Thursday, August 23, 2007

What I know best

I can't believe how many times I am guilty of this.

Good thing I'm married.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Personal updates

1. I am on the road to recovery thanks to a couple of paracetemols. Wonder drugs they are.

2. I have completed reading History of Art and skimmed by History of Music. I wished I had done a better job with History of Literature, but life's too short for perfection.

Please make it stop!

The family is not feeling well for ages now, with cycles of flu circulating relentless. Prayers needed please.

Thursday, August 09, 2007

WoW12: The most profound truths are the most simply expressed

"There really is no such thing as Art. There are only artists."

This is the first line in the most popular book on Art history, or even Art itself. Such depth in understanding of reality can be applied to Theology, Music and Literature and almost all other fields of arts and social science.

Which brings us to the main point of contention with Barth. Yes, let God be God. But we continue to despair as Man.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Another Blog to introduce

One of the more interesting facts about Becky is that she is born in the same year as one of the two more famous Blogged about kids.

One if them is Leta.

It is always comforting to know what is going on in the parenting lives of other parents with kids the same age. Of course, having a cell group with similarly young parents help too.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

A Blog that I frequent

One of my favorite HK actress turns out to be Christian.

It is always interesting that Christians groups are found in every circle. All the best to their efforts to transform the world in all that they seek to do.

Go check it out.

Monday, August 06, 2007

WoW11: Basic principle of life

I just read an excellent book half way. Stories of the Courage to Teach.
WoW11: Basic principle of life is to See through it and to See it through.

Such a simple aphorism to remember, but yet such profoundness. To understand reality completely, but yet possess the vitality to finish the journey in a worthy manner. It is a principle I can live by.

Saturday, August 04, 2007

Anti-latria quote

"We can do no great things, only small things with great love."
— Mother Teresa

This is the opposite of all that I strive for in life. From reading Romance of 3 Kingdoms and watching 雍正王朝 I have always dream of doing epoch-making life-worthy great things. How wrong I am.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

FFoB3: Who is this prophet?

In Titus 1:12, Paul cites a Cretan prophet who said "Cretans are always liars, vicious brutes, lazy gluttons."

His name is Epimenides.

The bad reputation of the Cretans come from their claim that they have the tome of Zeus (thus saying that he is mortal). Most people then think they are liars because they think of Zeus as immortal.

The same quote is also found in Acts 17:28.

This verse is also famous for the Epimenides paradox. There is an inherent logical inconsistency because Epimenides is a Cretan. To make a statement that Cretans always lie will make a paradoxical statement because here is no way to assign a consistent truth value to it. It is neither true nor false. Hence some mock at Paul for saying that Epimenides' statement is true (Titus 1:13).