Thanks Bob …. I missed it because I was teaching church history where quite a few reformers were burnt at the stake 🙂 This is for the benefit of those who missed it : Link to Playlist Anil Netto captured most of the salient points and some of the Q & A in his blow…
Month: July 2008
Random Links 271 ("Recess" Malaysia Edition)
Anwar: I was stripped naked and measured Now Anwar tells his version of the events yesterday … Despite this humiliation and hardship, Anwar was in a defiant mood today, adamant that the government had no case against him. "I’m so confident that I will overcome this case if it is conducted professionally. I’m pleading to…
Random Links 270 ("Here we go again" Malaysia Edition)
Anwar “wins” debate hands down – but is now arrested I haven’t even got the chance to finish the youtube videos of the debate yet … … whatever goodwill the Abdullah administration may have generated from allowing such an unprecendented debate on “live” television last night will undoubtedly be squelched in the uproar that is…
Random Thoughts after a pretty good Church History Class…
I’m looking forward to the final class two weeks from now 🙂 I love the picture above – it has a cute looking dog and two words which describes me .. addiction and potatoes. 🙂 When questions are asked to make a link between history and today, I get energized. The creative juices gets pumping. …
Crazy Times
Indeed these are crazy times …. suddenly I’m reminded of an older song we used to sing in the youth group … "I’m in a crazy crazy world!"
The Micah Mandate: RPK & OKM
For starters, I’d like to recommend both RPK’s and my friend Ong Kian Meng’s postings worth some needed attention especially for those of us seeking to go beyond partisan interests. Commentary Whose side are you on? by Ong Kian Ming Read the article… We should weigh a number of factors in the process of determining…
Random Thoughts after resuming daily devotional comments
Resuming a daily rhythm requires an important component – the willingness to start again, and again, and again … it’s easy to lapse back into indiscipline or are simply distracted by the urgent. So, Rebooting is a regular experience and accepted fact. I had this funny little tag line floating in my head for…
Jars of Clay – "Oh My God" Video
Songs of pain … during a workshop I attended on Friday, Rev. CB Samuel made an interesting comment, which made me think about there aren’t many Christian song writers composing songs that would be closer to what was sung in the Psalms. There are but it’s rare especially in our worship repertoire. But this one…
Random Links 269
Bonhoeffer and the Theology of Romantic Love So often, "Romantic Love" in the popular sense of the word has caused so much pain to people whether during courtships, break-ups, or even in marriages. This sort of dominating, possessive love is decried by Bonhoeffer as predatory on genuine Christian love and community. In the Christian community…
Bonhoeffer: Who Am I?
I think I’m going to get back to some Bonhoeffer reading soon. Keeps me grounded.