realizing that days has passed so fast and also noting that its holidays that had passed so fast. had the share of fun, but not the equal share of hard work.
discipline.
went to koorong on saturday morning(i could barely wake up) to take advantage of the 30% discount card that Gaius had. looked around at a lot of stuff having looked through brochures in earlier days. bought quite a lot of books. obviously can't read it at one whole shot. but in the long term it would help.
reminded me of how stubborn or the choice of ignorance i had, that i did not want to read extra Christian books out of the casual attitude of 'nah... don't need' before i came here in 03. but when i read the Case for Christ and Case for Faith, that's when i was amazed and also realised i knew so little and there's so much more. and so the spark of reading spreads the fire on. slowly getting accustomed to Christian authors and their writing style(some which i can't connect to).
it cultivated a lot of learnings, ponderings, new thoughts, views, types of thinkings and new insights.
one of the bad habits i cultivated also is rushing in the readings and not pondering properly.
this time round, bought Wild at Heart by John Eldridge (Handy said it was good)
I Believe, Now What? by Michael L. Simpson (to build a stunted side in me from growing up in a Christian family and church)
Bible Answers by Derek Prime (it has questions and the answers with bible verses. good topical reference)
the Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham by Harold Myra & Marshall Shelley (with references to his life experiences from the micro- to the macro-. similar style to 'Masterplan of Evangelism').
and also i remember Edward reminded me last year, that even though you may be reading lots of Christian books, still remember to read (or return) to the Bible.
simple wisdom and advice, eh?
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