Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/24/blessed-routine As humans, we can not avoid getting into a routine. We wake up, pray, do our morning devotion, take a bath, get ready for work, go for breakfast, and then off we go to work. In our daily commute, it’s either that bus or train ride or in Malaysia the usual drive and rushContinue reading “Boring routines”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/23/not-a-dream The story of Peter’s escape from jail described in Acts 12 happened approximately 3 years after Paul’s conversion. The Apostle James, the brother of John, was already put to death by sword then by Herod, and Peter was awaiting trial in jail being chained with two guards at his sides and with two othersContinue reading “Not a dream”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/22/tell-the-story-2 To prove something, we need corroborative evidence, meaning to say, something additional to support our assertion of a fact. So if you assert that A had punched you, you could support that by showing the effects of the punch like a blue black or swollen mark on your body. Still, it’s actually not goodContinue reading “Eyewitness for God”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/21/our-choices-matter As we go through life, whatever age we are, we need to make choices. Some choices are easy, and some are difficult. But we usually choose something that in our view is the best choice for us. So if we were to choose a job, we would choose one that pays the best andContinue reading “Choices”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/19/you-are-heard The question asked in the book Physics is whether there is a sound if a tree falls in a lonely forest with no animal nearby to hear it? The obvious answer is, of course, there is – a sound is a sound, even if no one hears it. But is it that obvious? IfContinue reading “Is there a sound if no one hears?”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/18/grandmother-research It is a common perception in Malaysia that if we leave our children to be taken care of by their grandparents, they will be spoilt. In other words, overly loved. Zero chance of abuse and neglect but 100% likelihood of too much caring and love. It is thus good and bad, but nowadays, asContinue reading “Grandparents”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/17/god-remembers-names In Isaiah 43, the LORD declares that He knows Israel by name. “He who created you, Jacob. He who formed you, Israel. Do not fear, for I have redeemed you. I have summoned you by name. You are mine.” In verses 5, 6 and 7, the LORD assured Israel not to be afraid, forContinue reading “God knows us by name”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/16/who-am-i-4 It’s the first time I have read of someone self declaring himself as the Emperor of the United States, as mentioned in today’s ODB posting. He was Joshua Abraham Norton. He printed his own currency, wore royal clothes made by local tailors, and even wrote to Queen Victoria of England to marry him soContinue reading “Who am I?”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/15/exploring-the-stars I am an ardent fan of documentaries, especially those concerning nature, whether animals or just earthly or even extra terrestrial phenomenon. Even the deep sea is not accessible to most. There are interiors of jungles that humans have not explored and high mountainous regions and vast deserts that we have not fully understood. ItContinue reading “We see God in nature”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/14/loving-leadership When I accepted Christ, the first church I joined was a Methodist outreach in my small town of Pasir Puteh, Kelantan in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. There were 3 of us local students who accepted Christ during those days through efforts of outstation Christian teachers stationed in our small town. It wasContinue reading “Loving Leadership”