Thursday, August 30, 2007

turns out, cloudy sky over singapore blocked our view of tue's eclipse! oh well, it wasnt as if i was sitting ard looking into the sky at that time anyway. was busy with DG and nursing Survivor, then to LM at that time (tues 4-7pm). so the ecilpse slipped my mind!

well, the tan from sat is here to stay. m too lazy to post the pic of how tanned my arm is. so juz take it from me la ah.

LM(tues) was good. good time of reminding all of us wat the one priority, the one thing that is needful - ENJOY GOD (theological sanctification!). quiet time is not learning more about God, knowing more about wht the Bible says, but quiet time is spending time with Someone who loves you infinitely. priority is abt "arranging your life’s activities, so that by doing what I can do TODAY, I can move closer to what I want to be in THE FUTURE"

finally... the Taleban released 12 of the 19 south korean hostages yesterday. they didnt keep up their side of the bargain, holding still 2 more. how long Lord? it's been 6 long weeks, 2 deaths. Your will is indeed a mystery, Your thoughts are not ours, Your ways are higher.

Iran's poised to "fill the power vaccum in iraq" so says Iran's president Ahmadinejad. well well... watch out... Revelations is playing out right before our eyes people! Persia will rise.

Blessed Theresa of Kolkata, or more commonly known as Mother Thersea's private journals and letters will be published next month (Mother Theresa: Come Be My Light) revealing that the saint suffered decades of "dark nights of the soul" where she questioned even her faith. will this "delight her detractors and confuse her admirers. or is it the other way around?" (ST p 37 30th August 2007) well, MOther Theresa concluded that her dark night could help her identify not only with the abandonment that Jesus felt during the crucifixion, but also with the abandonment faced by the poor.

well, all in line with the topic i m studying for this period. teaching "How Can A Loving And Powerful God Allow Evil and Suffering?" at School of Leadership and Development. taught it last year too. but this time's different. gotta revise the student notes n instructors' guide so that others can teach it too need alot of time to do it! read a few books in prep for it. but still not much headway. need to really sit down and set aside enough time to wrestle with the comp!

these2 months will be quite tight with a few church speaking engagements on the workshop i did last dec. m a little apprehensive cos it's like alot of speaking engagements coming together - 5 sessions in 6 weeks. a little daunting. need to pace myself n set aside time to prepare!

took half day leave to settle mis conf stuff. cos returning stuff to Trinity needs to be within office hours... so yeah while i m waiting for my uncle n his pick-up, i finally sat down to blog! i m not pleased with how lazy n tired i m that blogging gets shelved once too many.

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