It’s going to rain tonight. I noticed every holy week we have a good dose of rain in Malaysia. Hmm … Wonder who will come tonight? What can we expect? Nice to get an encouraging email today. the preparation for the Good Friday service was most spritiually rewarding and thought provoking. Gareth was very good…
Day: April 12, 2006
PersonalDNA
It’s been a while since I’ve tried this kind of stuff … interesting experience. Anyway, here’s My Personal Dna Report. Is this me? or …?
LENT 41.1: ON FORBEARANCE
Ps 27.1-3,13-14 There are times when evil does seem to rule the earth. The greedy seem to prosper, and the selfish seem to rise to positions of authority. Those who truly love God sometimes cannot help but secretly ask themselves if this universe is truly governed by a righteous God. We live under the reign…
LENT 40.1: ON OBEDIENCE
Phil 2.6-11 Many Christians are like little children who obey their parents with the hidden purpose of gaining favour so that they may acquire something they desire. The moral wrongness of this kind of obedience lies in its focus; the one who obeys is fixated not on the desires of God, but rather, on the…
LENT 39.1: ON RETURNING
*Note: I realized when we allocated the verses for the Lent Meditations we included Sundays … so this series will have more than 40 meditations thus far. I’ve been slow to post them up. So, today I’ll make sure it catches up first. Sorry if it appears to overwhelm at one go. Anyway, Sherman’s writings…
LENT 38.1: ON DEPENDANCE
Ps 18.2-7 The furiously jealous king was after his life. Young David was helpless, for the king had his men sent after him. His heart was pervaded with the anguish of fear, helplessness, and perhaps even a sense of hopelessness. But he willed himself, even at such an hour, to depend on the ability of…