I noticed that since I’m “fasting” from potato crisps, they glare at me when I’m in the supermarket. Or wherever I go, somehow … there’s a hold on me 🙂 Glad I could still make it for the LiFE Group today even though at the last moment. It was good to see the group keep…
Month: March 2006
Nails and Thorns
Here’s the Nails and Thorns: Lent Meditations (pdf) where I’ll be posting daily meditations from. Some months ago, my fellow Methodist pastor Rev. Ting Moy Hong invited me to write for the Malaysian TRAC Methodist Youth version lent Meditations. I said why don’t we make it a joint Lutheran and Methodist project. Of course, all…
Lent 4.1: Interlude ~ A Prayer for Lent
Ps 86.1-6 Lord, help me see You are not far away and unapproachable, You are more than willing to help. It’s a dangerous world I live in, my devotion to You is constantly being challenged. My trust and service to you is often shaky. Extra protection would be good. That’s why I need to call…
Lent 3.1: Fasting or Feasting
Matthew 9.14-15 I’m one of those who struggle with fasting. Every time I decide to fast especially together with developing some discipline on the body and prayer, I’m always tempted by my favourite Potato chips (which is hard to resist!) But does the ability to fast makes one a better Christian? Jesus said, “Should wedding…
Lent 2.1: Uncommon Advice or Piercing Challenge?
Luke 9.22-25 “If you try to keep your life to yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life.” (Lk. 9.24). What strange advice! The common advice is quite different, “Study hard so that you can get a good education (if necessary extra tuition)… After…
Lent 1.1: Being good not just pretending to be good
*all the Lent _.1 posts will be from a group of us who contributed to Nails & Thorns: Lent meditations 2006 (pdf)* 01 March Matthew 6.1-6, 16-18 Voices outside say “Christians are hypocrites. Voices within whisper “I can’t be myself in church, honestly I’m pretending to be nice.”. I know not all Christians are putting…
Ash Wednesday @ The Father’s House
BLC has our first Ash Wednesday Communion Service tonight. It’s pretty historical for us as we’ve gradually come full circle (at least for people like me) in incorporating (innovatively) ancient Christian practices. Before the event at 8pm … I went through a heavy downpour with Elysia in the car from Ampang to Petaling Jaya to…
Lent 1.0: Chest Beating
Luke 18:9-14 Pride – this is such a strange creature. If I have it I can’t see it. If I don’t I won’t really know as well. Usually I’ll find out when I don’t really want to find out . One thing is for sure, that is we are in constant battle with the temptation…