Coming back after preaching at Taman Midah Lutheran Church was wonderful when I saw Elysia with her special hair band. I know the joy of this new comer to our church who’s carrying her in the picture above. In fact, I felt double joy! I found myself speaking straight from the heart as a guest…
Month: December 2005
Random Thoughts after quite a day
The moment I awoke … it’s been non-stop since with some special moments here and there. anxious – calm – wondering – prayerful – assured – jittery – bored – happy – peaceful – a whole range of emotions and moods flowed through me the whole day. DB’s Post Trust and Obey captures in a…
A Christian Organic Intellectual?!
Fascinating … short paragraph from Generous Orthodoxy ThinkTank’s post on Organic Intellectual! Challenging … “In his influential Prison Notebooks, the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci makes an important distinction between ‘organic’ and ‘traditional’ intellectuals. To put it crudely, the former are those who, because they are organically linked to prophetic movements or priestly institutions, take the…
The Shape of Practical Theology
I read this less than an hour ago and found that I needed to hear this l … “It is bad theology to have to love the world more than God, and to confuse our service to God with our being sent into the world. It is bad theology to interpret the calling of God…
Random Thoughts while listening to Redemptions songs
I REALLY enjoyed doing the low tech notes (above) for the FES National conference workshop. nice to get an email to reconnect with Bangsar.net.my again. Got some refreshing rest today … the rain was good. Happy to have more progress on my messages for next week’s TRAC Methodist YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME sessions. this is…
Emergent Ripples
*updated* Emerging Church Hammering – Intro “if you say something critical about the emerging church, there is a legion of web journalists who will quickly back you up and help you graffitti your criticism on the wall of the blogosphere.” Insightful. Emerging Church Hammering 1.0 TSK says, ” there are 2 questions that bug me:…
How Much Is My Blog Worth?
My blog is worth $54,195.84.How much is your blog worth? what does this mean? hmmm ….
Profile & Perception
I kind giggled here and there as I read my speakers profile in the FES National Conference file (I gave them some basic info but this is the first time I’m reading the creative write-up *smile*). Mostly, I felt affirmed and encouraged … Here’s what they said about me … Hailed as the cool pastor…
Brief Walk thru’ FES National conference 2005
I must say I’m REALLY impressed and touched by the welcome. When takeshi, vicky and I arrived .. we had TWO people walk to the car and welcome us! wow! Then we were escorted to the entrance … wow! I quickly picked out my digital camera and then this guy appeared. so we mutually “camera-ed”…