Monday, October 4, 2010

Can you read this passage?

There is an interested email I received way back, which I thought is interesting.  This email appeared in my mailbox again recently, and I thought it will be fun to share it.  Enjoy!

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid, too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe tuo fo 100 anc.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.

If you can read this, your brain is 50% faster than those who can't

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado


This is my first Max Lucado's book (Lucado's children book previously does not count :)).  And I am proud to say that, this is one of a few spiritual growth books that I cannot wait to finish it as soon as I started to read a few pages of the book!

"We are created by a great God to do great works. He invites us to outlive our lives, not just in heaven, but here on earth."  Made to make a difference, that is the theme of this book.  With each chapter, Lucado is showing his readers how to outlive our life by referring to the book of Acts, learning from the early churches.

I like the way this book is written in an easy and conversational tone.  While it is written in layman terms without the fancy theological jargons, it is also very thought-provoking and motivating.  I also appreciate the effort to include the Question and Discussion session for each chapter, to further encourage the reader to think deeply what he or she can do to make a difference.

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