Month: May 2008
Brian Eno "An Ending (Ascent)" from "Apollo…"
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Church and State Divide – Almost! We are in a different context, but we will need to work out our own answers in Malaysian Society as a minority on what does it mean for us in the specifics on "partnering with the government"! Quoting Jim Wallis below: “The church… has the obligation to closely examine…
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Be with Us
O GOD of dry bones, be with us. O God of the silence, be with us. When there are no words, be with us. When there is only the time in between, be with us. Amen. – Susan Henry-Crowe “The Time in Between” The Upper Room Disciplines 2005 I seem to have lost the ability…
Harmonics 12
"What’s in your suitcase?" – now that’s a question I haven’t been asking lately. What are we carrying around in our hearts and in our minds? What occupies our waking hours and our dreams? There’s a Chinese saying that says in my paraphrase, "What we think during the day time, I will dream at night." …
Practicing Hope
CREATIVITY … is a practice in hope. When things go wrong, if we can make something from it or if we can imagine a day when God will make things better, then we have hope that sorrow is not the last word. – Carol Lakey Hess and Marie Hess “Creativity Way to Live: Christian Practices…
Bishop, Elections, Aliens and the Bible
First, the good news for The Micah Mandate. There is RSS feeds! It’s http://www.themicahmandate.org/rss.xml Second, nice to have a debut from the Methodist Church Bishop (who was my Christian Theology lecturer in Seminary as well as the principal before the change of role). Good to have a response to his view as well. Commentary THE…
Raja Petra Kamaruddin on Malaysian TV
It’s interesting to watch all this in the light of recent events, especially what RPK went through himself in May. The contrast between the interviewer and the RPK is glaring! It’s obvious who has more content and depth in thought, as well as the freedom and flow of expression 🙂 His closing punch line was…
Three is enough
Welcome back Todd Hunter! 🙂 As a Malaysian, your launching date is pretty significant for us. May 13 is known more for division, hostility, and self-preservation. But what Todd is up to, and inviting us along is more about united spiritual transformation, reconciliation, and "for the sake of others." In his own words ……