Frankly, I am heavy hearted. No matter how hard I may try to make ends meet, this summer looks quite unpromising with the rent, various bills, auto insurance, and most of all, the outstanding due of my tuition for 2021-2022. This, however, is a perfect teachable moment for myself: Ask this "What if" question: What … Continue reading The Certificate of Debt Canceled
They Shall Become One Flesh
There is nothing mysterious about parents-children relationships; they are blood-related. I've long been pondering, however, about the "absurdity" of the husband-wife relationship. Think about it. It is indeed a crazy notion; a man and a woman with no blood relationship solemnly enter a life-long covenant relationship with each other! We probably build hundreds of thousands … Continue reading They Shall Become One Flesh
The Holocaust
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) is my (and I'm sure countless others') favorite Polish musician of the Romantic era. Nocturne No. 20 in C# Minor is special because this was the piece that Władysław Szpilman (1911-2000), the famed Polish pianist of Jewish descent, was playing during the live broadcast of a radio station right at the moment … Continue reading The Holocaust
Sin (罪)
Who likes to talk about sin? None. Because it makes us uncomfortable. I think that the Apostle Paul was adamant in discussing the sin issue that severed us from God. Sin is not a popular topic and it never has been. It, however, seems to me that both "New Perspective on Paul" and "Paul within … Continue reading Sin (罪)
Male and Female God Created Them
I was reading, as usual, Halliday (1925-2018) when I came across the following statement which had nothing to do with linguistics: "There are many ways of finding patterns among people. Some patterns are obvious: everyone is either male or female, with a fairly clear line between the two" (Michael A. K. Halliday et al. Linguistic … Continue reading Male and Female God Created Them