I confess the more I read some excellent blogs and reflections the more I feel inadequate. I think being an encourager is so much more less pressure than being an expert. someone asked me why I like to do or coordinate projects like Nails and Thorns 2007 (more meditations already posted up). Maybe it’s because…
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Friends 2007: Encouragement [5]
As we move into the final stages preparing for the upcoming event on Saturday and Sunday (plus other bonuses!) It’s wonderful to get some encouraging emails. Please allow me to repost two: “Hello to all of you in Malaysia, Singapore and elsewhere who are gathering for the Quiet Revolution of Hope conversation! I’ve been following…
Friends 2007: Focus [5]
Looks like a lot of last minute registrations coming and for those of us directly involved more fine tuning. So it’s good to get some focus. I think especially in the light of some buzz surrounding the event ranging from “fantastic” to “compromising” (I’ll leave it to your imagination *smile*). I thought I’ll pick out…
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REVISITING THE CRITICAL ASIAN PRINCIPLE I need to have a fresh look at the CRITICAL ASIAN PRINCIPLE again. Then walk through the process of Rethinking Critical Asian Principle. And then the more important question: What does all this mean for me a pastor? and as a Christian now? Developing Theology Accidental delightful discovery! VERY delightful…
Friends 2007: One more Week! [7]
We had a good time of prayer tonight. After all the talk on final preparations and further fine tuning in planning, and then some level of laughter and updates on the “buzz” surrounding the event. What for me I found precious was the time we prayed together. The language of prayer is where we connected…
They like Jesus but not the Church?
Thanks Jason Clark for voicing this out here The whole post is worth quoting in full with some thoughts I picked out in the comments which I found helpful. I’ve had the idea of “people like Jesus and not the church” as blog post in my ideas box for a while. Seeing that Dan Kimble…
Emergent Mandarin Oranges
I submit the following Mandarin oranges in the form of these links (HT: Tallskinnykiwi) as Chinese New Year refreshments! The context is different but the lessons are useful. Is Emergent Heretical? “The so-called emerging church is not a monolithic, single-minded, doctrinally united, movement that can be either embraced or rejected as if it everyone in…
Friends 2007: Coming up Next Week [9]
Join the conversations on: GOSPEL – more than we imagined it to be What are the “versions” of the gospel … in the minds of church members and pastors today in Malaysia? What are the consequences of believing these “versions”? Where do we get our influences and what do we need to take note? CHURCH…
Emergent Ang Pows
[A Critique of Criticism:] A Response to Reactionism Against the Emerging Church After reading this: “What I am interested in is a discussion of the knee-jerk reactions; the critical responses that arise out of a spirit of superiority, disdain, fear, etc. It is with that aim in mind that we at Precipice launch a new…
Random Thoughts after Ash Wednesday Service
Ash Wednesday services has become one of my favorite services next to Good Friday (and perhaps Easter). Then again, after embracing the Christian year as integral to my life … all the major Christian festivals as well as little minor ones has become a life shaping force for me. Reading an email when i came…