“Humor, is in fact, the prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer.” – Reinhold Niebuhr, Humor and Faith, 111
Month: September 2006
Random Thoughts after Ikea Meeting
I enjoyed the meatballs and chips at Ikea tonight. A bunch of us formerly know as “crazies” now “sinners anonymous” or “sinonymous” transformed the table for food into a table of fellowship and faith. It’s wonderful when someone introduces you as “my pastor” – something “good” happens for me when those words are uttered. I’m…
An Eternal Conversation
“Truth is an eternal conversation about things that matter, conducted with passion and discipline” – Parker Palmer
Grace at Cameron 2006 – Signs
“signs” point us to something or someone greater or more than the sign can signify … here are some signs I could “capture” – human created as well as God created. At times they are side by side.
Random Links 113
Voice of Asia (Prologue) ((1) (2) Looking forward to see how Sherman develops this series. He’s surely one of the voices I’m listening to these days 🙂 The Centre of Theology and Philosophy (Online Papers) Voices from the west worth paying some attention? Radical Orthopraxy My good friend beating this drum again to get our…
Myers Briggs Prayer
Thanks Stephed Said for this prayer guide That ENFP prayer suits me accurately. For more on Myers Briggs personality types go here ISTJ: Lord help me to relax about insignificant details beginning tomorrow at 11:41.23 am e.s.t. ISTP: God help me to consider people’s feelings, even if most of them ARE hypersensitive. ESTP: God help…
Random Thoughts on a Sunday Night
Elysia surprises me daily with a new antics … Gareth makes me smile with his growing maturity. May Chin has been cooking some yummy dishes lately. Potato dishes 🙂 Writing devotions based on the Psalms 51-72 has been rewarding but extremely challenging with I get into the more angry, no holds-barred laments. I need to…
Grace at Cameron 2006 – Our Children
I think it’s good to resume the “Grace at Cameron” series – starting with “our children”. I purposely put “our” because as I compiled the pictures of the children during the retreat – I felt the urge to include under “our” children the Orang Asli kids. The whole point is to remind me not to…
Grace at Cameron 2006 – Keeping an Appointment
I received an e-commentary from Soo-Inn our recent retreat speaker. In many ways his opening paragraphs describes my own feelings before a lot of speaking engagements (not all the time) – and very often before an agreed upon appointment for a retreat, a meeting, a worship service, a LiFE Group meeting, a “whatever” – you…
Malaysia’s Future under Our Care
“I want to tell our children there are bright futures for all” I posted this picture I took at our chalet in Cameron on our National Day at the Star Online Blog. Feel free to comment there or here 🙂