Unity guys.. UNITY!!!!!

A friend of mine showed me this article about churches splitting. I highly recommend you read it to get a better picture of what I am about to write.
http://tominthebox.blogspot.com/2008/01/forty-seven-church-splits-finally.html
As I was reading the article, I felt a great sense of disgust. I thought this is such a joke, such a disgrace. It is ridiculous and [...]

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Looming deadlines.. stress ar

The deadline for the submission of my thesis is getting closer and closer each day. But my progress seems to be getting slower and slower. This cannot do! My thesis is worth 50% of my entire honours grade! It is enough to make me pass or fail.
Chinese New Year is going to be a [...]

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A price to pay

There is one eternal truth, that is to gain something, we have to pay a price. This principle not only applies to shopping for goods, but also to other aspects of our lives. For example, a student needs to put in long hours of study for good grades. For a relationship to be good, we [...]

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A day of many firsts

God blessed me with a lovely day. He is serious in making all the words in the bible come true. He promised an abundant life, and many other great things, if only we obeyed His commands and live in Christ. Surely, these blessings have been showered upon me recently, especially as I have a closer [...]

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Ten most important questions when finding a church

This is a reminder to myself as much as it is a guideline for my friends who are currently searching for a church to settle down in.
The following ten questions are taken from Joshua Harris’s book “Stop dating the church”.

Is this a church where God’s Word is faithfully taught?

Is this a church where sound doctrine [...]

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Insignificant

Money is important. Appearance is important. Health is important. Relationships are important. Marriage is important. Families are important. Career is important. Material wealth is important. Friends are important. Academic success is important.
But they are all INSIGNIFICANT when compared to the condition of our soul.
What good is it for a man to gain the whole [...]

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City of Sharing

Today I joined Grace Jubilee Church (GJC) in a community service drive entitled City of Sharing. This event is organized by Paya Lebar-Kovan Community Centre. Basically it is an event whereby the residents in Paya Lebar-Kovan area are asked to donate food items for various beneficiary charity groups. Our job as volunteer workers was to go [...]

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Old friends are great fun!

I had the privilege of hearing from a couple of old friends in the past few days. These are friends who were once very close and important to me. These are also friends whom I have not contacted in months. Maybe it was my loneliness that spurred me to contact them. But I am sure it was [...]

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Fear of God

‘The Fear of The Lord’ by John Bevere is a great book. I highly recommend it. As the subtitle explains, the fear of the Lord is ‘the key to intimately knowing God’. I couldn’t agree more.
Doing a self bible study, and using Nave’s Topical Bible  (ref my post on concordance.. a useful tool for bible studyfor [...]

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Our safe haven

This is for me and my friends, for the times we need a safe haven. Meditate upon the lyrics of the song ‘Hiding place’ by Don Moen below. I hope it speaks to you.

Don Moen – Hiding Place lyrics

You are my hiding place
I run to You
I need Your mercy and grace
To see me through
So [...]

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