First Post- 20 years later
Why I started this blog, and what I hoped to write about.
A small light, moving toward the Light. Some humble notes on questions asked in faith, things tried in hope, and thoughts from the quite ordinary days. All by the grace from Above.
信Faith · God Provides
"God provides."
Read the reflections →
癒Medicine · Why Endocrine Matters
"A record of what I’ve learned & tried."
Browse the series →
器Tools · Building something
"The right tool at the right moment."
See what’s on the bench →
書Books · The ones that left a mark
"Some books finish you."
Walk the shelf →Recent Writing
Serving God or Serving Mammon? A Book, Revisited at Midlife
A 2007 book review I never finished, reread at a different stage of life — on money, family, retirement planning, and the discipline of staying aligned rather than becoming a saint.
Pre-Diabetes: More Than a Number
What IFG, IGT and HbA1c actually mean, why the pancreas is already under strain long before the report shows it, and why — unlike diabetes — this stage can still be reversed.
Why Obsidian Won — Fifteen Years of Note Apps
I tried Evernote, OneNote, Notion, Bear, Joplin and Logseq over fifteen years. Why Obsidian finally stuck — and why the tool mattered less than the habit it forced me to change.
Books I Read in 2025
A list of the books I read in 2025, with a line or two on each.
Half a Year
A prayer note on returning to a long-missed place.
I Believe.......
After reading God Is Red by Liao Yiwu: the faith of Chinese believers, and the comfortable dimness of ours.
Reading and...
On reading Sum by David Eagleman: a captivating book, and a Christian reader's caution.
Prayer
Half a year of trying to learn to pray quietly, and still stuck on the first ten days.
Life?!
A day on a geriatric ward: doctor, typist, social worker. Gains and losses.
