Matthew 5.43-48 Dear Jesus, I find it hard to love my “enemies”. Especially those who’ve hurt me with the words and their actions. I’m just trying to live day by day and get on with it, but there’s always some interference here or there. Uninvited “episodes” of pain and intrusion. Why can’t people just leave…
Month: March 2006
Lent 10.1: Letter from Someone Angry
Matthew 5.20-26 Dear Jesus, I’m not fit for this “anger management” thing. I’ve been calling people idiots all my life. Ok, I’m exaggerating but you know what I mean. And now you say I’m in danger of the fires of hell. That’s not fair. Look around – we have people suing each other, cold shoulders…
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Theology in the Context of “World Christianity” Can’t remember whether I linked this before. … but then it was quoted in the recent Pastor’s School the last few days. Truth Is Stranger than Fiction: The Da Vinci Code and Early Christianity For me the Da Vinci Code issue is getting boring, but May Chin reminded…
Lent 9.1: Just Do it!
Matthew 7.7-12 613 Rules in the Old Testament. 10 Commandments in the Book of Exodus. That’s a lot to memorize. Here Jesus gives us “a summary of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.” It looks simple – “Do for others what you would like them to do for you.” (Matt. 7.12)…
Happy Birthday Elysia!
Papa and Mummy loves you dearly Ah-Girl, and Big Koko Gareth too 🙂 And especially God-Father-Son-Spirit the one who is love and has first loved you!
Lent 8.1: I Want To
Luke 11.29-32 My son Gareth (who’s 3 years plus) has this book I read to him last night (or every other night). It’s called “I Don’t Want to”. It’s about this boy Jonah (and his dog) that doesn’t want to go and preach to the people in Nineveh lands up in the squishy and phewy…
Lent 7.1: The Lord’s Prayer (and Manifesto?)
Matthew 6.7-15 My youth fellowship teacher challenged me to pray this prayer everyday when I was 15. So I did every morning as I walked to school. It took 10 minutes to reach the school gate, so besides praying the Lord’s prayer I landed up praying with my eyes opened J for whatever came to…
Random Thoughts after a 10am-10:38pm Meeting
Today was another one of those LONG LONG meetings … lots of important deliberations, discussions, and decisions made. Sometimes, one is tempted to move on faster but we need to work through the issues and concerns as well. I’m learning to laugh as well as try to listen to not just the words from people’s…
Lent 6.1: Nothing much to say?
Matthew 25.31-46 ” …Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat” It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to…
Lent 5.1: The Wilderness
Mark 1.12-15 Reflection: Are you afraid of the dry seasons or the wilderness when it seems you have to face your inner struggles, sins and outer temptations? How can you be open to the Holy Spirit during times like this as you see yourself clearer? What is God leading you towards after the testing season?