Here’s two excellent complementary views …. well captured in the following paragraphs: Goh Keat Peng, in his article in The Micah Mandate, rightly pointed our attention to the plight of the poor in these circumstances. However, the answer is not in subsidising fuel prices. This is because such subsidies are not efficient in alleviating the…
Author: Sivin Kit
man of one wife, father of four kids
Blessing God
BEFORE I BEGAN to practice … blessing God, moments of goodness had to reach out and grab me dramatically. The practice of blessing retrained my senses to notice elements in the landscape of life I previously passed by heedlessly. This new awareness fed my soul and slowly reshaped my attitudes. Simple goodness, savored, more and…
Grow and Change
I BELIEVE THAT it is God’s nature to heal, that is, to continue creating us to be the unique persons God intends. When we are sick; when disaster strikes; when we are buffeted by betrayal, tragedy, abuse, or our own sin; when we are oppressed by distorted social systems, God’s desire is to redeem, transform,…
Random Thoughts on Thursday Morning
How does one survive a meeting which starts at 10AM and ends at 7:30PM? 🙂 After all we say and do, nothing beats a simple time of prayer – personal, as well as in support for one another. When one believes that God speaks through the scriptures, wonders lurk behind the feeble voice who reads…
Shift 2008 Session 1 – Brian McLaren
Canonical Theism: 30 Theses
I found what’s written here by William J Abraham to be a welcome proposal to take the conversation for Theology and the Church forward while not ignoring the past. Good theology in my humble view is not only clarifying what are the priorities, and helping to distinguish better ways of thinking through and articulating our…
Brian McLaren Interview – The Ordinary Radicals
Encouragement from Brian McLaren
Nice to hear Malaysia mentioned 🙂 We had fond memories of Brian’s visit here. And he’s at his best when he’s in the "encouragement on overdrive" mode!
Random Links 254
Gospel in Context: Among Many Faiths Very good read, and good leads to reflections in context. Here today we are a group of Christians asking about the Gospel in the context of many cultures and faiths. John Sentamu has already tackled some of the issues about the Gospel and cultures, and I will now address…
Britain’s Got Talent – Tony Laf – I’m Good
He’s good … but then again it’s not just about the talent isn’t it?