Pentecostal Corruption: Prosperity Gospel is a Scam I still have fond memories of the hyper-pentecostal phase of my own journey. Prosperity Gospel did spoil it for me. When a major tenet of your theology is that people who invest in your church will experience wealth, while the facts show that your congregants are among the…
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Random Links #330 on Church
60 Theologians on an Ecclesiological Spectrum Looks like I’m pretty high church based on Andy’s spectrum 🙂 What is a church? Allow me in this post to introduce you to three phrases: esse notae ecclesiae (essential marks of the church) bene notae ecclesiae (good marks of the church) plene notae ecclesiae (full marks of the…
10 Future Topics I want to Write About
I’m always alert to 101 things floating in my head whether it’s when I’m driving, listening to a lecture, engaged in an intense conversation, or whatever. Here’s a list of 10 future topics I would like to write. 1. The place of Religion in Public and Private Tertiary Education in Malaysia. 2. Major Ecclesiological issues…
Thumbs Up Pastor Returns
As you can see, I had a lot of fun last night. So are the people leaving comments on my Facebook. It also led to sharing links which is another pleasure that keeps me sane. It’s Monday, so I usually go wacko a bit. Fear not, I will resume functional parameters before the National Christian…
Cultivating Faith 5 minutes Every Night Every Home
I noticed Elysia and Gareth’s favorite part as we’ve been doing FAITH 5 for quite a while (maybe 2 years?) is the part where we bless each other as we hook our little fingers, and give each other a great hug. Okay, I must admit. It’s one of my favorite parts too. The practice…
Sivin Kit on the Good News
Dream Awakener JR Woodward was kind to invite me to contribute for an on-going blog series called The Good News, which is taking place throughout the Easter Season, from Easter to Pentecost. Please read on below, and check out the others on JR’s site. * * * Sivin Kit on The Good News 04.17.2009 Illustration…
Christ Is Risen: Easter 2009 at BLC
I’ll just put up three videos with a reflection from Upper Room Daily Reflections and one prayer. BLC’s Easter Worship 2009 – How Great is Our God! from Sivin Kit on Vimeo. ON EASTER morning, we celebrate Christ’s resurrection, which is more than just a return to life; it is a new, stronger, never-ending life….
Archbishop’s Reflections on Easter
Blessed Easter! Archbishop Rowan Williams in his usual insightful best, shares the message in less than 4 minutes.
Good Friday: From the Heart of God
Good Friday opens up the chance for me to conduct the Tenebrae Service. And we did it with some adaptation with the Seven Last Words of Jesus, relevant passages with prayers tonight. We ended with Psalm 51 and dismissed quietly while singing the Taize Chant I’ll use the full outline from Upper Room Daily Reflections…
Emergent Passion not submerged yet . . .
Video of Christian Book Expo Panel (HT: Tony Jones) I confess I was as frustrated as some of the panelists while watching this “conversation”. Perhaps the best part was when the three older speakers stated what they believed to be the Gospel at the end. I think there was value in having the younger twins…