in every man, there’ll always be a boy
Ever since I used Picasa to generate Elizabeth’s slideshow for her granny’s 70th birthday celebration a month or so back, I’ve been hooked on finding out the features that the software provides, and one of the features that I find fun is the collage generator. Though, it doesn’t have very flexible controls as how it generates the collage .. but .. it’s still fun!
You could build a collage from a group of photos, and here’s what I have as my desktop image.
iLike.
I got this off BoingBoing.net today. A photoset of a beautiful old bank vault. Man, the level of detail the designer went into .. simple elegant. Here’s one of my favourite photos. Click on the photo to view the photoset.
Beautiful.
.. headbang to this.
No wonder I feel so tired in the morning, snoozing. Time to change to a more soothing alarm.
After stumbling upon a blog yesterday, and surfing again .. I found a great “Focus on the Family” affiliate site called boundless.org. If you’ve noticed on the sidebar, I’ve set up an RSS feed to grab the latest articles from their boundlessline.org.
Here are some of the articles from the blibical dating series so far:
I think there is such a lack of standards, even among Christian couples and for those out there who’s looking for some guidelines and input on relationships .. check it out!
Oh .. and I like this feature!
The purpose of this assessment is to help you see how your evidence of connection compares to your level of clarity about your relationship. This assessment is structured to be helpful both for those who have seen a relationship grow over a period of time but want to know if it’s moving toward a more formal romantic relationship and those who want to know if their formal romantic relationship is moving toward marriage.
Here’s a snippet of an article I found while surfing ..
“It means that I need to have my own private life of prayer. It also means that I need to be in touch with the work of the Spirit within the community of believers I’m serving. In other words, I can’t fake it. My relationship or lack of relationship with God will have a direct influence on my ability to facilitate the corporate sung prayer of the congregation.“
I found this, among the many points in the article really true. For you out there who aspire to take up worship leading, or wonder how some of us lead worship, the article outlines some simple but practical steps to leading worship.
Good stuff.
On another note, I’m thankful that I can also relate to many points in the article, such as the snippet above.
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Cheers!
Here’s part 2 of the first installment!
You know, crossing over isn’t just a one-time-decision and it’s done. It should be followed by practical actions, and not only talk about it.
So I made my first decision, and took the first step.
Twice in the past 6 months, I have thought of bailing out of the cell that I am in. Not just once, but TWICE. The search for “greener pastures” was already in place, and the move was almost imminent. Circumstances has been grim, and frustrations pent up. I’d like to say that I had no part in it, but I am reminded of a passage in 1 Corinthians 12:14-31 that says ..
Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? But eagerly desire the greater gifts.
I guess the reason why I’ve been feeling frustrated, indifferent, and nonchalant is because I was suffering as the body was suffering. Oh yeah, we might all think that everything’s fine .. and the church of God is fine .. but let’s face it. The cause could’ve been me, could’ve been someone else ..but it doesn’t matter. Sometimes we go through rough patches where we forget God’s love for us and do not love our neighbours as ourselves. Right? Everyone’s in it together.
Well then. We all make up parts of ONE body, and we cannot say to each other, that we don’t need you. First step for me is recognizing that I am needed, not because I like to feel needed .. but I am a contributing factor to the body and so is everyone in the cell. And if we don’t choose to contribute, it’s like the eye choosing not to open and guide the body to where it should land its feet on, or the nose, choosing not to breathe.
Die la .. if we don’t breathe.
So, choose to contribute. Choose to function.
How? Eagerly desire the greater gifts.
So, how good do you want the body of Christ to be? Fat, lazy and complacent? Or lean, beautiful, efficient and effective?
It’s in your hands. (pun unintended)
I have a backache. *ugh
I don’t know where I got it, don’t know how I got it .. but I have it!
It’s been a crazy two weeks. Started when I went up to Penang for work last week’s Monday and fell sick. Ate something wrong and was purging for a good 2 days. Felt better though. Maybe my system just needed a clean out. Good thing though, that I was in Penang so I was in the comfort of home. Had to work on Wednesday, but was still purging .. so I wasn’t up to driving back to KL on Wednesday.
So I went back to the island side and rested for the night. Took a slow drive back down the next day, straight to worship team prayer meeting. Stevie called for a prayer meeting before the Crossover Retreat on Sunday, till Tuesday.
I love retreats. As of recent years, retreats have been of the relaxing nature where the agenda is less stressful and more relaxing. This one was special. It’s the first ever camp for young adults in our church, and it was an awesome one. The bus ride up there wasn’t, though. Didn’t expect the roads to be that windy. If I was behind the wheel, it would have been much more comfortable.
The highlight for me at the camp was my worship experience. I led worship on the last night of camp, and it was the most exhilarating experience EVER. I remember once, where I’ve been fixed before … while I was in worship in my own room. I was on the floor and I couldn’t move for a good 10 minutes. This time, I couldn’t stop moving!
I can only describe it in one sentence.
Overall, the retreat was a good time for me to be with some of the other people in the church. There were some young adults from the main church that came, and it was a good time connecting. I don’t know how people can stick with the same group of people in cell, in church, outside of church.
I don’t get it. Then they start complaining about not meeting new people. Then they complain about not meeting members of the opposite sex that are interesting enough to start a relationship with. When I was hanging out with the adults, there were so attractive! Not that I was attracted to them (cause I only have eyes for one woman), but I found them to have attractive personalities and character!
Gah. Guess that’s one thing that some people in church need to “cross over” to. Beyond the cell, and their comfortable circle of friends.
Anyhow, got back from the retreat .. and dived straight into work. And Saturday Service. And worship leading. Super PACKED!
So, yeah, pardon me for .. not posting anything the past 2 weeks.
Eh .. you all .. didn’t miss me meh?
I’m so sad .. no one wondered where I went .. :(
What’s the size of your deal?
My mom called day before yesterday, and she asked me how I was doing. I told her I was tired. Physically, and also with the things at work. Not that I don’t enjoy my work, but I yearn for so much more. I told her that the clients I’ve been meeting were SMEs, some wouldn’t even be able to be classified as that. Small budgets plagued by as-cheap-as-possible mentalities that disregard the obvious benefits, ignore the even more essential business and revenue improvements.
The unwillingness to invest in something that will benefit and bring a return on investment in an acceptable timeframe just boggles me. It’s like, settling for second best when they have the option to go for the best. It’s like, David Beckham settling for a pair of “Adidas Kampung” instead of a pair of Predator.
What’s up with that? Well, I yearn to meet larger clients. Clients that have a better sense of business, that think long term and not just short term cost saving measures but investments that feel like they’ve gained rather than spent. And I felt as though I was not getting the exposure that I would like.
Then in Mandarin, my mom advised me that .. small deals are important too. You’ll never know if a small deal will land you a bigger deal, and consequently land you other bigger deals, or a small company that you’ve been dealing with one day becomes a multi national company.
I am reminded of the parable of the talents. In Matthew 25:23,”Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”
I guess I need to learn to be patient and faithful with the few things, and wait for the many things. Small deals, big deals .. need to be worked upon.
So, what’s the deal with the size?
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