“… it can be intoxicating to inordinately focus on our brokenness and pain, but at some point we have to avert our gaze and let ourselves be lost in the beauty of Jesus …” – A Christmas Day Surprise – A Christmas Eve Reminder (thanks Stephen Shields for highlighting Bruce Marcey’s message at Warehouse 242)
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Christmas Eve at the Father’s House
Here’s some pictures I managed to take before and after the service. For pictures during the service we’ll have to depend on Chin Hor. I’m also taking this chance to try out my Picasa Web Albums 🙂 BLC Christmas Eve Communion Service 2006
HOW DO YOU FEEL THIS CHRISTMAS?
The children are sitting on the floor checking out the presents and learning how to say “please” and share with each other what they have opened (including the presents for the parents!). May Chin is completing her masterpiece. I’ve had a cup of coffee … Anyway, here’s the piece I wrote for our church seasonal…
Blessed-Happy-Merry Christmas
{note: this picture of the altar at our church was taken at our 2006 Christmas Eve Communion Service} Jesus, Name above All Names Beautiful Savior, Glorious Lord Emmanuel, God is with us Blessed Redeemer, Living Word. Let us create room in our hearts to encounter and re-encounter … The Mystery of Christmas.
BLC Choir 2007
[BLC Choir Practise Video] After coming back from Germany I was delighted to see the BLC choir 2007 progressing quite well. Vickly from Korea who’s worshipping with us did a wonderful job getting the BLCians organized. We are not know as a “choir” kind of church so it’s fun. The funnier thing for the practice…
Flood Reflections
[click on the picture for more pictures] I got an SMS from one of my church members who’s in Australia right now on the day of heavy rain and flood. I was shocked to find out that his Grandmother and maid were trapped in the house when the whole town of Segamat was flooded. he…
Prepare Him Room
During this advent season as we draw close this weekend to Christmas, can we hear the whisper of God, to open our inner lives to him too … ? “… Thinking about justice, talking about peace, debating public policy, and working for social change are important … but not as a substitute for the very…
Emergent Advent
CONFESSIONS OF EMERGING GUY “Are you REALLY being authentic- Mr. or Ms. emerging person? Or just selfish and self-absorbed? Do you remember it is ultimately about Jesus and not Derrida?” … emergers in non-emerging church contexts So, if it’s more about mindset, values, ethos, conversations … we can be a little more relaxed can we?…
ARE YOU WHO YOU BLOG?
I was happy to respond with a “Yes” to write for D2Y2 (a local Malaysian Youth Magazine). Below is the “unedited” version. I hope to post up a few more other things I’ve written this year .. perhaps with a little commentary. _____________________________________________________________________ 1. What made you decide to blog? When did you start to…
Random Links 127
Understanding Burnout Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Looks good. I like the graphs. Not cut out for religion Thanks Jason Clark for the link … I love the last section. Time: Person of the Year: You It’s an interesting twist than what we’d expect. Feel special? maybe … a little disturbed? a little… but…