At GFI, we are looking at Luke 8:22-56 today (faithfully explained by Pastor Charles). I was firstly reminded of the context of the world back then at Jesus’ time. It was a world of fear. And Jesus encountered 4 things (I’d call them 4 enemies of humanity) that cause human to fear. The first one [...]

I was reading Matthew 13 today, found Jesus’ pattern of telling the parables quite interesting. Jesus usually told the parables first to the crowds and then when he was alone with his disciples, he explained the meaning of the parables. Want to know why? Read Matthew 13:13 onwards. I was also surprised to find the [...]

We went to St Andrews Cathedral Christmas Eve service. Phillip Jensen talked about grace as the center of Christmas. In his talk he quoted (I think) William Wilberforce: You are not being generous until your generosity damages your luxurious lifestyle. I couldn’t find the exact quote or confirm that it is indeed Wilberforce’s from the [...]

On Matthew 6:8, the Father knows what we need before we even ask. People asked me what’s the point of prayer if God already know what we need or what we are going to ask, the question can be answered in different ways. But at least in this passage, it’s clear that Jesus teaches us [...]

.. so that we’d realize how glorious a sunny day is. Pictures were taken on the sunny days this week, during my lunch break whilst me reading Eclipse