“Although the church is not God’s new order, it is meant to be a hint of the new order now and, more, a training school for new-order people. Rightly, we declare the good news – the promise of God’s new order, forgiven and free – and then in our common baptized life demonstrate an inclusive…
Author: Sivin Kit
man of one wife, father of four kids
Seven Quotes by Timothy Radcliffe OP
I’m picking out seven quotes by a new author I’m reading hopefully to jump start my “seven series”. 1. We can identify with Frodo and Sam, setting off not knowing quite where they are going and what they are to do. 2. Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a…
Following a Vision
“If we are to follow visions, we cannot be overconcerned with what the church is not doing. The very word “vision” implies grace — that which is not seen by ordinary eyes. The following of a vision, therefore, means a willingness to be out alone in a strange land, confident that God keeps us company…
Random Thoughts after 4 hours with more than 20 kids!
I’m feeling a little bit tired right now. Perhaps not physically but emotionally. Handling more than 20 kids ranging from 2 years old to 10 years old even with 4 adults requires much. Was struck the other day after reading about our present day preoccupation with “meaning” (usually for those who don’t have to think…
Ten theses on Dietrich Bonhoeffer: theologian, Christian, martyr
Timely post for me as I’m soaking in the blessings from reading Bonhoeffer, thanks to Faith and Theology and Ray Anderson for highlighting Bonhoeffer again.. A guest-post by Ray Anderson, Fuller Theological Seminary 1. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Christian theologian. Rather, one should say that he became a Christian theologian. Eberhard Bethge, his former student…
Random Thoughts after putting up loads of food and drinks on Facebook
There are so many layers and perspectives we can explore on a given subject, it’s easy to get lost and lose sight on what is REALLY at stake. Who we hang out with does make a difference! One of the few Chinese sayings that has stuck in my mind is the one which tell us…
$3 Worth of God
“I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please, not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of him to make me love a black man or pick beets with a migrant….
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Intergral Life, Integral Teacher – interview with Parker Palmer Change the word “Teacher” to “Pastor” and “Education” to “Church” … it speaks to me. “I am a teacher at heart, and I am not naturally drawn to political activism. But I’ve found that there is no essential conflict between loving to teach and working to…
Church attendance … A political act?
“During the time of the Third Reich church attendance was being frowned upon by the National Socialist regime, and thus became a political act.” – Footnote 19 on page 210 of Discipleship(Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works Vol 4) Reading Bonhoeffer sends chills up my spine! While trying to discipline myself to finish a book for a change…
I thought that I could do it on my own
“When I first became a Christian, about fourteen years ago, I thought that I could do it on my own, by retiring to my rooms and reading theology, and wouldn’t go to the churches and Gospel Halls; I disliked very much their hymns which I considered to be fifth-rate poems set to sixth-rate music….