Just came back from a very long dinner with a dear friend. :D Thank God for this dear bro! :D Somehow, our talk always keep transiting to about relationships - and I think it's a good thing. Very blessed by his advice on many things. =) Haha... it's nice to have a friend who's also a mentor to you esp in areas you know much less about - like, say, BGR. ;)

So we talked about Proverbs 31 - the wife of noble character. Then he asked me, "What do you think is the Christian man's equivalent of Prov 31?"

That's a good question... hmmm! I brightly suggest to him that Prov chapter 31 is for the wife - and the other 30 chapters are for the man.

Well, he suggested that perhaps 1 Tim 3 is especially for those who want to be godly Christian men. Though in context it's more for those who want to be pastors, overseers, shepherds... it's also helpful for those who want to grow into the kind of godly character that makes it possible for a man to take care of his future wife.

And we discovered some very interesting insights into gender communication: the difference between Adam communicating with Eve, as compared to how the crafty serpent talked to Eve - patiently and smoothly and barefacedly... I remember what this bro shared with me: "If you can't teach your future wife God's Word well, the Devil will fill in the blanks for you!"

Whoa. And on the more personal side, after WZ's sharing, Song of Solomon 2:7b came to mind. So thankful to God for this dear bro's counsel. :)

Well, we ended up in City Hall's Starbucks till 11.50pm. Great time of hilariously lame jokes involving iPods, Kelvar, Chunnel diggers, film experts and Iraq... don't ask how we managed to string them all together in one go. Should make a podcast soon. :)