if we could.. But God doesn't.'

The student does not answer, so the professor continues. 'He doesn't,
does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he
prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you
answer that one?'

The student remains silent...

'No, you can't, can you?' the professor says. He takes a sip of water
from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

'Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?'

'Er..yes,' the student says.

'Is Satan good?'

The student doesn't hesitate on this one. 'No.'

'Then where does Satan come from?'

The student falters. 'From God'

'That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil
in this world?'

'Yes, sir.'

'Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything correct??

'Yes'

'So who created evil?' The professor continued, 'If God created
everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to
the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil.'

Again, the student has no answer. 'Is there sickness? Immorality?
Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this
world?'

The student squirms on his feet. 'Yes.'

'So who created them?'

The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his
question. 'Who created them?' There is still no answer. Suddenly the
lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is
mesmerized. 'Tell me,' he continues onto another student.

'Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?

The student's voice betrays him and cracks. 'Yes, professor, I do.'

The old man stops pacing. 'Science says you have five senses you use
to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen
Jesus?'

'No sir. I've never seen Him..'

'Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?'

'No, sir, I have not.'

'Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelled your
Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or
God for that matter?'

'No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't.'

'Yet you still believe in him?'

'Yes'

'According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol,
science says your God doesn't exist.. What do you say to that, son?'

'Nothing,' the student replies. 'I only have my faith.'

'Yes, faith,' the professor repeats. 'And that is the problem science
has with God. There is no evidence, only faith.'

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of
His own. 'Professor, is there such thing as heat?'

' Yes.'

'And is there such a thing as cold?'

'Yes, son, there's cold too.'

'No sir, there isn't.'

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested.

The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain.

'You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat,
unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't
have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero,
which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no
such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the
lowest -458 degrees.'

'Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits
energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit
energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see,
sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We
cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat
is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of
it..'

Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom,
sounding like a hammer.

'What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?'

'Yes,' the professor replies without hesitation. 'What is night if it
isn't darkness?'

'You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence
of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light,
flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing
and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to
define the word.'

'In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make
darkness darker, wouldn't you?'

The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This
will be a good semester. 'So what point are you making, young man?

'Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to
start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.'

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. 'Flawed? Can
you explain how?'

'You are working on the premise of duality,' the student explains..
'You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a
bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite,
something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought.'
'It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less
fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is
to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive
thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.

'Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved
from a monkey?'

'If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man,
yes, of course I do.'

'Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?'

The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes
where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.

'Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and
cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you
not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a
preacher?'

The class is in uproar... The student remains silent until the commotion
has subsided.

'To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student,
let me give you an example of what I mean.'

The student looks around the room. 'Is there anyone in the class who
has ever seen the professor's brain?' The class breaks out into
laughter.

'Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt
the professor's brain, touched or smelled the professor's brain? No
one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of
empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have
no brain, with all due respect, sir.'

'So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures,
sir?'

Now the room is silent.. The professor just stares at the student, his
face unreadable..

Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. 'I guess
you'll have to take them on faith.'

'Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with
life,' the student continues. 'Now, sir, is there such a thing as
evil?'

Now uncertain, the professor responds, 'Of course, there is. We see
it everyday It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It
is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world.
These manifestations are nothing else but evil.'

To this the student replied, 'Evil does not exist sir, or at least it
does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God.. It is
just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe
the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of
what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart.
It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness
that comes when there is no light.'

The professor sat down.

The student was Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein did write a book
titled God vs... Science in 1921...

If you read it all the way through and had a smile on your face when
you finished, mail to your friends and family with the title 'God vs
Science'.

"For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7

Reu???

Hi guys!!!

I'm thinking for us meeting up sometime in May/June (which is probably juz before my college starts, at the rate things are going... or maybe even never... T.T), but i would wish for EVERYONE possible to show up this time around, giving priority for those who've been missing the "mini-reu's" we've been havin in (mid-valley) KL. Trouble is, i need to set a clear date and time line for us, especially since college/work/camps/wadeva might be in the way. Can all of us reply ASAP to my email (kltomato@hotmail.com), indicating when we are free during dat time? location, length and tentative programme unset yet. Suggestions welcome... =)

Tim

Ps: some of u would hav recieved a similiar email. ignore the double, er... spam.

Hey ya'll!!!!!!!
Happy New Year!!!
May this year be a year that all of you will grow closer to God, experience him in a deeper way!
May God's blessings continue to shower upon everyone's life.
Continue to be the salt and light of the world for God's name
Shine for Him and let God to use you.