These reflections are so nourishing for me after calling people to slow down on the first week of Advent, and then plunging into intense activity, and now returning to what I know God is calling me during this Advent season. “So during this four weeks before Christmas, that’s what Christians are reflecting on. When Jesus…
Month: December 2008
A New Malaysia? Riz Khan interviews Anwar Ibrahim
So Anwar Ibrahim get’s his turn to communicate his views. Viewers now have the chance to compare his views with Najib Razak in the previous post. Of course, a key difference for us in Malaysia is that each of us does not have the chance to choose who is the prime minister we want (compared…
A New Malaysia? Riz Khan interviews Najib Razak
I don’t have cable TV so I depend on the internet . but perhaps putting these videos side by side (or more of one after another . the next one will be Anwar Ibrahim’s interview) it’s the closest we have to a prime ministers in waiting debate.
Jars Of Clay "Love Came Down At Christmas"
What “gift” would this Christmas bring to us?
Playing For Change: Song Around the World "Stand By Me"
Good stuff for an exhausted soul .
Random Thoughts in STM, Seremban
Finished one session on Church History and Church Today, two more to go. I’m currently blogging from STM, Seremban in a lecture room while Malaysian Old Testament scholar Dr. Leong Tien Fook is recovering and expounding on the “fear of God” based on Psalms. Two pictures are floating in my mind after a very…
240s: Dan Wilt on Worship Meets Justice
Dan . I absolutely agree with you all over the oceans here in Malaysia! (I’m glad one of my church members is being mentored in your community!) :-) Let’s not separate what God has joined together .
The Advent Process
ADVENT IS A PROCESS, a process that comes loaded with peace a layer at a time. We can’t assemble our Christmas without engaging memories, tears, laughter, joy, and penetrating meaning. We wouldn’t hang lights from our rooftop if we weren’t prepared to consider the message we illuminate. We don’t put a wreath on our door…
Good News that’s Liberating for Malaysia?
It was good for Friends in Conversation to slowly reemerge again. This time with INTR.Asia Father Jojo Fung and I felt led after the last RoH Malaysia event to organize a mini-follow-up conversation. The main goal was for us to engage in conversation on the relevance of themes and models brought up by theologies of…
Midnight Micah: More Comments!
Since the Micah Mandate got a fresh jumpstart, it’s good to see people commenting and some interaction going on 🙂 Maybe I should chip in more and see where the conversations can go to be even more helpful! I see comments in a few ways. Some comments are for the sake of just saying something…