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07 Jan, 2009

Knowledge and fear

Posted by: yy In: Faith| Off Beaten Track

On the way home yesterday, happened to see the following words high up on one of the buildings in a Methodist secondary school:
“The fear of the lord is the beginning of knowledge.”
I find this very puzzling indeed! Can someone please explain the meaning of this to me?
I mean, where would knowledge come from if we [...]

04 Apr, 2005

More on faith

Posted by: yy In: Faith| Inspirational

“Faith is the confidence that
what we hope for will actually happen;
it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.”
Bible, Hebrews 11:1.

19 Jun, 2004

Function God()

Posted by: yy In: Faith| Off Beaten Track

This entry was started on 23 August 2003, after the bombing of UN headquarters in Baghdad, but I just never got around to finishing it, until now…
The UN headquarters in Baghdad was bombed two days ago. Shortly after that, a suicide bomb exploded in Jerusalem. Not long before that, the Jordanian embassy was bombed, again, [...]

25 May, 2004

Prayers

Posted by: yy In: Faith| Inspirational

Came across this quote in one of the churches in Montreal.
“Unless prayer arises from the heart which must be at its very core, it is no more than an idle dream, for prayer must flow into our words, our thoughts and out actions.”
Marguerite Bourgeoys

10 Apr, 2004

Easter thoughts

Posted by: yy In: Faith| Inspirational| Off Beaten Track

Tomorrow is Easter. For me, Easter is not just time to reflect upon what Christ has done. It is also a time to think about how mankind can live in harmony, without prejudices and without inadvertently destroying mother Earth in the meantime.
In Christianity, the God of the New Statement, unlike the God of the [...]



  • yy: OK, managed to find the source. Proverbs 1:7 (New International Version) "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise
  • Weblog of Quests » Build your wings: [...] sounds vaguely similar to the definition of faith I once heard, see On faith and More on faith. I guess, from time to time, it is “healthy
  • Weblog of Quests » Death: [...] then briefly discussed about other aspects of death, like the well-known “last lecture” I mentioned before. I am truly full of admir