THE ASH WEDNESDAY shadow on the wall, cast by my own solidity blocking light, generates deep penitence and at the same time a yearning for the “new and right spirit” that God gives. We do not search out our sinfulness in order to indulge in feeling bad but to set ourselves on the path of…
Category: Bangsar Lutheran Church
Ash Wednesday: The Beginning of Lent
(Music by Joseph Arthur. Cartoons by Si Smith) We have so much fear in all of us. In the secret places of our hearts, Only God and we know what is going on there. Sometimes, we don’t even know ourselves But we only know fear. The fear of sin taking over our lives. The fear…
Pastor for Palestine, Imam for Israel?
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…
No More Tears: A Solidarity Speech and Prayer
My new friend Zun from Pertubuhan Jemaah Islah Malaysia (JIM), Selangor whom I got to know at the COMPLETE meetings asked a couple of weeks ago whether I could speak for about 5 minutes at an event they organized on the 31 January 2009. I responded by saying yes to his sincere invitation, and I…
Led in the Life of Faith
GOD’S ABUNDANT GRACE is a gift for which I give thanks. My life is blessed, not because I am good but because God has led me in the life of faith. – Don Beisswenger Locked Up: Letters and Papers of a Prisoner of Conscience (via Upper Room Daily Reflections) There are many hats I wear,…
Love: The Word Became Flesh
if the earlier video worked better for the head, and gave a chance to those watching it to think and reexamine their own categories. This one gets more to the heart. I wished the singing section was longer. That would have been nice. I love the song. I really liked the way the clip moved…
A Simple Christmas at Bangsar Lutheran Church
BLC Children Christmas offering 2008 – Away in a Manger from Sivin Kit on Vimeo. For me, this has been a simple and yet meaningful Christmas. And there are many reasons to say that. The church decorations were just right not too much compared to the glamorous displays in the malls, The worship liturgy was…
Joy To The World – Sufjan Stevens (Christmas music)
Gareth and Elysia are going to sing their version of this song during the Christmas service with the other children.
Reinterpreting Christmas at The Nut Graph
One of the highlights towards Christmas for me this year amongst many things is the invitation to share some thoughts over at one of my favorite Malaysia sites . . . The piece I wrote with much encouragement from Shanon Shah was based on a sermon I preached on the 1st Sunday of Advent reflecting…
Suspended Space
I’m heading to BLC’s worship gathering or corporate liturgical hour with a new lens inspired by these insights on “suspended space”!