The Revival Hymn

Awesome.

Church Camp - Day 2

Well, the beach was still pounded by strong waves...but I decided to allow the kids just play by the sandy shore. Obviously they enjoyed the big waves thoroughly.


John's special interest in the Animal Kingdom had him scouting for strange looking creatures...


Praise the LORD for the Church Camp.

Church Camp - Day 1

It's CHURCH CAMP! What better things to do on the 1st day of school break?!

We thought we were early, but apparently half of the families had already checked in when we arrived.



The Church Camp was at Santubong Resort, a nice & quiet place. Very peaceful.


One tiny disappointment - the waves were pounding the beach! Sorry kids, no beach. So back we go to the swimming pool :(


But it was LOADS of fun in the evening during the "ice-breaker" session. Very encouraged to see the kids "bravely" stepping up to take part in all the games...


...except may be Bernard here needing a little push...


To be continued...

John - Last Day in Primary 6!

Praise the LORD that John has "successfully" finished his primary school with very good UPSR result - 5As, 1B & 1C. Thats TWICE as good as his old man who only scored 2As :(


And by the grace of God, he is the GOLD medal winner for Art Category - "beating" 162 other fellow students. I am so proud of him. Too bad I couldn't show his Batik work as the school is keeping it.


Time sure flies....it seemed like only yesterday when I...

O well, to God be the Glory!

The Blog Readability Test

Saw this "Blog Readability Test" from a few blogs that I read regularly...and thought I too check it out...and this is my SCORE!

TV Reviews

Comparing Cambridge & InTouch Wide Margin Bibles

When the InTouch wide margin Bible arrived the obvious thing is to compare it with my Cambridge wide margin Bible. What else?!

Physically, the InTouch is beefier but narrower - a whole inch narrower. In real world use, that 1" is significant. It terms of portability, like carrying to the church, the InTouch is more "manageable". Sounds odd for just 1" difference but its true - at least for me.



While the Cambridge is bound in goatskin, InTouch has calfskin binding. Both Bibles are exquisite & beautiful on the outside. I do, however, favour the InTouch calfskin slightly more... And somehow I also prefer the "casual" look of the InTouch... ;)

Unfortunately, InTouch isn't as "perfect" as I would like it to be.


One common "complaint" on the InTouch wide margin Bible in the blogsphere has to do with its "paper wrinkling" in the gutter. Well, I don't really notice that in mine... or at least it doen't really bother me that much... not enough to distract me from reading it.



But there is one MAJOR issue that I wish InTouch Bible could be as good as Cambridge Bible. When u open up both Bibles, Cambridge is just amazingly "flat". No other Bibles open up like the Cambridge's. Perhaps the only close competitor is R.L Allan's.

For these wide margin Bibles, there is a MAJOR advantage in being able to open up flat.


The usefulness of the inner margin is greatly enhanced by the "flatness" as u can see from the pictures above.

This is my only gripe for InTouch.


The 1" wider disadvantage (in terms of portability) mentioned earlier becomes advantage here for the Cambridge Bible - the outer margin area. The extra 1/2" margin is significant. U will be surprised how much more u could write in that 1/2" space.

Update @ Dec 9th:

After using my InTouch WideMargin for a while, I realise it actually has MORE space for ur notes! Simply cuz of the Verse-Format presentation.


The other features that make the Cambridge wide margin Bible a more "serious" tool - a whole stack of lined papers & phonebook like pages for u to scribble all the notes u want.


Another feature - center-column references - could be important for some in their bible study of which is lacking in the InTouch. Or others might prefer the bigger typeface InTouch offers.


Lastly, the gorgeous art-gilt makes the Cambridge Bible just so much more..."classy". Like a English Gentleman ;)

In summary, I LOVE both.

Perhaps the Cambridge wide margin Bible is a better tool for classroom or "serious" note taking. Whereas the InTouch Bible excels in "casualness" - like journaling? Or as a Preacher's Bible?


God bless Dr Charles Stanley for his preaching & his InTouch Wide Margin Bible!

President Obama

Though I do not support most of Obama's ideals & beliefs, the lot is cast.

May God be gracious & merciful to the new President elect & his family. May the fear of the LORD be in him, and may he be about doing the LORD's will with diligence, and may he be filled with the wisdom of the LORD.

Pray for the peace of America.