After Mblog messed up I’m glad my young friend Ben Ong is back blogging here (and it’s always nice to be included in his post.) I’ll self-indulge a bit by quoting part of the post … simply because it’s encouraging and it sums up last night from another person’s point of view. _____________________________________ Last night,…
Month: November 2004
The Sabbath Mind
I genuinely echo these words from Chris Erdman … my mind is brought back in time to one of my first quiet retreats with David and Joyce Hugget more than 8 years ago, I really treasure the gift of solitude, space and silence there which I’m more than ready and open to recieive it once…
Random Thoughts with Mango Citrus
One thing about staying in KL/PJ is that we don’t get to witness a sunset like this one (which I was pretty happy to capture in Port Dickson two days ago!) It was nice to read this reflective piece by one brethren (small b) who’s determined not to blunder – Plymouth Reloaded. I just spoke…
Random Thoughts after Port Dickson
I think this is the second time Gareth has come to Port Dickson (about 1 half hours drive south from where we stay). The last time, he wasn’t too excited about the beach and sand. This time he seemed pretty excited and I think he always looks kind of cute with his hat! It was…
A therapeutic whinge or poison?
These are the closing words in a frank wise piece from Maggi Dawn _____________________________________________ There is a place for a bit of therapeutic negativity, but there comes a time when you have to choose. Either go back and make it better, or go elsewhere and find something that suits you better, or just go elsewhere….
Habits of Holiness
From Three Things “Gentile” Christians May “Never” Understand … _______________________________________ Yes, actions need to be intentional actions. Hypocrisy is a real danger. But I was raised believing that the intention to please God had to precede the action. My exposure to Judaism makes me think that it doesn’t matter which comes first. A typical non-Messianic…
Travel Mercies
John See beat me in posting up something on the book lauch at MPH 1 Utama, he even throws in a short except! Anyway, I was there too … and was deeply encouraged by the turnout and most of all delighted to catch as much as I could from Soo-Inn’s talk. Here’s a cute picture…
The Da Vinci code & God’s Jewish accent
I’ve been enjoying the insights and wit of Conrad Gempf lately especially this one from “Might Jesus have been secretly married?” where he says, “I don’t know about you, but I am SO tired of answering questions about Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. Last week it was the Discovery Channel and since they wanted…
Community Revisited
I recall reading these insights before somewhere … Thanks to Fred Peatross for highlighting them again below (for more checkout What is community building? and the downloads). _________________________________________________ Faith communities talk about community as if all are in community but there is some hard-work ahead for those who want to live in genuine community.
A Pagitt Parable
somehow this parable did more to me than make me laugh … Thanks to Doug Pagitt ________________________________________________ A man came home and said to his wife, “Honey, I have terrible news. I am dead”. “You are not.” said his wife. “Yes I am”, the man shot back. “Go and see your doctor, see what she…