To be fair to Alwyn he did post first but it was focused on his own presentation and the feedback from it . Read on. * * * It was, from the start, unlikely that many would find the below presentation totally agreeable, but I appreciate the feedback nevertheless (from ROH Merdeka 2008 participants and…
Month: October 2008
Report on Merdeka 2008: A Restoration of Hope
This time Sherman Kuek beat Alwyn Lau in terms of giving a quick overview. Since it’s out here, let me repost it for regulars to my garden 🙂 I hope to give my reflections on the event later. * * * The people of Malaysia – a country fraught with its unique struggles amidst the…
Mustard Seed 2008: Merdeka & 8th Anniversary Edition I
The newsletter should be uploaded on BLC Online soon. But I thought it might be a good idea to pick out some excepts for this blog for my own historical record 🙂 As usual, we had to hurry even to the last minute. I think Michelle and Erna did a fabulous job considering the limited…
Random Links 296 (“I’m not feeling too good” Malaysia Edition)
Hindraf outlawed Gov’t declares Hindraf an illegal organisation Was this really necessary? How can you stop the rain from falling down? How can you stop the sun from shining? Haris chips in . with an interesting question: “How do you ban, disband or incarcerate this spirit?“” YBhg Azman Ujang… We have a problem It’s getting…
Love Divine: Set the Captives Free
What a surprising little discovery last night. I love it when they provide the stripped down acoustic versions of their music 🙂 And there’s more .. The thing that drew me was more of the connection between their worship with social action which I feel is severely lacking in a lot of our contemporary worship…
The Love of Christ
It’s been quite a while since I’ve resumed these mediations/reflections based on the Upper Room Daily Reflections. I’ll try to jump start again . THE HEALING LOVE OF CHRIST continues to be holistic. Sometimes we pray to be healed in a certain way, and we discover that God seems to be working with a completely…
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Catholic Social Teaching Last weekend, I heard quite a few references to the CST, which made me search more for the Protestant equivalent. The summary pages were good here. A Summary of Lutheran Social Teaching Not as impressive but sparks thought. Resources on Integral Mission An evangelical version contribution. WCC documents repository One would need…
Micah Monday: Lighting the fire again …
The Micah Mandate had a surge of input immediately after the high profile ISA arrests, then there was a brief cooling off period. But now, we are gradually returning with new stuff. to keep the candle burning! Experience Conversation with Edward Ling by Sivin Kit I met Edward Ling at numerous Christian university and youth…
Random Links 294 (“Monday Meditatio” Malaysia Edition)
The Spirit moving among us A little bit delayed in linking but still worth it. I had never seen anything like it before. More than 800 people, including non-Christians, gathered in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on a working day – and it wasn’t even a day of obligation. They prayed fervently and sang…
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Live From Catalyst: McKnight on Bad Bible Reading so some level of detox is needed as we get ready for better nourishment from the Bible? 🙂 We must read the Bible as a story. But it’s not just a story that we read, it is a story that we live. “We must let the Bible’s…