Gen 17.3-9 God made a covenant with Abraham and promised to bless his descendents and to be their God (Genesis 17.3-8). It was a covenant that was to be unceasing and perpetually binding. It was God’s instruction that Abraham’s descendents in the generations to come would have to also retain their memory of this covenant…
Month: April 2006
LENT 36.1: ON ALLEGIANCE
Dan 3.1-30 These three men were held in high esteem by the king and appointed to high-ranking positions. But it did not take too long before their attitude caused them to fall into the king’s disfavour: they refused to worship his gods (Daniel 3.13-15). Thus began the persecution of the faithful servants of God. We…
LENT 35.1: ON CONTENTMENT
Num 21.4-9 God was in the process of delivering the Israelites from Egypt into the Promised Land. He took great care of them by even feeding them to ensure they would not suffer from hunger. But apparently, he provided insufficient luxuries that would satisfy their appetites and gratify their desires. Hence, they complained against God…
God’s Dream
Thanks Prodiglal Kiwi(s) for this gem to bring to the surface the heart of God in all Christian ministry . ” I myself will dream a dream within you… Good dreams come from me, you know My dreams seem impossible, not too practical, not for the cautious man or woman a little risky sometimes a…
Stations of the Cross 2006
For directions please check this or a more detailed map here. I’m here waiting for 2 others to come and complete our stations before the event begins tomorrow night. The Holy Week has become a “sacred” time for me providing the needed reminder in the calendar to meditate of Jesus specifically his journey to the…
Little Kit Interlude
Baby Kye Xin (Elysia) … you bring so much joy to papa. Everytime you get excited when papa and mummy comes to fetch you from Grandma Kit’s place, you welcome us with a cheeky (and very happy) smile. Big Bro Gareth … Papa loves it when we talk about everything from trains to tadpoles, why…
Practice
” … practice is the visible criterion that we have seriously received grace and also that we have entered effectively into God’s plan. For Paul, as for Jesus, practice is the touchstone of authenticity. We are in the presence here of something that is constant across the centuries.” ~ Jacques Ellul, The Subversion of Christianity,…
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The Stages of Faith Development Helpful not just when considering adults but also right from infancy/childhood. This caught my attention : “Pretend play or sometimes called symbolic play gives the child an opportunity to practice the roles and behaviors of their culture. As a mother cleans at the altar after worship services, her young daughter,…
Lent 34.1: ON GRACE
Jn 8.1-11 She was caught in a grave act: adultery (John 8.3-5). What a shameful act to have been caught in. They were literally waiting to pound her flesh, for justice had to be served, and the one who had been caught in such a grievous act of sin deserved to be punished; even if…
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Are There Errors in Bible? I tried to contribute in the comments section here. 🙂 which landed up in a long “short” comment below : “I’ll try to keep it short. 1. I’m not comfortable with the term “inerrancy”. But, I’m happy that there are more “refined” discussion on the matter through people like Vanhoozer….