Archive for January 31st, 2005
The 25 most influential Evangelicals in America
A round of applause for Brian McLaren who’s at No. 17 (nice red shirt too!). I think most people will find one of their favorites there. How about the 25 most influential Evangelicals in Malaysia? Anyone from Malaysia want to start that ball rolling …. I’ll mention (with no numbers) –> Rev. Dr. Hwa Yung (who’s now Bishop of the Methodist church in Malaysia)for a starters … a bunch of us who are now serving as pastors graduated under the seminary he was principal and sat through his Christian Theology and Asian Theology classes. Anyone want to add on your choice?
Preaching To Create Spiritually Inclusive Worship
I was first introduced to Tim Keller through DJ Chuang’s website. This should be an interesting read … after D.A. Carson’s running critique of “emergent” in one of his talks he ended by mentioning Tim Keller as a good “reformed”-”evangelical” example of reaching a postmodern context. It’s coming to Chinese New Year soon, if it’s good food I’ll eat it. Tim Keller has some good dishes I’ve tasted 
(both links above via DJ Chuang)
Forging A Good Critique
My critics should read this. And so do I.
Tsunami Aid Day
a good collection of pictures of that day and a reminder of a song that kept me going when I was in “fear and trembling” figuring out how to plant a church.
Quick survey of the blogosphere
I giggled when I read who he thought was Malaysia’s no.1 blogging-pastor.
A series on “The Hermeneutic of the Gospel” Part. 1, Part 2, Part 3 & Final Part
Quality stuff coming from Prodigal Kiwi Blog – which I waited for the final part before posting the links. Quality stuff coming out from New Zealand here.
I met this young lad years ago (I think) at a National Youth Convention. His late father spend some time with me discussing matters of ranging from cell churches, metachurches, small groups to more personal aspects of ministry. The last conversation I had with his father ended with an invitation by him for a cup of tea before the accident that took his life. I’m not sure whether this slightly personal connection made me want to read his response to the question “Was God in the Tsunami?” even more. I was really interested with what’s going on in his head and heart here. It’s also refreshing to listen to a younger thoughtful Malaysian who’s studying at a seminary in the USA wrestle with this with words.
I’ll just let his piece – “I Don’t Know”–Faith, Hope and Love in the Wake of the Tsunami speak for itself.
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Thanks to my young friend Wai Nyan for entrusting me with the task of “facilitating the session”. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the five groups attempting to think through what’s going on in their own heads and hearts plus trying to articulate some coherent response. Of course, right from the beginning I wasn’t interested in doing a mere “intellectual exercise” in theodicy. I felt it was important to start where everyone was, provide a variety of understandings/approaches on how Christians have tried to “see” God, humanity and the world in the midst of tragedy, suffering and evil, somehow in the midst of searching for some kind of answer, I believed what is more important is for us as Christians to respond in action. I just couldn’t help but come back to Christ – his life, death and resurrection and how to be God answer is intimately connected to God’s action in and through Jesus Christ. And I strongly believe in the midst of the human cry for answers, I hear God’s call for action.
All in all, I’m happy to hear from the mouth of the Christian Fellowship president the meeting was Alright.
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