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I am just a simple person passing through this rather complex world. Random thoughts & reflections of life cross my mind as I pursue a life of the imitation of Christ. "One thing I have desired of the LORD, that I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and the inquire in His temple." Psalm 27:4

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I have moved my blog to http://phoonies.com YES, finally decided to have it hosted on my own domain name. =)

If you are not getting updates of new posts, which I try to do more regularly, there might have been a glitch in the migration of followers and subscribers. If you still want to received notifications of my posts, do drop by the new URL to subscribe or give me your email address…

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Luncheon Meat Roti John

Roti John is perhaps a South East Asian pan-fried bruschetta where the tomatoes are replaced with meat and eggs. In Singapore, we get them at Malay Indian coffeeshops as Chinese hardly sells them. These coffeeshops are usually Muslim and thus it is almost impossible to find luncheon meat roti john. Lucheon meat is Asian version of spam in case you are wondering. This can be a meal on its own or…

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“Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit”

“Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit”

I wrote a series of devotion for my church on the Seven Last Words of Jesus for this Lent season and sharing them here. I am happy to discuss the answers to the questions in the comments below. So feel free to engage me in a dialogue. =) Seventh of Seven Last Words of Jesus Luke 23:46 (NASB): “And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.” Having said…

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“It is Finished”

I wrote a series of devotion for my church on the Seven Last Words of Jesus for this Lent season and sharing them here. I am happy to discuss the answers to the questions in the comments below. So feel free to engage me in a dialogue. =) Sixth of Seven Last Words of Jesus John 19:30 (NASB): “Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave…

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“I am Thirsty”

I wrote a series of devotion for my church on the Seven Last Words of Jesus for this Lent season and sharing them here. I am happy to discuss the answers to the questions in the comments below. So feel free to engage me in a dialogue. =) Fifth of Seven Last Words of Jesus John 19:28 (NASB): “After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said,…

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“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

I wrote a series of devotion for my church on the Seven Last Words of Jesus for this Lent season and sharing them here. I am happy to discuss the answers to the questions in the comments below. So feel free to engage me in a dialogue. =) Fourth of Seven Last Words of Jesus Matthew 27:46 (NASB): “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is,…

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“Woman, behold, your son! Behold, your mother!”

“Woman, behold, your son! Behold, your mother!”

I wrote a series of devotion for my church on the Seven Last Words of Jesus for this Lent season and sharing them here. I am happy to discuss the answers to the questions in the comments below. So feel free to engage me in a dialogue. =) Third of Seven Last Words of Jesus John 19:26-27 (NASB): “When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother,…

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“Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise”

“Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise”

I wrote a series of devotion for my church on the Seven Last Words of Jesus for this Lent season and sharing them here. I am happy to discuss the answers to the questions in the comments below. So feel free to engage me in a dialogue. =) Second of Seven Last Words of Jesus Luke 23:43 (NASB): “And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”” Theme: SALVATION &…

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“Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing”

“Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing”

I wrote a series of devotion for my church on the Seven Last Words of Jesus for this Lent season and sharing them here. I am happy to discuss the answers to the questions in the comments below. So feel free to engage me in a dialogue. =) First of Seven Last Words of Jesus Luke 23:34 (NASB): “But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast…

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Open Tri

Had stomach problems today, probably a delayed response to some bacteria from my recent Israel trip. This forced rest became a forced sit down session to do a visual response to the almost 2-weeks trip. Motifs from the trip are all embeded, including some personal God moments. I have received so much blessing from leading this group of 44. Much healing took place as well. God is good! Some photos…

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Living to Die in Life

Living to Die in Life

This was the scripture I used for the exhortation for the service just before my mum’s cremation last Friday, 23 September 2016, 5.15pm at Mandai Crematorium. That morning, Ps Martin Tang Whatsapp me and asked me to consider giving the exhortation before cremation. I was hesitant as I was not certain how I was within. I did not turn it down but told him to standby if I was not able to. 6 A voice…

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Spiritual Weight Issues

The reading of the Word is a very important discipline in our spiritual growth – often referred to as feeding. Let me first established why the Word, i.e. the Bible, is referred to as spiritual food. In John 6:48, Jesus declared the second time after v.35, “I am the bread of life.” This life refers to the spiritual life. If we examine the context of the book of John, in John 1:14 the relationship…

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Make Friends through Worldly Wealth

Make Friends through Worldly Wealth

“And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings. ” – Luke‬ ‭16:9 ‭NASB‬‬ This verse has always been a challenge in understanding the heart of what Jesus was trying to get at as it looks contradictory to many of His teachings. The image of the command to “make friends by means of…

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Secret to A Deep Foundation

Secret to A Deep Foundation

The pots are sitting of the foundation of a house that were swept away by the Tsunami in Dec 2004, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Photo taken by Pauline Phoon in Feb 2005. “”Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the…

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Jacob - the Blessed Wrestling Schemer

Jacob – the Blessed Wrestling Schemer

For many years, I find it hard to reconcile Jacob’s blessings and his scheming ways. I am a firm believer that the end does not justify the means and the life of Jacob seems to suggest otherwise. The recent weeks, Jacob is once again brought into focus. Jacob was grabbing hold of Esau’s heel at birth (Gen 25:26). This was why he was named Jacob, meaning “he catches by the heel, i.e. he…

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Peace in Storm

Jesus slept through the storm   Jesus could sleep in the storm because He was certain of His authority over it. On the flip side, the storm obeyed Jesus because it was unable to ruffle His feathers. In a way, Jesus had to sleep to calm the storm, demonstrating His complete restedness in God. Perhaps this is not a show to the storm but a lesson to us about the restedness in God despite…

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