"This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world … Continue reading
The last few weeks had been very FULL in terms of time, relationships, appointments, ups and downs, etc. This moment of silence is precious. It’s always hard when any of the family member falls sick. And especially when it’s the … Continue reading
Appraisal time for Abdullah Looks like Malaysia Votes will be one website just added to my rss feeds. More than bread and butter It will be good to read this piece with another piece Delivering the bread and butter. The … Continue reading
It was a short interview, but I think the journalist picked out one important point and incorporated it in her article … it’s not a paradoxical feeling I have, it’s more of the feeling of “contradiction” (which is what the … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve done this, before the Chinese New Year Celebrations wrap up, I’ll post up some long overdue links. Pubs, Clubs and Altworship Eye-grabbing title to draw the discussion deeper into more critical concerns. check out … Continue reading
Vote! Soo-Inn chips in and gives us some guidance. I like the part where he says … We all can pray and we can vote So often, we’re tempted to just choose one or the other… I have no illusions … Continue reading
The erosion of democracy Read this only after I posted the whole post. .. but felt the last should be the first. Enough of rambling. Back in Malaysia, media bombardment by state propagandists may dampen the joy of the Chinese … Continue reading
A needed antidote for cynicism … we talked about creation and the creator during our catechism class today on the Apostle’s Creed. Much of it is explanation with limited phrasing and paragraphs. This video and music is poetic and I … Continue reading
(HT: Bart Campolo)
I’ve got two more chapters to finish for this excellent 160page book, Tokens of Trust: An Introduction to Christian Belief. This will be the first Archbishop Rowan Williams book I finished reading (I’ve managed to read a few articles and … Continue reading
