A couple of weeks ago before our media was dominated by the crisis in Perak, and the gutter politics the last one week. The Nut Graph did an interview with me on the Gaza crisis and some wider thoughts on The Israeli-Palestine conflict from a Christian perspective. You can read the interview here. Some commented…
Month: February 2009
Random Links 310 (“Eli Wong” Edition)
* Reject * Resignation of YB Elizabeth Wong’s Resignation as ADUN of Bukit Lanjan and Selangor Tourism, Consumer and Environment Committee Chairman Here’s a petition one can sign on to do their little bit. As of this post, it’s 1340 signatures! The political rape of Elizabeth Wong I spoke with an ordained woman pastor on…
The Feast of Martin Luther, Reformer
Bob Kee reminded me today of Brother Martin’s feast. Prost! The Collect O God, our refuge and our strength: You raised up your servant Martin Luther to reform and renew your Church in the light of your word. Defend and purify the Church in our own day and grant that, through faith, we may…
Micah Wednesday: Don’t Cry for me Perak?
I think many of us are crying for Eli Wong right now. And crying for Malaysia for a clear display of gutter politics and gutter journalism which makes our guts turn. More on this later. But before that, many are still wiping their tears from what had happened in Perak, and we wonder how will…
Peter Rollins: Explaining Emerging Churches and much more!
Pete Rollins has emerged as an important voice in the whole conversation, not only bringing a fresh accent literally 🙂 philosophically, and theologically, he’s also bringing a passion, authenticity and insight which broadens and challenges the conversation thus far. He says on his blog, “My primary philosophical interests lie in the area of continental philosophy…
What is emerging church?
Whether you want to use the label “emerging church” or not, I think many of us can relate to what is said by everyone in these 2 videos. Of course, a lot of what is said opens up conversations that lead to deeper thinking on embedded assumptions and paradigms of theology and practices of ministry….
Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
I’ve always felt drawn to Parker Palmer’s writings. A recent email asking for recommendations for books on Vocation, Calling, and Discerning the steps one should take in the future. So I found myself coming back to this topic, and to this book. Here’s an excerpt On the importance of listening deeply to find your true…
Journeying together with A Common Word
It’s been a long day, a full 8 hours at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia fully engaged in brainstorming, conversing, typing, documenting, thinking, analyzing, reflecting, laughing, eating etc. We had some coffee breaks, lunch and dinner breaks of course . . While the document a Common Word was a catalyst for our time together,which was mainly working…
A Common Word … for Malaysia?
I will be participating in a study cum workshop at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia the next one and a half days (12-13 February 2009), entitled “A Malaysian Christian response to the Common Word“ Noteworthy Malaysians who signed the document: 52. H.E. Dr. Anwar Ibrahim Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia; Honorary President of AccountAbility 66. Prof….
You have left a mark on us all . . . Thank you, Markus. Until we meet again!
Dying Well We will all die one day. That is one of the few things we can be sure of. But will we die well? That is less certain. Dying well means dying for others, making our lives fruitful for those we leave behind. The big question, therefore, is not "What can I still do…