Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/23/what-counts Whether in church, at work or at home, we will encounter differing views. At work, it is less of an issue as there is a clear line of command. So even if we disagree, the boss makes the call and takes accountability for that decision. At home, the husband or the father is theContinue reading “Differing Opinions”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/22/earth-day God created the universe and the earth and all things in them. God then created man (humankind) and placed him in the Garden of Eden and it was man’s responsibility to work and take care of the Garden of Eden. Two distinct trees existed in Eden, the tree of life for which its fruitsContinue reading “What Is Your Land?”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/21/really-alive It’s a strange question but a pertinent one nevertheless – will we really be alive again on Resurrection Day or will it just be in our heads? I never ever thought of it that way but the author of today’s ODB says that many carry that question but few dare to speak it outContinue reading “Really Alive”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/20/love-is-worth-the-risk Most of us would have known someone who had loved before and because of bad experiences in the past, chose a single’s life. Even if we have not seen a real life example ourselves, there are abundant portrayals in movies and TV dramas. Not necessarily a lonely life as one could fill up ourContinue reading “Vulnerability and Love”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/19/come-and-worship If you read today’s ODB text, it is writing about giving everyone a chance to worship, putting particular emphasis on a mother with 3 children – a baby, a toddler and a five year old. With the church members helping her with her eldest and the toddler, she managed to exhale, close her eyesContinue reading “The Chance For All To Worship”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/18/witness-in-the-workplace A big question all of us will face every now and then is whether to continue at our workplace or to leave for another opportunity. In the Malaysian context, less are inclined to make that call if they are in government service as government servants work for life because of the life long medicalContinue reading “To Stay or To Leave”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/17/this-changes-everything There is nothing more fundamental in the Christian faith than the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. Paul took great pains to preach this and was willing to be arrested so that he could preach the same to Agrippa, the Roman Emperor at Rome, the pinnacle of the knownContinue reading “He is Risen!”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/15/simon-of-cyrene https://www.biblword.net/what-is-the-weight-of-the-cross-that-jesus-carried/ The cross has over time become a symbol of our faith. Catholics make the sign of the cross as a way to prepare for prayer but more importantly to symbolise that they are Catholics. Non believers wear the cross as a pendant, an ornament but I believe those who do so harbour anContinue reading “Carrying the Cross”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/14/and-it-was-night-2 I’m quite sure everyone had experienced betrayal to a certain degree at least once in our lives. Perhaps it was something as simple as someone having promised to keep a secret but started babbling like a canary the moment he was asked the question. Or something as serious as someone we loved having leftContinue reading “Betrayal of the Son of Man”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/13/carried-by-love When we read the Old Testament, we see that the LORD when speaking to the Israelites through His prophets like Isaiah were speaking more of their lives while on earth. If they worshipped Him and no other gods and obey His commandments, He will protect them against their enemies. He will help them winContinue reading “God Will Carry Us Through”