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Kairos

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The Greek god “Caerus,” also known as “Kairos.” Image credit The ancient Greeks have a god called “Caerus,” also known as “Kairos.” [1] He personified opportunity. Statues of this god show that he has wings on his feet, a lock of hair on the front of his head and bald on the back of his head. At the base of the statue, people can read this inscription. What is thy name? My name is Opportunity. Why hast thou wings on thy feet? That I may fly away swiftly. Why hast thou a great forelock? That men may seize me when I come. Why art thou bald in back? That when I am gone by, none can lay hold of me. [2] That’s why Kairos is also called “the god of the ‘fleeting moment’”.   [3] Somebody wrote that there are “three things that never come back: the spent arrow; the spoken word; the lost opportunity.” But another countered it: “A lost opportunity doesn’t mean it’s the last opportunity.”  Image credit Whether it can come back or not, what’s important i...
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Tapestry (Part 1)

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Front and back of a tapestry. Image credit Life is a tapestry, not a tragedy. It’s meant to be an art, not an agony. But the reason why we only see the tragedy and the agony in our lives is because we tend to focus on what see from our side. I like what Pastor Tim Challies of Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario wrote in his blog: Have you ever compared the front and back of a tapestry? The front of a tapestry is art. In the hands of a skilled weaver it displays incredible artistry and fine detail. The world’s best art museums collect the world’s best tapestries and display them there as examples of a rare but beautiful form of art. Image credit The back of a tapestry is a mess. A tapestry is made by weaving together different-colored threads, and the images and designs are created by the interplay between the different colors and textures. What is clear on the front is opaque on the back. The back shows something of the image, but it looks more like a child’s a...
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God Knows Judas Not Pay

In the National Geographic Magazine (May 2006 issue), in its cover story, The Judas Gospel , Professor Eliane Pagels of Princeton University claimed that the so-called gospel of Judas “ changes the history of early Christianity. ” Even UP Professor Randy David took notice of the Judas Gospel: “Strictly from a sociological standpoint, I think the discovery of the Gospel of Judas makes Christianity a far more interesting religion than what centuries of metaphysical theology has made of it.” (A Gospel for the Postmodern, Phil. Daily Inquirer, April 16, 2006) That’s why I spoke in our Young Pro Fellowship a few days ago on God Knows Judas Not Pay (A Biblical Response on the Judas Gospel). I believe opportunities like this hype on the Judas Gospel or the Da Vinci Code opens a door for us to share the true Gospel. For those who did not attend last Thursday, let me share briefly why we reject the Judas gospel. I came up with the acronym J-U-D-A-S. J udas was portrayed as a traitor in the Bibl...
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