An Excerpt

According to [Acts] 4:33, great grace was upon all the believers. The law makes demands upon man according to what God is, but grace supplies man with what God is to meet what God demands. Actually, grace is God Himself enjoyed by man. Grace is the resurrected Christ becoming the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45) to bring the processed God in resurrection into us to be our life and life supply so that we may live in resurrection. Therefore, grace is the Triune God becoming life and everything to us.

Witness Lee, Life-Study of Acts: Message Seventeen.

The Twelve

Today was exciting. Kathryn called to deliver the good news. What a relief! I can't wait to start. The funny thing, I got along very well with the partners and other accountants, and I'm looking forward to working with everyone

I'm almost done with the first book of the soft-bound Acts Life-Study. Today on my home from school (bus and walking) I read another message. How splendid that I can find time on the way to and from school to enjoy the Word. As the verse it Psalm chapter 10 starts, “Be still, and know that I am God." This has been my experience lately, and I find the simplicity of relying on that city bus to provide much more value than I had anticipated. I'm not just saving gas money, I'm buying oil (in a spiritual sense; see Matt. 25). You can still pray when you're driving, but your mind wanders and you are easily distracted. Riding that bus allows me to turn to the Lord. How excellent an opportunity!

Life-Study

My dad gave me some of his soft-bound Life-Study books. I now have Acts-Ephesians. Last night I started Acts. Oh, and I also deleted all of my music. Several gigs worth of music; my music library has vanished. What a joy, what a opening in my being. I fill like the Lord is rushing in to fill that space, the gaps in my being.

nothing withholding, my all is for you
my life and my future, dear lord
is all for you. -Lord Keep My Heart

Whats New (and Old) in the News

Some articles of interest;

Steven Rinella depicts a culinary experience in Vietnam, eating dog meat.
Apparently eating dog meat creates a burning sensation in the chest. Not sure whether that comes from the subjective realization that you are consuming "man's best friend." Rinella explains how difficult this was for him, especially since the act brought to memory the pet dogs he grew up loving. Fascinating Steve! What a gift to humanity. What rich cultural narrative.


China Regulates Buddhist Reincarnation
As Tyler Cohen, economist and respected blogger, explains;

"Well, most countries do limit immigration one way or another. Here is the bottom line:

By barring any Buddhist monk living outside China from seeking reincarnation, the law effectively gives Chinese authorities the power to choose the next Dalai Lama, whose soul, by tradition, is reborn as a new human to continue the work of relieving suffering."

Press Release

I'm considering to "declassify" my blog. Right now I don't believe anyone reads it, and the reason simply is that I don't tell people I have a blog. And if, on rare occasion I admit to keeping a blog, I refuse to disclose its location. So right now I write to an audience that does not exist; but for me thats best. Now that I worry somebody might find it, I've found myself going back over everything to "tidy up." Its still a little bit incriminating, but it could be much worse. Yet, I would really only find value in this outlet if I could write freely and without restraint. Not having to worry about or cater to a specific audience. Thats the beauty, to me, of an "underground blog."

This blog has always been for me. I read the post, and I enjoy them. I enjoy writing that takes me back to another time. The memories attached to these posts are invaluably rich, and not worth compromising for the sake of a third-party.

Okay, Its 2:30 and I'm finally starting to get tired...

Eppur si muove

The other day I discovered The Post Secret Blog

A few of my favorite lines; "You're my happy ending," and "I know we can fix this." So yea, thats sweet. I'm still not sure how I feel about reading other people's secrets, but I like it.

I'm considering to write something academic. Okay, that was a joke. But really, I want to write! Maybe reading Reed's research has given me the itch.

Nostalgia rolls on...

Time & Relativity

"This long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead. Economists set themselves too easy, too useless a task if in tempestuous seasons they can only tell us that when the storm is long past the sea is flat again."

-John Maynard Keynes

Another Post

“When my life is through,

And the angels ask me to recall

The thrill of them all,

I shall tell them I remember you.”