Faith & Code | Reflections by Errong

  My Blogging Monetization Experiment: Can I Make My First $5? Today, I'm starting a small experiment to see whether my websites can make money through online advertising. I have two websites, and I've decided to try two different advertising networks. Website No. 1 – Adsterra Website: https://lengerrong.blogspot.com/ I've added Adsterra to this Blogger website. Now I'll wait and see how the ads perform and whether the website can generate some income. Website No. 2 – Monetag Website: https://qz-l.com/ For my second website, I've decided to try Monetag. I'll monitor its advertising performance and compare the results with Adsterra. My First Goal: Earn $5! I'm not expecting to become rich overnight. In fact, my first target is very simple: Can these two websites earn at least $5 in one month? I'll be checking: Website traffic and visitors. Number of advertisements displayed. Advertising revenue. Which advertising network performs better. Whether the earni...

  When Faith Has No Words: Finding God's Mercy in the Language of Lament Lament is the language of people who believe in God's sovereignty but live in a world with tragedy. There is something deeply comforting about this sentence. As Christians, we believe that God is sovereign. Nothing happens outside His knowledge or control. He governs all things according to His wisdom and providence. We confess that even the most difficult circumstances of our lives do not happen by chance. But what happens when the things we believe become difficult to reconcile with the things we experience? What happens when we lose someone we love? When illness enters our home? When suffering continues for months or years, and our prayers seem to receive no answer? Can we still come before God with our questions, our sorrow, and even our complaints? The third chapter of Job gives us a surprising answer. It shows us that lament is not the opposite of faith. In fact, lament can be an expression of faith....

  Who Really Runs Your Life? Living Under the Authority of Jesus Who runs your life? Your work? Your children? Your parents? Your bank account? Or perhaps you would simply say, "Myself." We often think of ourselves as being in control of our lives. We make plans, pursue careers, raise families, manage finances, and decide what we want our future to look like. Even as Christians, it is easy to fit Jesus into the life we have already built, rather than allow Him to define what our lives are meant to be. But the opening chapter of Mark's Gospel presents a very different picture. As Jesus begins His public ministry, He steps directly into the ordinary lives of people. He meets fishermen at their workplace, teaches in a synagogue, and enters a friend's home where a woman is suffering from a fever. These are three ordinary settings: work, worship, and home. Yet in each place, something extraordinary becomes clear: Jesus has authority over everything. Mark wants us to under...

  Faith Is Not Our Righteousness: Christ Alone Is Our Hope Have you ever wondered whether your faith is strong enough? Perhaps you have experienced seasons when your faith feels vibrant and your relationship with God seems strong. But there are also days when you struggle with doubts, fall into sin, or feel spiritually weak. You may look at other Christians and wonder why their faith seems stronger than yours. Or perhaps you look at your own life and question whether you have done enough to be accepted by God. These questions reveal something important about where we place our confidence. Are we relying on the strength of our faith, the quality of our Christian lives, or the good works we have accomplished? Or are we resting entirely on Jesus Christ? The answer matters because the gospel does not teach that we are saved by our own righteousness. We are saved by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Our faith is essential, but faith itself is not the righteousness that makes us...

  Shine as Lights in a Dark World: The Power of a Grateful Heart Have you ever noticed how easily we fall into complaining? When things do not go according to plan, when people disappoint us, or when we feel that our efforts are not appreciated, our first reaction is often to express dissatisfaction. We may complain about our circumstances, criticize others, or become frustrated with the decisions of those around us. Sometimes, even in our own homes and churches, we focus more on what is wrong than on what God has graciously given us. I find this particularly challenging because grumbling can become such a familiar part of our daily lives that we hardly recognize it as a spiritual problem. We may think we are simply expressing our opinions or pointing out things that need to change. Yet, beneath our words, there may be a heart that has lost its gratitude and trust in God. This raises an important question: When people encounter us, do they see the light of Christ, or do they mainl...

  Come and See: Jesus Christ Reveals Greater Things What does it mean to truly know Jesus Christ? We can learn about Him through the Bible, listen to sermons, and hear other Christians share their experiences of faith. Yet knowing facts about Jesus is not the same as personally trusting Him, acknowledging Him as our Saviour, and submitting to Him as our King. In John 1:43–51, we meet two individuals, Philip and Nathanael, whose encounters with Jesus reveal something wonderful about the Christian faith. Philip invites Nathanael to come and see Jesus for himself. Nathanael initially struggles to believe, but his encounter with Jesus leads him to confess Him as the Son of God and the King of Israel. Jesus then promises that His disciples will see even greater things. This passage reminds us that Jesus is the Christ who knows us completely, invites us to follow Him, and opens the way for us to come to God. 1. Come and See: Faith Begins with an Invitation When Jesus decided to go to Ga...