The Good, True and Beautiful By Pearlyn I’m late on this update, and it is about time I put these thoughts into words. We’re now well into summer, and have for the first time in our lives experienced the coming of spring. Seeing the trees come to life
God by His Spirit so dwells in the elect that they do not become inactive, but are moved to act by Him; so that their will is not taken away, but is reformed and exercised by the influence of the Holy Spirit. - John Calvin He doth not so work
16 June 2025 What could be more delightful than to have in the same few minutes all the fascinating terrors of going abroad combined with all the humane security of coming home again? - Chesterton, Orthodoxy Chesterton is right about me, at least. I find within myself the “double spiritual
But when we have found the road and are passing signposts every few miles, we shall not stop and stare. They will encourage us, and we shall be grateful to the authority that set them up. But we shall not stop and stare, or not much; not on this road.
Daily you should be groaning over your sins; and so daily you should be confessing. For he who sins daily should also confess daily. - Augustine No one is truly persuaded that he belongs to God unless he has first recognized God’s grace; and no one can receive God’
Favourites and Frustrations From My Seven Years PART TWO COMING SOON Home
March 2025 By Pearlyn The First Check-in I have often wondered about the stories of people we’ve seen in airports. The holidaymakers with their emanating excitement, business travellers and their fast-tracked transitions, and that group of travellers who are obviously heading to their country of residence, but who equally
Favourites and Frustrations From My Seven Years Mixed Feelings It is complicated to reflect in public on the shortcomings of a culture one has lived in and been blessed by. Consider the potential arrogance. Who am I to make such criticisms? And of a nation as impressive as Singapore? Consider
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Greetings to our brothers and sisters at Christ Church! It has been a (chilly) whirlwind, but the Conway family is settled and continues to settle in Toronto. I must thank you all for the warm welcome. We are very thankful to God for how He has provided for us in
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It's not about how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. - ROCKY It was the first of January 2025 and, naturally, John Jarmin was expecting a near perfect day. The evening before was predictably late and
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For some time I have been uneasy about my relationship with "content." Even more than my relationship with it, I have been curious about my perception of it. What is content today? What actually is the thing people ask me to subscribe for more of? "If you
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When we began our tenure in Singapore in January of 2017 I had not spent more than three years in one place since prior to 2008. We referred to it as "the curse" and wondered if Singapore would break it. Eight years later we are nine years into