“If you find God with ease, perhaps it is not God you have found.” ~ Thomas Merton (via Maggi Dawn) More and more I tend towards a “God finding me” way of thinking. But there is a sense where we are looking for God 🙂 I find lots of freedom in knowing that even though…
Month: June 2006
Beyond being right
“We’ve got to get beyond being right to becoming good, to living the good and to being the truth in community.” ~ via Scot McKnight (HT: Purple Pastor) The tendency is about justifying who’s right and who’s wrong. Or at least covering our tracks so we are not in the wrong, right? 🙂 We have…
Random Thoughts after a decent Swim!
I don’t want to live my life defined by the word “busy” – and turn into a mad man. I’m already crazy enough … It’s funny 🙂 after I got out of the pool it rained. Spent a decent 20minutes swimming finally after talking about it for dont know how long. I notice the difference…
Have I Succeeded?
I read this while I’m breathing slower and not feeling driven … “To laugh often, to win the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy…
The Sense of the Call
It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted up the books I’ve been trying to read. Very often, I’m overwhelmed with the amount of stuff I want to reflect on and yet have not seriously dwelt longer on. It’s the I glance through lots of material widely but have a deeper desire to plunge in…
Random Links 98
Amazing Grace: The William Wilberforce Story Hope they bring this movie to Malaysia. 🙂 Why theocentric preaching isn’t as boring as it sounds These two paragraphs caught my eye –> “The story of David and Goliath isn’t about how to handle the giants in our lives. It’s the story of a man who did the…
Dancing in New Creation’s Light
Thanks Alwyn for capturing in words in his post Dancing in New Creation’s Light how our offering of thanksgiving and worship unfolded during last night’s 6th anniversary celebration for BLC. “Hard to believe it’s been a year since Bangsar Lutheran Church’s (BLC) 5th Anniversary.. Last night we celebrated her 6th, a sweet evening of thanksgiving…
6th Anniversary Photo Appetizers
I’m grateful to see many working behind the scenes as well as more visible aspects. And for those who showed up and join our thanksgiving! I enjoyed myself joining the deco team on Friday to see what they did. It was more of how they did it together that was worth the trip. Guessing “Who…
Letter to Barefooters
Getting this email means so much to me …and the BLC family. thanks To our very dear BLC family, You have been a family to us when we really needed one. We cherish the times we spent growing, learning, praying and eating together. You opened your hearts to us and accepted us. Even though outwardly…
Which Action Hero Would You Be?
You scored as Neo, the "One". Neo is the computer hacker-turned-Messiah of the Matrix. He leads a small group of human rebels against the technology that controls them. Neo doubts his ability to lead but doesn’t want to disappoint his friends. His goal is for a world where all men know the Truth and are…