It's Beautiful

I was reading from John's Gospel this morning and came to this verse. I realized once again why I love this verse so much. Bob Wilkins from the Grace Evangelical Society wrote a nice article called "Whoever Means Whoever" explaining why this verse is so wonderful. Here's an excerpt from that article.

John 3:16 is special in its brevity, beauty, and breadth--all spoken by the Lord Jesus well before His death and resurrection and the birth of the church.

BREVITY: Just 25 words in the English text. If anyone ever asks you to share the gospel in 25 words or less, quote John 3:16.

BEAUTY: Look at the words. God. Love. The world. His only begotten Son. Whoever. Should not perish. Has everlasting life. All of the themes of a great novel are present: a Lover and His beloved, a self-sacrificing death, deliverance from a terrible fate, and living happily ever after" (i.e., living joyfully forever). Whenever I read this verse or hear it read I warm up inside. This is such a beautiful verse.

I lied

I said in my earlier post that I was going to test drive my new head shaver this weekend and post a review here. Well, I LIED. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to try the shaver, so I guess my review is gonna have to wait. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy the cartoon.

I feel Good...

Last Sunday I got this awesome gift from Ming and Carol. It's a shaver. Not just any shaver. It's an ergonomically-designed razor made for shaving the scalp. It's apparently so good that it's been voted Top 10 Design of 2000 by the TIME Magazine. I'm looking forward to TEST DRIVE this baby this weekend. I will write my review of it here, so watch this space...hahahahhaa.

I'm not gonna lie, receiving gift makes me feel good, but receiving gift from a friend is that much sweeter. It's never about how expensive the gift is, but the thoughtfulness is what makes your day. So thanks Ming, Carol, and all of you who've been friends to me. You're awesome and I thank God for bringing you into our world.

I need help

It's official. I need help. My addiction to everything Apple has gone to yet another level tonite. I can't believe I stayed up until 2.30 a.m. glued to my trusty macbook to follow a product announcement. Anyways, his highness Steve Jobs introduced a new iMac today. And it's gorgeous. That's all I have to say now cause I have an early appointment tomorrow. I still can't believe it. 2.30 a.m. Sheesh...

The Porn Myth

I was talking to a friend last night about how going to an all-boys school growing up caused me to not feel confident when talking to the opposite sex (at least I know where NOT to send Jayden to school). Then I 'accidentally' found a link to an article by Naomi Wolf from the New York Magazine about how the widespread use of the Internet Porn have a huge effect on how people interact.

Here's an excerpt from that article:

"... the effect is not making men into raving beasts. On the contrary: The onslaught of porn is responsible for deadening male libido in relation to real women, and leading men to see fewer and fewer women as “porn-worthy.”

"Here is what young women tell me on college campuses when the subject comes up: They can’t compete, and they know it. For how can a real woman—with pores and her own breasts and even sexual needs of her own ...—possibly compete with a cybervision of perfection, downloadable and extinguishable at will, who comes, so to speak, utterly submissive and tailored to the consumer’s least specification."


I have to say that I'm no saint in this area. Growing up, I too have had my exposure to the world of pornography (in my days it was mostly printed). But as the article points out, there is a huge difference between pornography then and now. "For the first time in human history, the images’ power and allure have supplanted that of real naked women. Today, real naked women are just bad porn."

I found a website www.cp80.org dedicated to fight pornography. As a concerned parent, what is worrying is internet pornography is so easily accessible even for a child that left unchecked, their natural curiosity can turn into a fatal addiction that can literally ruin their lives. God helps us and parents beware.

Jesus, a party animal?

I don't mean to be irreverent with the post title or the picture :-) but we often box God to our own little understanding. If God is this, then He can't be that. If God is holy, he can't be fun. As I read my Bible, I realised that Jesus had gone to every single party that he was invited to. Jesus was a party animal! Hahaha. Don’t tell people this...[whispering]...At one wedding where he was a guest, he even changed water into booze. He did! The Bible NEVER says 'don't drink wine.' It does say "don't get drunk with wine." Unlike what has been portrayed by some people, Jesus is not a killjoy. In fact, he says that he came so that we can live life to its fullest. God doesn't hate us. He wants us to have life, even life eternal.

Emerging Posters

Emerging movement is all the rage now. I haven't really seriously looked into this movement. I will soon and post my findings. Meanwhile, Grace at http://emerginggrace.blogspot.com/ has some really cool posters that I like. Follow the above link to check out the complete set. Below are some of my favourites: