Culture vultures? I had an interesting conversation with someone from Nigeria this morning. He deals in producing clothes which help people with “multiple identities” […]

Wheat and Tares. Same Benefits. This post is meant for Christians and those who think they are. If you are neither, you are also welcome to read. If you are Singaporean, you are […]

Read the text. Mind the context. The book of 2 Peter Chapter 1 verses 5 to 7 is often taught as there being a “ladder” of “attainment”, perhaps similar to the “Five Levels of […]

Delta Dawn's Minimum Wage was Zero One of the lines from the song “Delta Dawn” went like this: “Then a man of low degree stood by her side And he promised her he’d take her for his […]

Speaking slots full for the year? Over the mid-April 2023 weekend, I was privileged to have been involved supporting a few talks on Creation at a few churches. In the weeks leading […]

The Orders Joab issued to the Army In 2 Samuel Chapter 11, we read the whole sorry episode concerning King David’s adultery and the murder of Uriah the Hittite. Most people seem to be […]

Of Maids and Military Preparedness There has been so much talk about military preparedness recently. No wonder, with what’s been going on. So much discussion and vituperation over […]

Come Teach Me! This post is really an ad. Ok, now that you’re totally put off, let me announce the availability of someone who needs you. Someone who is […]

Read and watch these. Come back and discuss.I’ve never studied Economics, and some topics bore me to tears because they are just talking about how to keep consuming more and more while […]

Productivity increases by 30% to 40% in large cities? Over recent years, I have been puzzled by what many economists assert as truth – that productivity in large urban areas, where multitudes flock to […]

Covering up for each other? In II Samuel Chapter 11, we read the whole grim episode of how King David committed both adultery and murder. Most people I know seem to think […]

Can we bear being Berean? The Bereans were a group of early Christians from Berea who had a reputation for checking the Scriptures daily to see if any particular preacher, […]

We the people. Blame the people. Citizens too. One of the common leadership cop-outs is the propensity for us leaders, at any level, to blame our own lack of effective leadership on “The will […]

Lower voting age? Why? Listening to a video conversation this morning, I heard that the proposal to lower the voting age from 20 to 18 in Taiwan didn’t get through. That […]

It was great watching this conversation on GoodFellows and I took away two main things from it. The first was how a solid work ethic of diligence and loyalty to the company and co-workers would triumph over any […]

As time goes on, we will acquire more and more data, information and hopefully, increased understanding of “How Things Work”. The CNA article on empowering Singapore’s Police to collect DNA samples in more […]

That might sound like a strange title for a post, but as I see more and more people talking about things like having your house full of books, which is supposed to ensure literacy for your children, having […]

The title might remind you of a catchphrase some time ago, advertizing for the “Life!” section of The Straits Times. It sort of summarizes what was going through my mind as I read the article from Geopolitical […]

I read with sadness this morning that Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 Sep 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She had been Queen for 70 years and will be missed by many. The only question on my mind was “Did she […]

I haven’t finished watching the latest “Battlegrounds” conversation helmed by Lieutenant-General H.R. McMaster, but I see the trajectory going according to what I’m used to, and it’s a good trajectory. So I’ll […]