Month: July 2003

all thanks to GrandPa and GrandMa Long (May Chin’s parents) for training this young lad to invest his “stuff” into the potty rather than the pampers. this boy is jovial and full of joy as his Chinese name “ler” alludes to. he’s pretty gentle as well … he cries when shocked (I thought that was…

I got an email yesterday that asked me about BLC, as well as some questions on our practices and distinctives. It’s funny, with the “Lutheran” bit tagged on to us that’s an immediate interest in what that means. I admit I appreciate my Lutheran heritage much more nowadays. But, the starting of BLC and I…

When we travel overseas we need a conversion of currency. A house can be converted from one kind of use to another, or the heating system can be converted say from oil to natural gas. There are conversions from one religion to another (as in Acts 15:3). Paul was converted from Pharisaism on the Damascus…

“We want in fact not so much a father in Heaven as a grandfather in heaven – a senile benevolence who as they say ‘liked to see young people enjoying themselves.’” ~ C.S. Lewis in The Problem of Pain Had a good time with Gareth a while ago and watched him gradually fall asleep. Resisted…

Amongst the many chapel speakers that graced STM during my time, Soo Inn ranks up on the list of one of the memorable ones. I saw him once with his notebook at Deli France. Midvalley, “cooking” up something on the keyboard. It’s wonderful to read good, reflective and practical writing all rolled into one by…

Phew … what a weekend. Sunday was of course nothing out-of-the-ordinary except a bunch of Christ-followers gathering at the Father’s House just to honor HIM in worship (I realize now the fact that we gather itself is a WITNESS to the World of our Father’s love and provision!). Now, we’re all scattered in out respective…

I am, O God, a jumbled mass of motives. One moment I am adoring you, and the next I am shaking my first at you. I vacillate between mounting hope, and deepening despair. I am full of faith, and full of doubt. I want the best for others, and am jealous when they get it….

Spent half a day at STM, Seremban yesterday. I enjoyed walking through the library and browsing through books on the shelf. Regretted withdrawing my deposits and membership, so paid RM75 to re-activate membership for two books. Anyway, I’ll be coming more frequently if the plans for my Masters works out. Picked up a book on…

Morality raises in a good many people’s minds: something that interferes, something that stops you having a good time. In reality, moral rules are directions for running the human machine. Every moral rule is there to prevent a breakdown, or a strain, or a friction, in the running of that machine. That is why these…

The first time I heard of the name Lewis Smedes was after a leadership seminar organized at my previous church probably just after my form five. I asked one of the speakers who left a deep impression – Peter Chao from Eagles Communication – how did he learn how to speak with such depth and…