“Graciousness is a non-negotiable dimension of Christian faith. It goes to the very core of the gospel. It is what makes the gospel good news.” – Gracious Christianity, p. 17 I think I’m learning this afresh as I age. Perhaps in the process of growing older, I need to learn more like child again. I’m…
Month: August 2006
Theology for beginners (4): Israel
Sad to say the temptation to “filter” the role of Israel into an end time or merely a preparatory framework minus the more theological-historical input in fact misses the point of the place of Israel in our Christian thinking. Ben’s fourth post broadens our horizons. ___________________________________________________________________ Summary: The story of ancient Israel is a story…
Theology for beginners (3): Gospel
Here’s the Third offering from Ben Myers (who was so kind to leave a comment – to say hello!). The word “Gospel” seems to be in the air as far as this blog is concerned. I’m still in reorientation mode … I seem to always function in this kind of rhythm of change – orientation-disorientation-reorientation…
Review: Embracing Grace Part 2 & Part 3
I just came back from Labuan so I’ll need myself to get reorientated. Thanks to John Frye again for giving us part 2 & Part 3 of his review of a book I hope comes to Malaysian bookstores soon, and more people will begin so how the insights might help them as a Christian and…
Theology for beginners (2): Theology
I liked the idea that this is the second post rather than the first which was on “Faith”. It’s a nice way of indirectly expressing humility our attempt in “studying God” and articulating this whole process. __________________________________________________________________ Summary: Theology is the attempt to express faith verbally in a responsible way. We find ourselves, then, in…
Theology for beginners (1): Faith
For all the nuances in terms of italics, then you’ll have to go to Ben Myers’s original post. As one who’s grown to appreciate “Theology” that affects all of life from the most personal to the most public, I’m delighted by this series and am following it closely. 🙂 for me it’s more of seeing…
Review: Embracing Grace Part 1
Special Thanks to John Fyre for sharing his review series with us. I’m away from internet access for a couple of days. So I decided to pre-post from other blogs point to stuff that’s “nourishing” & “nurturing” (as opposed to “draining!”) _________________________________________________________________ What is the gospel? Scot McKnight’s Embracing Grace: A Gospel for All of…
Random Thoughts before Labuan Trip
I will “overcome” – and persevere 😛 Glad to manage to delegate through email some stuff which needs to be shared. Today was supposed to be a Sabbath … most of it was. 🙂 Good to spend some time with close ones. I’ve been eating crabs for two weeks (or more precisely in the span…
God’s leadership model
“Here is God’s leadership model: he chooses fools to live foolishly in order to reveal the economy of heaven, which reverses and inverts the wisdom of this world. He calls us to brokenness, not performance; to relationships, not commotion; to grace, not success. It is no wonder that this kind of leadership is neither spoken…
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Open Forum with Lauren Winner – Real Sex: The Truth About Chastity (mp3) I thoroughly enjoyed the frankness and sensibility of her sharing. Sex doesn’t have to be a taboo topic, it can be one which leads to a fresh view on our body especially in relation to God. Open Forum with N.T. Wright –…