Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/24/the-prince-of-peace-2 It’s Christmas Eve! As we prepare for the big day tomorrow, for our presentations or to show our pre-recorded presentations or if we are leading worship or playing an instrument tomorrow or those of us who are preaching on Christmas Day, or just plain attending church whether on site or via Zoom or FacebookContinue reading “Peace That Surpasses All Understanding”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/23/how-theyll-know I recalled that I used to identify myself as a Christian when young because I had a Christian name, or what some will say a Western name to my Chinese name. In fact most of my friends then with such names were usually Christians. I used to justify that by saying that my dadContinue reading “Are You A Christian?”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/22/virtual-presence Covid 19 has changed the face of the earth. At its peak, our carbon footprint reduced tremendously when countries went into lockdown and factories ceased production, in particular in China. CO2 emissions dropped across the globe and global warming was given a reprieve with our ozone layer recovering a little. But it had disastrousContinue reading “Virtual Presence”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/21/gods-compass-2 When I was a baby scout (called cub scouts) in primary school in Sitiawan, one of the things I really wanted to have was a nice knife and a compass. It never came to pass as scouting wasn’t active in Pasir Puteh, the East Coast town I moved to at Primary 6 and thusContinue reading “God’s Word, My Compass”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/20/fear-not-2 When I was young and I haven’t yet known Christ then, I was taught a simple ritual to pray from my late mother from the Taoist traditions of her family (my late mum became a fervent Christian after accepting Christ a few years after I accepted Christ). I won’t describe it here but sufficeContinue reading “Fear Not”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/18/well-done I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith – 2 Timothy 4:7. That’s Paul saying that to Timothy while in prison at the tail end of his life as he knew he will be executed once he appears before Ceasar Nero to argue his case andContinue reading “Fight The Good Fight”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/17/beautifully-broken If something is broken like a piece of electrical equipment, we will usually not throw it away. We will keep in case we could use its parts as spares for other electrical equipment that breaks down. So we keep screws, wires, cables etc to the extent space permits. However for pottery and cookery, ifContinue reading “Broken Pottery”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/16/what-are-you Born, raised and growing up in Malaysia, most if not all of us would have experienced some form of racism as minorities. In fact, Malaysia is well known for her institutionalised racial discrimination that every Malaysian knows that if a level playing field was established in all economic sectors, we could at least beContinue reading “Racism”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/15/i-am-his-hands http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/2017-07/10/content_30053359.htm When we start working, we try to learn and master the traits of the trade we are in. We want to be good at what we do, the business we are in; whether it is in legal, accounting, sales, marketing, IT, HR, procurement, corporate finance, logistics, data science, engineering, architecture, teaching, medicine, nursingContinue reading “What’s Our Niche In God?”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/14/what-should-i-say One of the first things we learn as a believer is to pray. In fact, our first step towards accepting Christ is to say the sinner’s prayer, by admitting that we are a sinner, asking Father God to forgive us of our sins and to repent from our sins and then accepting Jesus ChristContinue reading “A Little Prayer”