God & Maths

Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.

- Galileo Galile, an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, polymath.

 

chapter

...each day is another page, and it becomes another chapter.

- Barbara Byrne, Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at Barclays

chapter

...each day is another page, and it becomes another chapter.

- Barbara Byrne, Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at Barclays

as a leader

You won't remember when you retire what you did in the first quarter...or the third. What you'll remember is how many people you developed, how many people you helped have a better career because of your interest and your dedication to their development...When confused as to how you're doing as a leader, find out how the people you lead are doing. You'll know the answer.

- Larry Bossidy, the former CEO of Honeywell

Truth = Jesus

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free....

- John 8:32
Maybe someone said this to me before but now then I realised. "The truth" is not about a fact or doctrine. It's a Person.

Reminds me of what Ravi Zacharias said in a podcast. When you come to church, you didn't come to a place. You came to a Person.

...So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

- John 8:36

stop poaching

Buying ivory is buying bullets.

- Yao Ming

sexual sin

If you think you can't fall into sexual sin, then you are godlier than David, stronger than Samson and wiser than Solomon.

-  Bill Perkins

roots and wings

There are two things children should get from their parents : Roots and wings.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer

our struggle is not against flesh and blood

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

- Ephesians 6:10-20

Lazy

I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things.

- Lech Walesa

Death

Death only has to win once; life has to win every day.

- Psychologists Catherine Rawn and Kathleen Vohs

Where Is God?

Where can one find God? I say that He is found on the Cross.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 

- Matthew 16:24 (New English Translation)

How Would You Complete This Sentence?

Life is short ... Don't make it shorter.

Jesus' Friends

If you judge a person by the friends he has, you won't think very highly of Jesus.

work-life balance

If you're looking at work-life balance, I don't really think you can find a correlation that says the company is more productive or more profitable the longer and harder people work. I don't think that's true. You can find correlations between the quality of life within a corporation and the productivity of its employees. It may sound simple, mundane or pedestrian, but I believe that happy employees are more productive employees than those who are always tired and dragging. We encourage an appropriate work-life balance and wellness in the workplace. We spend a lot of time and attention on that: we have constructive websites to suggest to people that they take care of themselves personally and mentally as well as physically. Certainly, a large part of the mental component is making sure you have appropriate relationships with friends and family.

When we talk about work-life balance, I think I learned that lesson the hard way. I probably have a little guilt that I'm living with, particularly when I spend time with my granddaughter and I ask myself whether I devoted this much time and attention to her mother. But fortunately she grew up well and she's a productive, contributing member of society. She's happy and she's presented me with a great granddaughter, so hopefully I didn't do too much damage in that relationship. But if I had to do it over again, I would spend more time with my children than I did.

- Erroll Davis, Jr