Sivin Kit's Garden

I re-read this paragraph by Clark Pinnock in his very helpful book “Flame of Love – A theology of the Holy Spirit ” “The Spirit is elusive but profound and worthy of adoration. If Father points to ultimate reality and Son supplies the clue to the divine mystery. The Spirit epitomizes the nearness of the…

Icon books (UK) and Totem Books (USA) publish these “Introducing _______” books which are really fun! My bedtime reading right now is “Introducing Wittgenstein” (A 20-C Philosopher). Full of Pictures, little quotes here and there, there’s a lot of fun as well as funny stuff too. And of course stuff (which is supposed to be…

Going to the movies, watching movies and talking about movies have become part and parcel of my life. I caught X-men 2 and Matrix Reloaded before most of my church members partly because my Monday’s are off so I’m more able to pop into a theater without the fuss of lining up for tickets (what…

I really enjoyed our three-day-two night “Take Me Deeper” retreat at Jelai Highland Resort, Fraser’s Hill. The journey was a bit hard on us to and fro, there were quite a number of “casualties” when we were coming dowm (i.e. vomitting and dizzyness). But, overall this has been one of the most “restful” and “refreshing”…

I’ve been overwhelmed with Christian material .. on subjects from Theology, Spirituality, and Ministry. So, I picked up a book from the MPPJ library “Bruce Lee ~ Artist of Life.” I thought this would be interesting. When I was in primary school standard four (10years old) i remember spending a couple of years learning Shao-lin…

my good friend Tim Loh asked me what’s my top 10 list of books to read. Well, I’ll try with five that has really helped me until May 2003. 1. Gift and Giver by Craig Keener ~ since the day I “spoke in tongues” after an extended time of praying (about 1 hour)when I was…

Wow .. what a season of movie sequels. Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions is coming (really looking forward for those two). My church member reminded me of Terminator Three on the way. I couldn’t wait so I dragged a pretty tired body to Watch X2 (the X men sequel). Its impact on me was less than…

Wow .. a more advance blog template! Thanks to Kiffer for being my coach in this whole new world of blogging. May my blogging “blossom” into a beautiful garden of thoughts and feelings.

I listened with great interest to an interview with Theodore Zeldin, one of the most important thinkers in the world, & author of “Conversation: How Talk Can Change Our Lives” at http://www.wamu.org/ram/2002/k2021118.ram. Here are some goodies I picked up … 1. Telling lies causes us to live in a illusion – and conversations can help…

Yesterday, I toasted to the scholars, today it’s pastors … after reading the Biography of John Wimber, “The Way it Was” by Carol Wimber, I could understand how this humble man impacted so many especially in the Vineyard. I’ve always liked Wimber’s balance in approaching Signs & Wonders topic and the gentle spirit he brought…