Actually June 5th is also our wedding anniversary, but that will need another post. 🙂 The whole days programme was packed as usual. I was intrigued by the morning devotion which revolved around the “water” metaphor. There was even a special “water communion” where participants were invited to taste “water” while identifying with those where…
Month: June 2004
ACLC ~ Day 2
How often do you have fun with a Bishop? Well, I did with Bishop Dr Edison MUNTHE (from Simalungun Protestant Christian Church) tonight at the special Lutheran Communion Dinner Banquet that just finished a couple of hours ago. Here’s a picture of him (on a more seriousness note at the recent LWF assembly) I was…
Asian Church Leadership Conference
This conference (ACLC for short 4-7 June 2004) is actually organized and coordinated by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) (for a glimpse of the past click here) It will start tomorrow morning with Bishop Gideon Chang sharing and Rev. Philip Lok leading the opening worship at 8:30am (wow .. early for me!). It’s pretty much…
Ministy for All!
Who is a “minister”? Pastors are. They practice the ministry of identity. Their work is among believers. They are called to help us learn about our potential in Christ. I need this ministry to prevent amnesia— that disease of the mind that causes me to forget who I am as a Christian. But I am…
The other side of Bush
DJ Chuang ended with this in his post …on passion for compassion “Why does it all have to be so political?! :(“ Politics can be so complicated … because humans are complex beings, we’re such a mix bag of influences, ideas and impulses (trying to alliterate *grin*). After talking with two Americans last week, I…
The Bible Jesus Read
While preparing for my book of Job messages, I found some interesting info and insights in this book that helped me along the way. First, the interesting bits. The book of Job so fascinated John Calvin that 159 of his 700 sermons centred on it. p. 47 I mentioned Job here and there and this…
Michael’s Mobile Blog
With his permission my “old” friend Michael Foong has allowed me to link his site “the the rest of the world” that’s connected to this blog. Introducing …. the baby inspired Michael’s Mobile Blog! (made in Malaysia … heheh) Like Chee Leong, Mike and Pheik Kin go way back with May Chin and I during…
The Ministry of Inconvenience
Thanks Paul Tan for making this available … I’ve know Dr. Goh Chee Leong since we were teenagers serving as Christian Fellowship Presidents in our respective schools. Now, he’s a psychologist and I’m a pastor. Both of us learning these precious lessons he so well put in his article. ________________________ The following episode from Jesus’s…