...only i just realize that i cant, seeing as computer is one of the things im fasting for the 40 day fast. darn.
anyways, zee RELAY SYSTEHM:
danitza -> sasha -> davinia -> amelia abby -> me -> jan -> rachel
all the best for the 40 day fast, for prelims, and for the Os! :)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1-3
i love you!
xoxox,tams
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
5:37 AM
Hey kiddos :)
I am posting. Posting! Posting!
(I am also procrastinating from studying chem SPA.)
I'm sorry I couldn't make it for the combined cell today but I'm sure it was crazy coooool I hear the juniors talk alot. (I sense digressing in the future, it must be prevented!)
Anyway, I really want to do a mission trip together :D With all the Darfur and UN stuff, and last week's Idol Gives Back and geog today, with all the incredibly depressing videos about the poor and starving, I've been wanting more and more to actually do something meaningful in society. Do you think it's possible? Like next Jan.
Wo ai ni men! :) (Davinia: I love you all!)
The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace. Psalm 29:11
(This is the verse I was talking about on Monday, I really like it!)
See you kids in schooooool!
♥ Sasha
Sunday, April 13, 2008
5:47 AM
SISTERS! where's everybody!
our blog is dead D: our JUNIORS are keeping our tagboard alive. hahaha :D
we dont even meet anymores D: i know everybody is busy with schoolwork & everything. & i myself cram undone homework/test studying during recess @@ but we have to meet up. at least, pray for each other or something. we cant let the excuse of studying or work or something keep us from giving some time to God! remember we were made to praise, worship, love God, not made to study, or to get a good job or whatever.
we love Him because He first loved us!
i dont know about you all, but i need cell! i need fellow Christian sisters to listen, to talk to, to support & be supported by, to hold hands with while crossing the looong highway of life.
you all inspire me! and encourage me. :D thanks you all for yous. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
anyway. jia you! we have to meet up somehow someday alrights! :D i love you all! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
"Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable- Be honest and frank anyway. The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest person with the smallest mind- Think big anyway. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight- Build anyway. People really need help but may attack if you help them- Help people anyway. Give the world the best you have and you might get kicked in the teeth- Give the world the best you've got anyway." - Anonymous
tams
Friday, March 21, 2008
9:18 AM
Why?- Nicole Nordeman
We rode into town the other day, just me and my Daddy. He said I’d finally reached that age, and I could ride next to him on a horse that of course was not quite as wide We heard a crowd of people shouting and so we stopped to find out why There was that man that my dad said he loved, but today there was fear in his eyes
So I said Daddy why are they screaming? Why are the faces of some of them beaming? Why is he dressed in that bright purple robe? I bet that crown hurts him more than he shows Daddy please can’t you do something? He looks as though he’s gonna cry You said he is stronger than all of those guys- Daddy please tell me why, why does everyone want him to die?
Later that day the sky grew cloudy and daddy said I should go inside Some how he knew things would get stormy, boy was he right. But I could not keep from wondering if there was something he had to hide So after he left I had to find out, I was not afraid of getting lost So I followed the crowds to a hill where I knew men had been killed And I heard a voice come from a cross:
And it said Father why are they screaming? Why are the faces of some of them beaming? Why are they casting their lots for my robes? This crown of thorns hurts me more than it shows. Father please can’t you do something? I know that you must hear my cry. I thought I could handle a cross of this size, Father remind me why why does everyone want me to die O, When will I understand why?
My precious Son, I hear them screaming. I’m watching the face of the enemy beaming but soon I will clothe you in robes of my own. Jesus this hurts me much more than you know, but this dark hour I must do nothing. Though I’ve heard your unbearable cry — the power in your blood destroys all the lies, soon you’ll see past their unmerciful eyes. Look there below, see the child trembling by her father’s side. Now I can tell you why, she is why you must die.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
8:01 AM
Science and God
‘Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ.’ The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.
‘You’re a Christian, aren’t you, son?’
‘Yes sir,’ the student says.
‘So you believe in God?’
‘Absolutely.’
‘Is God good?’
‘Sure! God’s good.’
‘Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?’
‘Yes.’
‘Are you good or evil?’
‘The Bible says I’m evil.’
The professor grins knowingly. ‘Aha! The Bible!’ He considers for a moment.
‘Here’s one for you. Let’s say there’s a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?’
‘Yes sir, I would.’
‘So you’re good….!’
‘I wouldn’t say that.’
‘But why not say that? You’d help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn’t.’
The student does not answer, so the professor continues. ‘He doesn’t, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?’
The student remains silent.
‘No, you can’t, can you?’ the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.
‘Let’s start again, young fella Is God good?’
‘Er…yes,’ the student says.
‘Is Satan good?’
The student doesn’t hesitate on this one. ‘No.’
‘Then where does Satan come from?’
The student : ‘From…God…’
‘That’s right. God made Satan, didn’t he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?’
‘Yes, sir.’
‘Evil’s everywhere, isn’t it? And God did make everything, correct?’
‘Yes.’
‘So who created evil?’ The professor continued, ‘If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil.’
Without allowing the student to answer, the professor continues: ‘Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?’
The student: ‘Yes.’
‘So who created them?’
The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question. ‘Who created them? There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.
‘Tell me,’ he continues onto another student. ‘Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?’
The student’s voice is confident: ‘Yes, professor, I do.’
The old man stops pacing. ‘Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?’
‘No sir. I’ve never seen Him’
‘Then tell us if you’ve ever heard your Jesus?’
‘No, sir, I have not.’
‘Have you ever actually felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?’
‘No, sir, I’m afraid I haven’t.’
‘Yet you still believe in him?’
‘Yes.’
‘According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?’
‘Nothing,’ the student replies. ‘I only have my faith.’
‘Yes, faith,’ the professor repeats. ‘And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith.’
The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of his own. ‘Professor, is there such thing as heat?’
‘Yes,’ the professor replies. ‘There’s heat.’
‘And is there such a thing as cold?’
‘Yes, son, there’s cold too.’
‘No sir, there isn’t..’
The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain.
‘You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don’t have anything called ‘cold’. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.’
Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.
‘What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?’
‘Yes,’ the professor replies without hesitation. ‘What is night if it isn’t darkness?’
‘You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have Nothing and it’s called darkness, isn’t it? That’s the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, darkness isn’t. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?’
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. ‘So what point are you making, young man?’
‘Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.’
The professor’s face cannot hide his surprise this time. ‘Flawed? Can you explain how?’
‘You are working on the premise of duality,’ the student explains. ‘You argue that there is life and then there’s death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.’
‘Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?’
‘If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do’
‘Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?’
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.
‘Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?’
The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the Commotion has subsided.
‘To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean.’
The student looks around the room.. ‘Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor’s brain?’ The class breaks out into laughter.
‘Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor’s brain, felt the professor’s brain, touched or smelled the professor’s brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir. So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?’
Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.
Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. ‘I guess you’ll have to take them on faith.’
‘Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life,’ the student continues. ‘Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?’
Now uncertain, the professor responds, ‘Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man’s inhumanity to man.. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil.’
To this the student replied, ‘Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God.
God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God’s love present in his heart. It’s like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light.‘
The professor sat down.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
6:01 AM
HULLO PEOPLE! THIS IS SAD! WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR CELL????
i dont care, we have to keep it alive somehow. don't let our passion for God die in school! ~
i love you all, hope ya had lovely holidays! heres a testimonial to get the year going! :D
a friend of mine lost her wallet today @@ she was uber worried and all that. it had her ez link and ic and money and stuff. this morning. so i said pray pray pray! she told me that she told God that if she could find her wallet, she promises to go to church every single sunday no matter what, even during the Os. i went with her to the police station after school, and we reported. while the policeman was typing in all these stuff, i prayed. i didnt think my friend would notice, but she did .... ._. so embarrassing. hahaha :D
then GUESS WHAT! after art club, when i switched on my handphone (OUT OF SCHOOL i promise. im so guai), she smsed me saying that THEY FOUND HER WALLET!!!!!!!!! someone turned it in to the toa payoh police station!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
ISN'T GOD GREAT?!?! HALLELUJAH!!
i guess its a small miracle for both her & me. i cant say i've been very faithful...in fact, over hte holidays i backtracked spiritually.
but im not going to let go and lose my faith to laziness and hte world and stuff! i'm going to rise for the Lord! :D huzzah! go go go, SC cell! i love each and every one of you! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Saturday, December 1, 2007
7:25 PM
i know there's no space for youtube videos, so please watch this! it made me cryyy.
God is so good!
i miss all of you guys!
xoxoxoxo, tams
P.S. did you notice that our chatterbox died. from lack of use. again. ._.
the anthem
THE SC CELL! <3
we are 7 girls who meet
to commit time to God and help each other walk in His path
we hope to bring SCGS to Christ (:
