Have you ever thrown money away? Sometimes I see small coins lying around the house and want to throw them away, just for a cleaning quick-fix. However, I recently found out that it is illegal to permanently discard or destroy money!
Did you know it’s illegal in God’s Kingdom too? But your currency isn’t paper bills or coins: it’s your gifts and abilities. Jesus told a story about three servants who were given different amounts of money by their master. The two with the most invested it and gained more, but the one with the least hid it in the ground out of fear. When the master returned, he congratulated and promoted the two profitable servants, but said about the scared servant, “Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him” (Matthew 25:28,29).
What talents do you have? And are you hiding them out of fear? No matter what, God has given you something—and He wants you to use it! “God has given each of you a gift from His great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another” (1 Peter 4:10). The greatest use of any gift is to bring glory to God so that others will want to know Him. Jesus said, “In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).
Here are some possible talents He might have given you: * Exhortation * Giving * Leadership * Mercy * Prophecy * Service * Teaching * Your gifts could also be in the form of art, music, communication, education, or connections.
Do you need help figuring out how to use your gift? First of all, ask God because He wants to help you. But secondly, we want to help you too! Respond to this e-mail and ask for guidance from an Online Missionary on how to use your gifts. The goal is that, at the end of days, Jesus would say to you: “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!” The world is waiting for you to give your gifts—don’t bury them!
Source : http://www.godlife.com/
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
PJ Half Marathon 2011
A long anticipated race with a mission!
Target was to do a PB (personal best). 1hr 35min will be nice with current best time at 1hr38min
Running jersey this time is different. It gives a psychological boost as it was a gift from Marco De Gespari, the record holder of Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon. But in a way, it's also a bit of a pressure as I need to justify the speedy image. Hahaha!
At the start line, together with Moey, Jea-Pierre and Dave, we were laughing non stop as the Runkeeper app on my phone went on & off with loud "Activity started...activity paused!" causing runners around us feeling uneasy. Perhaps it disrupted their focus. Hahahhaa!
With a loud bang, Kenyans sprinted out of sight and together with them went Yip.
The first 2km I was pacing with Hin Tong. Once hitting Federal Highway, he went ahead, his way. I was on my own pace till the exit turning into the road to Subang airport. A blister formation nagging at my right foot which made me stopped to remove the socks. Looking behind, Ronnie also stopped to tie his shoe laces. Going down the gentle hill, he caught up with me and we paced each other till Hin Tong appeared. Asked him to join us but he said he 'koyak'. At the same time, Hooi Siah came along but chose to pace with us. So Ronnie, Hooi and me tomatoman paced each other till the U turn near Terminal 2 of Subang airport.
As we passed km15, Ronnie increased pace. I tried to stick to him but slowly drafted behind and the gap went longer as the km increased. My pace was also slowing down as I made my way up the last 'hill', the flyover above road going into Ara Damansara. Could feel my legs getting heavy. With 2km left, Julie Foreman overtook me. she had impressive fast cadence! Just as I was about to turn into Kelana Jaya road, a youngster speeding in his car jammed his brakes behind me. I jumped, yes, literally jumped! He could have knocked and sent my flying. Where was the marshal or police officer to control the traffic?!?!?
It broke my pace and got my heart pounding for a different reason. Damm!
I continued the final km and was glad I was still in one piece. Ran into the stadium, saw Ronnie reaching the finish line. I was about 200-250m behind him. Looking back to ensure nobody's going to overtake me at the last moment like adidas KOTR, I cruised to finish line with a time of 1hr 33min 49sec.
Yes! Mission accomplished! Did a PB which is sub1:35. Managed to shaved 4min off my last PB.
Position was 22nd and my bib number was A0222.
Happy happy joy joy!
Ronnie was 1min ahead while Yip was way way way in front of us, 1hr22min, 12th, just behind national marathoner, 10th, and 9 Kenyans.
Next race, mission is to chase Yip! Hehehe!
Michelle finished 8th, her PB as well. She did her target of sub1:50. Wonderful!! :)
Our next BIG race is The Most Beautiful Thing, Ultra Trail Run in Sabah. Both of us took the challenge of 50km.
Report up sooooooonnnnnn......
Target was to do a PB (personal best). 1hr 35min will be nice with current best time at 1hr38min
Running jersey this time is different. It gives a psychological boost as it was a gift from Marco De Gespari, the record holder of Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon. But in a way, it's also a bit of a pressure as I need to justify the speedy image. Hahaha!
With a loud bang, Kenyans sprinted out of sight and together with them went Yip.
The first 2km I was pacing with Hin Tong. Once hitting Federal Highway, he went ahead, his way. I was on my own pace till the exit turning into the road to Subang airport. A blister formation nagging at my right foot which made me stopped to remove the socks. Looking behind, Ronnie also stopped to tie his shoe laces. Going down the gentle hill, he caught up with me and we paced each other till Hin Tong appeared. Asked him to join us but he said he 'koyak'. At the same time, Hooi Siah came along but chose to pace with us. So Ronnie, Hooi and me tomatoman paced each other till the U turn near Terminal 2 of Subang airport.
As we passed km15, Ronnie increased pace. I tried to stick to him but slowly drafted behind and the gap went longer as the km increased. My pace was also slowing down as I made my way up the last 'hill', the flyover above road going into Ara Damansara. Could feel my legs getting heavy. With 2km left, Julie Foreman overtook me. she had impressive fast cadence! Just as I was about to turn into Kelana Jaya road, a youngster speeding in his car jammed his brakes behind me. I jumped, yes, literally jumped! He could have knocked and sent my flying. Where was the marshal or police officer to control the traffic?!?!?
It broke my pace and got my heart pounding for a different reason. Damm!
I continued the final km and was glad I was still in one piece. Ran into the stadium, saw Ronnie reaching the finish line. I was about 200-250m behind him. Looking back to ensure nobody's going to overtake me at the last moment like adidas KOTR, I cruised to finish line with a time of 1hr 33min 49sec.
Yes! Mission accomplished! Did a PB which is sub1:35. Managed to shaved 4min off my last PB.
Position was 22nd and my bib number was A0222.
Happy happy joy joy!
Ronnie was 1min ahead while Yip was way way way in front of us, 1hr22min, 12th, just behind national marathoner, 10th, and 9 Kenyans.
Next race, mission is to chase Yip! Hehehe!
Michelle finished 8th, her PB as well. She did her target of sub1:50. Wonderful!! :)
Our next BIG race is The Most Beautiful Thing, Ultra Trail Run in Sabah. Both of us took the challenge of 50km.
Report up sooooooonnnnnn......
Friday, November 11, 2011
11.11.11
Today, the date is 11th November 2011 or fondly written as 11.11.11
Just for the numbers, many are tying the knot,
similar to previous years of 10.10.10, 09.09.09, 08.08.08, 07.07.07.
Can't recall if people were using 06.06.06...the devil's number...hahaha!
Well, what is the significance of those numbers? Different couple have different reasons. All I know is that restaurants, hotels, churches, temples will be fully booked.
This came at the right time, something from Our Daily Bread
It's all about Him
Just for the numbers, many are tying the knot,
similar to previous years of 10.10.10, 09.09.09, 08.08.08, 07.07.07.
Can't recall if people were using 06.06.06...the devil's number...hahaha!
Well, what is the significance of those numbers? Different couple have different reasons. All I know is that restaurants, hotels, churches, temples will be fully booked.
This came at the right time, something from Our Daily Bread
It's all about Him
When Sheri got engaged, her single friend Amy celebrated with her. She planned a bridal shower, helped pick out her wedding dress, walked down the aisle just before her, and stood by her side during the ceremony. When Sheri and her husband had children, Amy gave baby showers and rejoiced in her friend’s blessings.
Sheri told Amy later, “You’ve comforted me during hard times, but the way I especially know you love me is that you rejoice with me in my good times. You haven’t let any jealousy hold you back from celebrating with me.”
When John’s disciples heard that a new rabbi named Jesus was gaining followers, they thought John might be jealous (John 3:26). They came to him and said, “He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!” But John celebrated Jesus’ ministry. He said, “I have been sent before Him. . . . The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled” (vv.28-29).
An attitude of humility should also characterize us. Rather than desiring attention for ourselves, everything we do should bring glory to our Savior. “He must increase, but I must decrease” (v.30).
Sheri told Amy later, “You’ve comforted me during hard times, but the way I especially know you love me is that you rejoice with me in my good times. You haven’t let any jealousy hold you back from celebrating with me.”
When John’s disciples heard that a new rabbi named Jesus was gaining followers, they thought John might be jealous (John 3:26). They came to him and said, “He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!” But John celebrated Jesus’ ministry. He said, “I have been sent before Him. . . . The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled” (vv.28-29).
An attitude of humility should also characterize us. Rather than desiring attention for ourselves, everything we do should bring glory to our Savior. “He must increase, but I must decrease” (v.30).
Not I but Christ be honored, loved, exalted;
Not I but Christ be seen, be known, be heard;
Not I but Christ in every look and action;
Not I but Christ in every thought and word. —Whiddington
Not I but Christ be seen, be known, be heard;
Not I but Christ in every look and action;
Not I but Christ in every thought and word. —Whiddington
If we want an increase of Christ, there must be a decrease of self.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The Most Beautiful Thing
I went I saw I finished 50km
Report coming soon...still tired...
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Kinabalu Climbathon Project - Finale
View from Mt. Kinabalu at km7.5, altitude of around 3800m. Distance of 1.2km to the peak with another 200m elevation thereabout.
2nd time joining this Climbathon, 2nd time failure to reach the peak. This time, with added salt to the wound as I had another hour on top of the 2hr30min cut off time. Sad...
But happy on the other hand. Met the skyrunner champions from Italy, Spain, USA, New Zealand, Japan and our very own Sabahans.
Next year will be a different route. It'll be the Adventure Series, starting from Kinabalu Park, ascend halfway up from Timpohon Gate, turned to Mersilau trail and final 10km on tarmac to Kundasang.
Until then, enjoy the video...
2nd time joining this Climbathon, 2nd time failure to reach the peak. This time, with added salt to the wound as I had another hour on top of the 2hr30min cut off time. Sad...
But happy on the other hand. Met the skyrunner champions from Italy, Spain, USA, New Zealand, Japan and our very own Sabahans.
Next year will be a different route. It'll be the Adventure Series, starting from Kinabalu Park, ascend halfway up from Timpohon Gate, turned to Mersilau trail and final 10km on tarmac to Kundasang.
Until then, enjoy the video...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
1 November
Today, 1st November is All Saint's Day ...
All Saints' Day (in the Roman Catholic Church officially the Solemnity of All Saints and also called All Hallows or Hallowmas[3]), often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown.
In Western Christian theology, the day commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in Heaven. It is a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries. In the Roman Catholic Church and many Anglican churches, the next day, All Souls' Day, specifically commemorates the departed faithful who have not yet been purified and reached heaven. Catholics celebrate All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day in the fundamental belief that there is a prayerful spiritual communion between those in the state of grace who have died and are either being purified in purgatory or are in heaven (the 'church penitent' and the 'church triumphant', respectively), and the 'church militant' who are the living. Other Christian traditions define, remember and respond to the saints in different ways; for example, in the Methodist Church, "saints who have helped extend and enliven God's kingdom" are remembered—that is—the entire Church universal and those significant to a particular local congregation.[2]
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints
Solemnity celebrated on the first of November. It is instituted to honour all the saints, known and unknown, and, according to Urban IV, to supply any deficiencies in the faithful's celebration of saints' feasts during the year.
In the early days the Christians were accustomed to solemnize the anniversary of a martyr's death for Christ at the place of martyrdom. In the fourth century, neighbouring dioceses began to interchange feasts, to transfer relics, to divide them, and to join in a common feast; as is shown by the invitation of St. Basil of Caesarea (397) to the bishops of the province of Pontus. Frequently groups of martyrs suffered on the same day, which naturally led to a joint commemoration. In the persecution of Diocletian the number of martyrs became so great that a separate day could not be assigned to each. But the Church, feeling that every martyr should be venerated, appointed a common day for all. The first trace of this we find in Antioch on the Sunday after Pentecost. We also find mention of a common day in a sermon of St. Ephrem the Syrian (373), and in the 74th homily of St. John Chrysostom (407). At first only martyrs and St. John the Baptist were honoured by a special day. Other saints were added gradually, and increased in number when a regular process of canonization was established; still, as early as 411 there is in the Chaldean Calendar a "Commemoratio Confessorum" for the Friday after Easter. In the West Boniface IV, 13 May, 609, or 610, consecrated the Pantheon in Rome to the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs, ordering an anniversary. Gregory III (731-741) consecrated a chapel in the Basilica of St. Peter to all the saints and fixed the anniversary for 1 November. A basilica of the Apostles already existed in Rome, and its dedication was annually remembered on 1 May. Gregory IV (827-844) extended the celebration on 1 November to the entire Church. The vigil seems to have been held as early as the feast itself. The octave was added by Sixtus IV (1471-84).
Source : http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01315a.htm
All Saints' Day (in the Roman Catholic Church officially the Solemnity of All Saints and also called All Hallows or Hallowmas[3]), often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown.
In Western Christian theology, the day commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in Heaven. It is a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries. In the Roman Catholic Church and many Anglican churches, the next day, All Souls' Day, specifically commemorates the departed faithful who have not yet been purified and reached heaven. Catholics celebrate All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day in the fundamental belief that there is a prayerful spiritual communion between those in the state of grace who have died and are either being purified in purgatory or are in heaven (the 'church penitent' and the 'church triumphant', respectively), and the 'church militant' who are the living. Other Christian traditions define, remember and respond to the saints in different ways; for example, in the Methodist Church, "saints who have helped extend and enliven God's kingdom" are remembered—that is—the entire Church universal and those significant to a particular local congregation.[2]
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints
Solemnity celebrated on the first of November. It is instituted to honour all the saints, known and unknown, and, according to Urban IV, to supply any deficiencies in the faithful's celebration of saints' feasts during the year.
In the early days the Christians were accustomed to solemnize the anniversary of a martyr's death for Christ at the place of martyrdom. In the fourth century, neighbouring dioceses began to interchange feasts, to transfer relics, to divide them, and to join in a common feast; as is shown by the invitation of St. Basil of Caesarea (397) to the bishops of the province of Pontus. Frequently groups of martyrs suffered on the same day, which naturally led to a joint commemoration. In the persecution of Diocletian the number of martyrs became so great that a separate day could not be assigned to each. But the Church, feeling that every martyr should be venerated, appointed a common day for all. The first trace of this we find in Antioch on the Sunday after Pentecost. We also find mention of a common day in a sermon of St. Ephrem the Syrian (373), and in the 74th homily of St. John Chrysostom (407). At first only martyrs and St. John the Baptist were honoured by a special day. Other saints were added gradually, and increased in number when a regular process of canonization was established; still, as early as 411 there is in the Chaldean Calendar a "Commemoratio Confessorum" for the Friday after Easter. In the West Boniface IV, 13 May, 609, or 610, consecrated the Pantheon in Rome to the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs, ordering an anniversary. Gregory III (731-741) consecrated a chapel in the Basilica of St. Peter to all the saints and fixed the anniversary for 1 November. A basilica of the Apostles already existed in Rome, and its dedication was annually remembered on 1 May. Gregory IV (827-844) extended the celebration on 1 November to the entire Church. The vigil seems to have been held as early as the feast itself. The octave was added by Sixtus IV (1471-84).
Source : http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01315a.htm
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