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http://chenweien.blogspot.com/
Oh man. I don't know if I should be writing this. I'm supposed to be busy writing the manuscript for my first book...which is already late. But hey, I need a writing break and what's a better way t...
my dad mentioned to me about rick warren the other day. so i did some research. good read.
costly grace
"Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life. It is costly because it condemns sin, and grace because it justifies the sinner. Above all, it is costly because it cost God the life of his Son: 'Ye were bought at a price', and what has cost God much cannot be cheap for us. Above all, it is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. Costly grace is the Incarnation of God." -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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if i obey and it doesn't hurt, i'm probably not obeying hard enough.
"Just Another Man" - Nissi Vasa and Wayne Chen
hella throwback. superstar vocals, and great song about the injustices of child trafficking but more importantly, the hope of Jesus Christ!
on stewardship
when david was called by samuel, he was tending to his sheep.
when moses was called by the LORD, he was keeping jethro’s flock.
when elisha was called by elijah, he was found plowing with his oxen.
when peter was called by Jesus, he was casting a net into the sea, upholding his responsibilities as a fisherman.
the apostle paul was a tentmaker. Jesus himself was a carpenter!
"One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much." Luke 16:10
i have much faith that if i correctly steward what God has already given me already, He will set me over much more. i also have much faith that if i do not correctly steward these things, then i am not adequately prepared to lead in the Kingdom.
» family first. finances are all the Lord’s. invest and be faithful in discipleship relationships.
seeking presence
Psalms 27:4 ESV One thing have I asked of the Lord , that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
someone recommend me a good book that will radically change my living/thinking! pleeeeeeze
perspectives on grace
now that i have a job, whenever i eat out with those that are younger than me, i offer to pay for the meal. this results in 1 of 3 responses: 1) a refuse of my offer and a consequent fight over the bill, 2) abuse of my offer by ordering the most expensive entree(s), or 3) accepting the offer with joy. the first response, a back-and-forth fight over the check, is most frequent. maybe it’s an asian thing…i can’t even count how many times i’ve said, “hey man, it’s on me" only to be followed by “NOOOO let me pay for it." this attitude of refusing grace seems embedded in our psyche, because it seems perfectly right to pay for a meal that you’ve eaten. although there is nothing per se wrong with this, i do believe that this mentality has negatively affected how we choose to approach the cross. because we haven’t been trained to accept gifts our entire life, this affects our ability to fully embrace the grace of God. in one extreme, there may be a sense of pride that devours the heart when approaching the cross, a legalistic declaration of “i can do this myself, i need to earn the favor of God, i am my own Savior." this attitude is reflective of the older son in the parable of the prodigal son (luke 15). on the flip side of things, sometimes the refusal of my offer is a result of false humility: the recipient believes that they are undeserving of my offer, because they have done nothing to receive a free meal. i believe this is also reflective of how some approach the cross: "i’m completely unworthy of the cross because of how sinful and broken i am." in either case, there is an unwillingness to accept gifts, and a consequent refusal of the grace given to them. the second response is less frequent, but trust - it has happened before. i once ate at a restaurant, and knowing that i would pay for the meal, my buddy ordered 3 dishes, GG. i honored my word by paying for it, but my wallet took a toll and i never ate out with him again LOL. i parallel this scenario to the prospect of abusing grace - just cause we have the grace of God and will receive His forgiveness time and time again, it doesn’t mean we abuse it by doing whatever the hell we want. just because we have the cross and complete forgiveness of sins past, present, and future, this doesn’t mean we can remain in lives of sin. this attitude is reflective of the younger son in the parable - recklessly squandering his inheritance on wild living. there must be an understanding that we were bought at a price - the hefty price of the Father’s only Son - so we must live like it. it is for freedom that Christ has set us free - freedom to worship and to serve Him, not freedom to binge on the desires of the flesh. the third response - accepting my offer with joy - occurs rarely, but when it does, it gives me so much joy! i wondering if this is reflective of the joy the Father has when he sees one accept the gift of His Son. it’s a desire in my heart to spend time with youngin’s before i leave for college, and it’s truly blessing to treat them :). i feel as if people who joyfully allow me to pay have a very good understanding of grace - they do not succumb to the pitfalls of refusing or abusing my offer. they know my heart and they simply just accept the offer given to them! the unmerited favor of God is a gift that we don’t deserve; we must understand this, but in turn, we must have a greater understanding of the Father’s love for us (that He would come so humbly to redeem us in the midst of our unworthiness!). the beauty of the gospel is this: that i don’t deserve anything, but that i am graciously given a gift beyond all imagination, a gift of ultimate sacrifice: jesus and the cross! how can we not accept this with joy?
yesterday, my church teacher (from when i was a wee lil boy!) got married. so blessed to share in her joy! an even greater honor to be able to play violin for her momentous occasion :)
recently, i've been thinking about the people that have invested in me and have helped me to grow into the man of God i am now. mad props. it's not easy to hang out with high schoolers when you're in your mid 20's, let alone prep lessons that can really resound in high schoolers' hearts. she definitely is one of these people, haha sound teaching srsly EVERY TIME. eternally grateful!
s/o to kchen and jsy this weekend. super blessed by their hospitality. man they are so chill :D
Acquitted - Jeremy Riddle
singing of the cross all day every day :)
walk the talk
i feel as if "evangelism" has become a checklist term in the church. it's something we "do" once a month on Saturdays, going to serve the homeless in Santa Ana. it's turned into something we "do" in the summer for two weeks, going to abroad for short-term mission trips [check previous post for interesting perspectives on stm]. evangelism has turned into an intentional, set-up event - something that we just do, to often just say that we accomplished it - rather than a lifestyle.
this is a serious problem that has been on my heart recently. first of all, it is a very slippery slope to legalism, amongst other things. more importantly, it reflects the ingenuity and hypocritical nature of the church. people leave the church because they often find christians not authentic with their faith. i cannot blame them, because there is often a disconnect between our lives during "evangelism" and our lives outside "evangelism."
the solution? evangelism must become a lifestyle, a lifestyle that begins first and foremost with deep intimacy with Christ. evangelism starts from within. i believe that the key to evangelism is truly knowing what you believe, why you believe it, and being convicted by the love of God so much so that it naturally overflows into a life of love and service to others. authenticity in faith cannot be achieved without careful thought and reflection: who is Christ, and what is the value of the gospel to me? do i find fullness of joy in my relationship with Christ, and is this joy something i want the whole world to experience?
jesus commands us to be the salt and light of the world (mat. 5:13). we're called to preserve the name of Christ here on earth, while making others thirsty for God. we're called to shine the love of God into the deepest and darkest places of the world. but how do we do this if we do not know who our King truly is? how can we talk about the greatness of God when we ourselves have not truly experienced the depths of His love? i believe that you can only move people to Christ to the extent that you have been moved. anything more, and frankly, you just comes off as being fake.
i think a good litmus test for authenticity in faith is asking: who am i in my most natural environment? (for me and perhaps many of us, this is in the family setting.) am i faithful in the little things? (ie. washing the dishes after meals without being asked, intentionally spending time with parents, identifying with my sister and her circumstances) does my behavior with my family truly line up with my behavior around others? if not, then carefully examining why there is a disconnect.
i want my life to be a living testimony of transforming power of Christ. i want everything that i think, say, and do, to reflect the character of my King. i don't want to just talk about Jesus, i want to walk the talk. evangelism should be a natural outpouring of my love for Christ that is a response to the love Christ has for me.
Dear friends and partners,
So popular are short-term missions nowadays, they have acquired their own acronym: “STM”. And so it’s that time of the year again, schools is over and summer is approaching. Now is the time when churches all across the U.S. gear up for short-term mission trips. Perhaps...
mmm. perspective change.
When a Christian foundation interviewed college nonbelievers about how and why they left religion, surprising themes emerged.
interesting read from sunday school. a couple of highlights:
"I don't respect people who don't proselytize. I don't respect that at all. If you believe that there's a heaven and hell and people could be going to hell or not getting eternal life or whatever, and you think that it's not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward.... How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?"
"Christianity is something that if you really believed it, it would change your life and you would want to change [the lives] of others. I haven't seen too much of that."
quick debbie downer.
i feel like the church has so so so much more potential to beast for Christ but this potential will only stay potential bc 1) most of us don't know our spiritual gifts, 2) aren't praying to receive spiritual gifts, and 3) even if we do know our gifts we don't invest our maximum efforts into the skills that God has graciously given us.
also, speaking of gifts, time is the biggest gift the Lord has graced us with. i see so much wasted time on unnecessary pursuits. know what's important. pursue what's important
Burning Ones - Jesus Culture
If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.
Jeremiah 20:9
“They’re not the unnecessary ones in the world. God sent them to the earth to use them.” -Pastor Lee Jong-rak, The Drop Box documentary
wow.
gospel! :)
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