Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

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”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/12/hows-my-driving I think some of us become ‘transformed’ persons when driving, and I myself am no exception. Changed, but not in a good way! While in day to day life, I’m less confrontational and usually conciliatory, I can be fairly aggressive when driving. For example, I hate queue cutters. Sometimes, if at all possible, IContinue reading “Justice and righteousness”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/11/god-sees-understands-and-cares In general, most of us are anonymous in a crowd. Unless we are a well-known person like a celebrity, a prominent politician, or a famous sportsperson, we will just be an unknown someone in the crowd. It is only when we are placed in a social group like our workplace, our school, or ourContinue reading “Anonymous, but not with God”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/10/stolen-gods Before I knew Christ, my family dabbled a little in idol worship. My dad was from a Catholic background but wasn’t a practising believer. My mum was from a Taoist family. In fact, my maternal grandfather was a Taoist medium with a large altar at home. A few things I still remember till todayContinue reading “Stolen Gods”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/09/known-by-god To me, the most touching thing about the resurrected Jesus’s encounter with Mary as narrated by John in chapter 20 and verses 11 to 18 of his book is that Mary, not knowing she was speaking to Jesus, instantly recognised Him when He called out her name Miriam (which is Mary, in Aramaic). She,Continue reading “Rabboni – the Resurrected Christ”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/08/truth-seekers-2 When I was a young Christian growing up, one of the questions I came across was that were there already people (humans or pre-humans?) out there when Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden? This is because when Cain murdered Abel, both Adam and Eve’s first offsprings, and Cain was punishedContinue reading “Controversies”