Godly perspective

Resilience: the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. This brings to mind the scenes of Tom and Jerry stretching and compressing…

From the pit to the prison to the palace… that about summed up the life of Joseph! Is that it? Nope… not quite… He was 17 tending…

Which is more difficult to forgive or to forget? How about doing something good for the one who offended you even when you really do not feel…

Jacob’s amazing dream: Genesis 28:10-21 Background: Jacob was running away from his brother, Esau because he heard that Esau planned to kill him. Why? Jacob deceived his…

Seeing Truly In John 9:1-23, Jesus healed a man born blind. This miracle story is not only about physical healing to see but also an eyeopener; the…

In John 9:1-23, Jesus healed a man born blind. This miracle story is not only about physical healing to see but also an eyeopener; the spiritual lens…

Ham Yong… that is a Hokkien term to describe a person who’s humble enough to take it when people hurled insults at him. It means to be…

Job 120 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped. Background of the story: Job just…

Abraham and Abimelech (Genesis 20 ESV)1 From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.…

In music, the fermata is much more than a rest. In a rest, there is a definite value where music stops for definite number of beats. In a fermata, how much longer it is held is up to the discretion of the performer or conductor. How much time to hold before the music continues is not fixed.

When I go on vacation, I know the vacation ends in a week and work resumes after. How about when God puts me on hold for a ministry? Does the music stop? In a fermata, the note is sustained even when the next note is not to be played yet. There seems to be something going on in the music even while on hold.