When things aren’t so rosy and smooth sailing, it’s gifts like this that makes me smile. It was timely, and this Father’s day gift from Gareth to me was what I needed on Sunday.
Month: June 2007
Holy Fools: Ushers of the next generation in the church
I shared this idea “Holy Fool” as part of my Father’s Day message today. This article Holy Fools: Ushers of the next generation in the church would be a good follow up (with a good specific application to the church). I’ll pick out some highlights and see whether I can enter into a conversation with…
Paul Potts Semi Final winning performance
I think what inspires me ..beyond the music and the voice is the fact that an ordinary guy can have this extraordinary adventure! Thanks EJ for the link …
Welshman Sings Opera, Absolutely Inspiring!
I confess watching it the second time, I couldn’t hold back my tears.
Friends in Conversation Reunion
Opps I just realized I didn’t put this up earlier (perhaps trusting people will get the info from email). Anyway, here’s a last minute invite just in case anyone checks this blog early in the morning. We are meeting today at 2pm! Name: Friends in Conversation Reunion Tagline: it’s been 3 months since we’ve met!…
A dogmatics for every occasion
I chuckled when I read this by Ben Myers: An imaginative dogmatics: Origen, De principiis A majestic dogmatics: Calvin, Institutes An informative dogmatics: Donald Bloesch, “Christian Foundations” An encyclopaedic dogmatics: Pannenberg, Systematic Theology An intricate dogmatics: Schleiermacher, The Christian Faith A patient dogmatics: Thomas Aquinas, Summa theologiae A deep dogmatics: Tillich, Systematic Theology A legalistic…
What is the difference between power and authority?
“What is the difference between power and authority? Many exercises of power have no authority. And there are exercises of authority that do their work without power. Richard Nixon had the power of the presidency up to the moment he resigned. But after the disclosures of his role in Watergate he had no authority. On…
Malaysian Christian Statements on the Lina Joy Judgement
From Council of Churches of Malaysia CCM Press Statement on Court of Appeal Judgement on Lina Joy The Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) views with great regret and concern the majority judgement that was made yesterday by the Federal Court. We believe that the constitutional provision in Article 11 which guarantees freedom of religion…
Theology Joke
Thanks Maggi for this, I told myself when I read it, I MUST re-post it up … speak Lord, we are listening (or are we?). And Jesus said unto them, “And whom do you say that I am?” They replied, “You are the totaliter aliter, the vestigious trinitatum who speaks to us in the modality…
God and Creation
We will be having our next Conversations on Human Nature this wednesday at 8pm. But before that some quotes from the last session to recap a little. I’ve included some quick reflections. “It is not simply creation that astounds us but the Creator behind the creation.” (p. 27) One of the reasons I love the…