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Year: 2007
emergent Malaysia Open meeting January 13, Saturday
Date: January 13, Saturday Next week Time: 2pm – 4pm Venue: The Father’s House (BLC premises) Hi there, thanks for being patient with us. first things first. Since we’ll be having a good chance to have some “conversations” with Brian McLaren in person … face to face in March 3-4 for the tentatively named “Quiet…
The Great Cure for All Human Ills
“Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing: ink is the great cure for all human ills, as I have found out long ago.” – C.S. Lewis (HT: brianleport) I use the notebook keyboard more than ink, now I’m wondering whether I’m often fed up with life 🙂 Some wine in moderation might help…
Footnote to All Prayers
[This picture was taken when I was at the peak of Zugspitze, Germany, what an awesome view which humbles one’s view of ourselves] I heard this poem quoted by Brian McLaren in his talk entitled “Ministry in a Postmodern Context Part 1” on Allelon Radio’s Podcasts. “He whom I bow to only knows to whom…
Random Links 128 (1st for 2007)
Martin Marty on diversity in the ancient church Noteworthy observation: “…it struck me that this is the difference between the systematic theologian and the church historian. The theologian wants to press for precision and the way it (perhaps) ought to be. The historian accounts for what actually was and is.” Other bonus links included at…
Random Thoughts on New Year’s Day
Woke up … some good coffee … started the day with the Moravian Daily Texts. Finally posted up “the Emerging Church” article .. but realized some of the fonts wasn’t compatible and the piece was peppered with “question” marks 🙂 Tried to take care of the 2 kids while May Chin went out of the…
The Emerging Church Movement: A Quest for Authentic Faith & Community
In 2006 I had been give more opportunities (or forced) to write. Kairos Research Centre (KRC), Malaysia asked me (with the help of some friends) to put together what we see as the emerging church phenomena as well as the emergent conversation. Since the word “emerging” somehow is getting more popular now as a kind…
New Year’s Day Prayer
[Note: The cross with the Scripture above is on a memorial plaque at Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Site (which I gratefully had the chance to visit in November 2006) honoring Bonhoeffer, Canaris, Oster, and others who were executed here in April 1945] “Gracious God, thank you for your faithfulness to us as we begin a new…
Random Thoughts before 2007
It was sobering to spend this evening at a memorial service. While I’m more familiar with the husband after a memorable bus ride home from Singapore, listening to the eulogies for the wife was moving and made me see how she had impacted those who were around her. Memorial services and all that happens there…